Buell8abe Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Hi, please could somebody tell me how to find / display pixel coordinates for each of the four corners of a rectangular image selection? (I need to make a variety of selections within an image and to know exactly which part of the image each selection represents.) I don't mind whether this is via Photo, Designer or Publisher BTW. TIA xx Quote
Dan C Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 Hi @Buell8abe, 5 minutes ago, Buell8abe said: please could somebody tell me how to find / display pixel coordinates for each of the four corners of a rectangular image selection? With your Pixel Selection active, the Transform Studio will show the X&Y coordinates of the selection and the H&W, meaning you can infer all 4 points of the selection from this information: I hope this helps! Buell8abe 1 Quote
thomaso Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 The cursor coordinates x, y respectively width & height get displayed in the Info Panel while dragging the selection rectangle. Workaround: Create a Rectangle vector object. This allows you to switch the anchor point between the 4 corners in the Transform Panel and get the 4 coordinates displayed accordingly. To generate a pixel selection from this rectangle use cmd- /ctrl-click on its layer's thumbnail. Dan C and Buell8abe 1 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1
GarryP Posted July 25, 2022 Posted July 25, 2022 An alternative to creating a rectangle, as in the above post, would be to make the initial selection and then enter Quick Mask Mode (button on Toolbar or key "Q"), and selecting the Move Tool. You can then resize the selection and use the Transform Panel as shown above. Important: When manipulating the selection via Quick Mask, the previous pixel-selected area is squeezed/stretched so the edges might get a bit ‘faded/blurred’ by that squeezing/stretching. Probably not ideal for what you want in this case but it’s worth keeping in mind and might be useful to others. Buell8abe 1 Quote
Buell8abe Posted July 25, 2022 Author Posted July 25, 2022 31 minutes ago, Dan C said: Hi @Buell8abe, With your Pixel Selection active, the Transform Studio will show the X&Y coordinates of the selection and the H&W, meaning you can infer all 4 points of the selection from this information: I hope this helps! Excellent, thanks very much. Got it. xx Dan C 1 Quote
Buell8abe Posted July 25, 2022 Author Posted July 25, 2022 Great - thank you very much. Great solutions and also appreciate the workaround options which are always good to know. Cheers everyone. xx Quote
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