Feature request: "Custom ratio" option for the Marquee tool

[DarienGS]

We have a "Custom ratio" mode for the Crop tool. Can we have one for the Marquee tool too, please?

[DarienGS]

Seems like it would be quicker and easier to just drag out the shape you want, no?

[DarienGS]

Sadly I work with image frames of all shapes and sizes, so if I tried to work this way I think I'd have to create a new custom shape asset for almost every image?

[DarienGS]

I do see that the crop tool doesn't permanently delete content that's outside of the crop frame, and that's great. Being able to review off-edge content by ticking the Reveal tickbox is a definite advantage over Photoshop.

However, what I'm doing here is editing images to ensure that all the key elements are inside the frame. So I want to be able to manipulate content that's outside of the crop area, not just view it.

In Photoshop this is very easily accomplished: I use the Marquee tool with the "Fixed ratio" option, pick a crop area and then mark its boundaries with guides. I can then edit to my heart's content, and apply the crop as the last step.

I can't see a way to do this in AP2 that's anything like as easy, without the addition of a "Custom ratio" option from the Marquee tool. But I'm appreciative of any suggestions!

[DarienGS]

Alas, that doesn't work for me. I'm moving items between the out-of-bounds and in-bounds areas of the image, so I want to be able to see the whole image, and I certainly don't want the boundaries to be shifting.

Really, I just want a simple way to create guides like this, that demarcate a custom-shaped crop area without applying it:

 

[AP2024]

+1 to this request, it's the only issue I've found so far after purchasing and using Affinity Photo for a few hours.

Thanks to another user's post, I can accomplish what I need but it takes 7 different steps instead of a 2 fields setting!

Keep up the good work, thank you.

Edited June 12, 2024 by AP2024

[Carloes]

+1 for this post! I'd even argue that this is a key aspect why I'm still using Photoshop and not just Affinity Photo.

[fde101]

After dragging out the cropping rectangle to roughly what you want, you can type something like w*2/3 into the h field (or h*3/2 into the w field) in the Transform panel to adjust to the desired ratio (note that it may give non-integer values).