Different Cropping to... options?

[CaroleA]

Maybe it does not exist, and if that is the case, just confirm that to me. I come from PaintShop Pro, where one can crop based on various settings:

• snap crop rectangle to "merged opaque": will crop the image to the size of the combined non-transparent sections
• snap crop rectangle to "current selection": will crop the image to the size of the selection, while removing everything that is not selected
• snap crop rectangle to "layer opaque": will crop the image to the size of the non-transparent sections of the active layer

I could not find those "options" in Affinity Photo. Are they somewhere I didn't look or do they exist with different words or don't exist at all?

[Brian_J]

The crop area doesn’t snap to objects/content, so your first and third bullet points aren’t possible. I used to use Photoshop, where the crop snaps to objects… I miss that functionality in Affinity.

A crop can be created from a pixel selection and the crop area snaps to page edges, margins, guides, and grids.

[CaroleA]

2 minutes ago, Brian_J said:

A crop can be created from a pixel selection and the crop area snaps to page edges, margins, guides, and grids.

If I make a circle selection (or a selection around a specific subject) with a single layer, how do I crop to that selection? (the second option in my list)

[Brian_J]

2 minutes ago, CaroleA said:

If I make a circle selection (or a selection around a specific subject) with a single layer, how do I crop to that selection? (the second option in my list)

I’m not at my computer and can’t remember for sure. If you make a pixel selection, then select the Crop Tool, does it create the crop area based on the selection?

[R C-R]

18 minutes ago, Brian_J said:

I’m not at my computer and can’t remember for sure. If you make a pixel selection, then select the Crop Tool, does it create the crop area based on the selection?

When I tested this just now, it was only cropped to the smallest rectangle that the 'marching ants' selection encloses.

[CaroleA]

It does crop to the size of the selection but will not remove what is not selected. So it does half of what I was hoping.

Thank you.

[PaulEC]

However you use the Crop Tool, setting it manually or by making a selection, you always have to accept the crop by clicking on "Apply" or by hitting the Return key!