Crop from selection

[Captvid]

Hello, I'm slowly trying to ween myself from Photoshop. It's only a matter of time my copy will not run on my Mac.  One feature I often use is the ability to create an image, usually with transparency. I select all the pixels and crop the file from the selection. This gives me a clean file with no extra canvas space. I don't see that ability in Affinity Photo.  Possible or should I request that as a feature?

[MEB]

Hi Captvid,

Welcome to Affinity Forums

There's no command to crop from a selection but if you go to menu Document ▸ Clip Canvas it should crop the empty areas around the objects.

[Captvid]

I just tried it, but it really didn't do anything. Does it need to be flattened first?

[walt.farrell]

You would use Document->Clip Canvas after using the Crop tool and applying the crop.

However, if you need to work from a non-rectangular selection and there are multiple layers involved, you could either flatten the image, or use Layer->Merge Visible which would give you a new layer with all the visible content, or you could select all the layers using the layer panel.

Then:

1. Make your selection in the image.
2. Edit->Copy
3. File->New From Clipboard

 

[Captvid]

Thanks for your suggestions, however I'm not getting what I need.  First I tried cropping the image, hit apply and then Clip Canvas, and canvas reverted it back to the same original canvas before I cropped it.  I then MERGED LAYERS, made a selection, copied and CREATED A NEW FILE FROM CLIPBOARD and the excess canvas was included.  I even flattened the image and repeated the process and still got the same result. The image is not squared off like you mentioned, so it looks like the only option is to manually crop as close a possible to the edge.

[HVDB Photography]

Works fine for me ...

[John Rostron]

Works for me as well, using either crop and apply, or else selecting the black outer regions, deleting this selection and then Crop Canvas.

John

[dutchshader]

it could be that there is a hidden layer, clip to canvas will include the hidden layer.

[R C-R]

16 hours ago, Captvid said:

Thanks for your suggestions, however I'm not getting what I need.  First I tried cropping the image, hit apply and then Clip Canvas, and canvas reverted it back to the same original canvas before I cropped it.

MEB's suggestion was to use Document ▸ Clip Canvas to automatically 'crop' away any empty areas around the objects in your file -- in other words to reduce the canvas size to the smallest rectangular dimensions that includes all its layers. Do this instead of using the Crop Tool & the canvas should be reduced & squared off to just large enough to contain those layers.

[Captvid]

Yes, I tried Clip Canvas but for some reason it stays the same. It must have something to do with the effect layers or something, I'll play with it some more and see If I can figure it out.  Thanks everyone.

[JimmyJack]

36 minutes ago, Captvid said:

Yes, I tried Clip Canvas but for some reason it stays the same. It must have something to do with the effect layers or something, I'll play with it some more and see If I can figure it out.  Thanks everyone.

 

What @dutchshader 's saying is the case.

Clearly there's a bounding box around the whole canvas. Hidden layer? Shape with no fill? Whatever.

Get rid of that (it has to be deleted (edit: or clipped)... hiding is not enough. pita.) and you'll be fine with Clip Canvas.

(oh, and you don't need the marching ants to use ClipC )

[Captvid]

Found it.  There WAS as fill layer that didn't shrink with the background layer that took the entire canvas. Now I just have to figure out how to get this effect to work correctly and only use the pixels present on the canvas so I can use Clip Canvas.  Good to know it exists though.

Thanks again.

[JimmyJack]

9 minutes ago, Captvid said:

Now I just have to figure out how to get this effect to work correctly and only use the pixels present on the canvas so I can use Clip Canvas

 

Make both the gradient and adjustment children of the diamond plate image.

 

[Captvid]

That did it! Thanks