Crop based on selection??

[rallycross]

Hello,

after converting from Illustrator to Designer, I am taking the next step now: Photoshop >> Photo!

I found already most of the feature equivalents, but as I edit a lot of screen shots, I need an easy way to crop images based on a selection.

In Adobe Photoshop I would select the part I need to crop with the selection Rectangular Marquee Tool and the I select Image: Crop.

Searched the help system, I searched the forum, but did not find anything.

And no, the crop tool does not help.

Looking forward to getting help.

[walt.farrell]

1 minute ago, rallycross said:

And no, the crop tool does not help

What does using a rectangular selection accomplish for you that the crop tool doesn't?

Perhaps if we understand your problem with the intended tool we can suggest alternatives, or alternative ways of using it.

[rallycross]

Hi Walt,

Thanks for asking.

Selecting pixels using the selection tool is easier and faster than using the crop rectangle tool with handles.

At least for me. I have done it like this for more than 20 years...

[toltec]

1 hour ago, rallycross said:

Hello,

after converting from Illustrator to Designer, I am taking the next step now: Photoshop >> Photo!

I found already most of the feature equivalents, but as I edit a lot of screen shots, I need an easy way to crop images based on a selection.

In Adobe Photoshop I would select the part I need to crop with the selection Rectangular Marquee Tool and the I select Image: Crop.

Searched the help system, I searched the forum, but did not find anything.

And no, the crop tool does not help.

Looking forward to getting help.

There is no crop to selection in Photo. Photo has a non destructive cropping approach, so it never actually discards the bit outside the crop area, unless you specifically tell it to. New software, new approaches. 

it is easy to do it though, make your marquee selection, Press Ctrl + C to copy, go, File > New from Clipboard. There is a horrendous shortcut Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N. However, if you change the shortcut to something like Alt + N you can do your cropping in a couple of presses, Ctrl + C then Alt + N.

There are other ways too. Personally, I prefer the more modern non-destructive crop using the crop tool, just in case I screw up and want to add a bit back in. But there you go.