Transform images within their frames?

[mac_heibu]

Is this possible?

Of course you can crop, rotate, … image in different ways (crop tool, masking, …) But is there a way to transform an image within its container (rotate, scale, …)?

[mac_heibu]

Up!

Nobody knows?

[A_B_C]

Just use the Picture Frame Tool as shown in my video. There are plenty of options. 

[mac_heibu]

Thank you @A_B_C! That it – partially at least.

I saw this small panel in the tutorials and missed it. But now I see, it is only available if you use the picture frame tool and fill it with an image. If you place an image you don’t get this tool. And the tool itself isn’t really handy, or better: It is a source of annoyance: The small adjustment panel only appears for the first time. Deselecting the image and reselecting it needs to perform a double click onto the image to get the modification handles. If you now resize the image and try to resize the image container, the image will snap back to its original size. And that isn’t all. Just play with the tool! This is the first thing in Publisher, that lets me say „Absolutely unacceptable!“ (If I don’t use it completely wrong.)

[A_B_C]

Yes, I also believe this isn’t perfect already and needs some tweaks. 

[WildCottage]

I had the same issues when trying to re-size a .tiff file with a transparent background. The picture was overlaid across anther picture.

mac_heibu says it all - it works if you make a picture frame using the picture frame tool and then manipulate accordingly. After that you don't seem to be able to get back to it. Definitely needs more work on this tool ...

[Fixx]

This all is unnecessarily complicated, not beautiful app design at all. Normally imported or created graphics do not have a "frame" at all, you just manipulate them with scale, rotate and crop – and that is perfectly fine, no need for fancier tools. If you want both rotate and retain straight format you need some kind of frame – and normal mask operation is ok for it. Frame tool is just a shortcut getting masked graphic. There is some difference though at least in layer icon, and if you try to use frame as a mask it sort of happens but behaves oddly.

This whole thinking should be troubleshooted to much cleaner workflow.

[walt.farrell]

18 minutes ago, Fixx said:

Normally imported or created graphics do not have a "frame" at all, you just manipulate them with scale, rotate and crop – and that is perfectly fine, no need for fancier tools.

And you have that option available in Publisher, too. You can simply Place an image onto a page, or you can create a Picture Frame and Place the image into it.

[Pauls]

the snapping back is a bug. The frame should do what you require