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All I want to do is to grab/select and individually, without moving other points, move the corners of a distorted image to recreate the non-distorted image. I know how to do this in about 5 other pixel programs within seconds but after a half hour of searching I cannot seem to find out how to do this with Affinity Photo. I've tried using the Perspective Tool, Mesh Tool and that's a mess. So, what's the secret on how to do this with Photo?

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IanSG, Dan C Yes, I tried that (but I set the Perspective Tool to Source which fit better to what I expected), but for whatever reason the photo's proportions were stretched vertically, which then caused me to use the Move tool using the center top point to "scrunch" the image vertically, and that then exposed the white border, which then caused me to use the Crop tool (and then I changed Levels and a BW adjustment). I would prefer adjusting a selection using four corners to distort the image back to its origins as I manipulated and adjusting the vertical elongation at the same time. For the very few times I have to do this, this will work (and I was totally misled by the user documentation). Thanks for your responses!

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20 minutes ago, DonKC said:

and then I changed Levels and a BW adjustment

Try  adjusting the contrast as well - I find that and the levels adjustment have the most obvious effects on old images like this.  BTW, is that a Framus guitar?

AP, AD & APub user, running Win10

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2 hours ago, DonKC said:

Framus guitar? LOL I bought it at Woolworths for ~$50 and a no name as far as I know. So, SG is Gibson SG, right?

Well, at least the action was low enough for you to play barre chords :).  Yes, the Gibson SG (Solid Body) - Gibson's best selling guitar!

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