Photoshop help

erwindoc

Alright photo guys! I have to admit defeat. I cannot figure out for the life of me to crop a rounded image, such as a coin, using photoshop. Can anyone tell me how to do it? I have been trying to edit a photo for a while.

Barndog

I use photoscape (free download). Very easy with photoscape, there's a check box for round cropping.

1Bustcollector

Take your mouse/cursor and place it in the upper left hand corner at the very top (I think it's at the header part), hold down and right click (you should get cross lines), then drag into the palette section where the coin is....start at the upper left corner, drag to the lower righthand point (should get a marquee or marching ants).

Ok, that's what I remember....my computer in packed in storage so this is from memory.

Best,

Rory

ctf_error_coins

Go to the square marque and there are popup tools and select the oval marque.

Tip: When using the oval marque, press the shift key and the marque will turn round.

Tip 2: Press the option key and the circle will expand outward in the same proportions from your start point.

Best tip, use both the above at the same time.

BryceM

I use Photoshop Elements. There is no easy-to-use circle crop feature. After a bit of trial & error I developed a work-around. I basically draw a circle and position it precisely over the image of the coin. It help to reduce the opacity of the circle to 20-30% so you can see through to the coin. I then use the magic lasso tool to select the circle, click on the layer containing the coin, and right click to select "cut to create a new layer". I then move this layer to my template.

It sounds complicated, but I can crop the reverse, obverse, and the slab insert and do the whole thing in about 3-4 minutes per coin with a few tweaks (sharpening, contrast if needed). This includes saving the photoshop file, a large jpg for computer viewing, and a 1200 pixel jpeg to upload to the PCGS MyInventory software.

Doing it commercially, I'd have to find something a bit quicker.

LindeDad

Square crop and size as needed, then circle crop and paste onto a background of your choice.

brg5658

I have illustrated the most efficient method I have found.

1. Select the elliptical crop marquee tool. If you don't see it, then click on the little arrow in the bottom right hand corner, and you will see various shape tool options.



2. Click in the upper left hand corner of your image and drag to the lower right corner of the coin. Align by sight the right side of the coin and bottom of the coin to the circular cut outline.



3. Release your mouse button, and re-click it while dragging to the upper left now. You aligned the right and bottom in the first drag (red), and now you will align the top and left side of the coin (green).



4. Copy the circular coin crop, and paste it as a new layer into a new image.


5. Resize and rotate the coin image as necessary.

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>I use photoscape (free download). Very easy with photoscape, there's a check box for round cropping. >>



This

lostincoins

You can download the free Canon software for photo editing and it has a circle crop feature that is very easy. It gives you a black background and also allows you to move the coin around to change it's orientation.

brg5658

<< <i>You can download the free Canon software for photo editing and it has a circle crop feature that is very easy. It gives you a black background and also allows you to move the coin around to change it's orientation. >>



Can you people read? He asked how to do something USING PHOTOSHOP -- he didn't ask for advice about a different piece of software for doing something.

Sort of like asking what kind of an oil filter a 1972 Gremlin takes, and someone replying with what kind of oil filter their 2014 Dodge truck takes.

lostincoins

brg5658 what is wrong with helping some one who has been working for hours to do something and not being able by recommending something much simpler for that person? How did your unnecessary comment help the OP as you did not tell him how to circle crop either. Cough cough cough troll cough cough cough.

BustHalfBrian

<< <i>I have illustrated the most efficient method I have found.

1. Select the elliptical crop marquee tool. If you don't see it, then click on the little arrow in the bottom right hand corner, and you will see various shape tool options.



2. Click in the upper left hand corner of your image and drag to the lower right corner of the coin. Align by sight the right side of the coin and bottom of the coin to the circular cut outline.



3. Release your mouse button, and re-click it while dragging to the upper left now. You aligned the right and bottom in the first drag (red), and now you will align the top and left side of the coin (green).



4. Copy the circular coin crop, and paste it as a new layer into a new image.


5. Resize and rotate the coin image as necessary. >>



Instead of pasting the image into a new window, I usually just crop to selection, invert select, and cut the background. You save maybe one or two clicks of the mouse.

brg5658

<< <i>brg5658 what is wrong with helping some one who has been working for hours to do something and not being able by recommending something much simpler for that person? How did your unnecessary comment help the OP as you did not tell him how to circle crop either. Cough cough cough troll cough cough cough. >>



So not only can you not read apparently you are also blind...I gave him step by step relevant help in Photoshop before you even posted. Thanks for noticing.

lostincoins

Here is a video as you can find out how to do anything in photoshop on youtube.
link to crop circles or circle crops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Jq2nIX9eE

Hope this help you and anyone else.

lostincoins

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<< <i>brg5658 what is wrong with helping some one who has been working for hours to do something and not being able by recommending something much simpler for that person? How did your unnecessary comment help the OP as you did not tell him how to circle crop either. Cough cough cough troll cough cough cough. >>



So not only can you not read apparently you are also blind...I gave him step by step relevant help in Photoshop before you even posted. Thanks for noticing. >>



I know but that was not the post I was replying to, thanks for taking the time to notice. Isn't trolling fun.

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1Bustcollector

Excellent description brg5658.

I want to let you know that you can eliminate that extra step in finding the begining point at both ends....

Take your cursor (I think it may be a left click while you hold) and go to the top upper left corner of the palette (it's a small corner where the rulers meet) and start there. Once you drag into the palette those xy coordinate lines appear. Now you can perfectly line it with the edge of the coin - I believe you release, then reclick to start the marquee and then you drag to finish at the bottom right.

Please try this. I used it while performing pictures in our book. Phil at PCGS showed me this short cut. I hope I explained it properly, it does work and saves that extra step.

Swampboy

Bookmarked to my Photoshop folder.
Hopefully I can work out these detailed instructions when I get time.
Thanks for posting

I've had Photoshop for a long time and never could get the hang of the circle crop business.

I gave up years ago and went with Paint.net, the free version, and I just switch back and forth.

And that ain't all
I combine my obv/rev images in MSPaint.

lostincoins

<< <i>Bookmarked to my Photoshop folder.
Hopefully I can work out these detailed instructions when I get time.
Thanks for posting

I've had Photoshop for a long time and never could get the hang of the circle crop business.

I gave up years ago and went with Paint.net, the free version, and I just switch back and forth.

And that ain't all
I combine my obv/rev images in MSPaint. >>



MSPaint ugggg I did leave a link to a good visual on youtube that shows how to to circle crop very easily, I think it helps being able to see it and play along. Just use a smart phone, tablet or what ever as you are working on your primary screen and you will do just fine. Then you can learn some templates, save them and make things much easier for yourself. Basically you can make a mask you can adjust with a circle already in the center and just size it to the coin. I will try to find avid for this also as it is nice if all you want is a white or black background.

lostincoins

Ok so this is even easier than any of the other methods mentioned and lets you choose a background right off the bat.

link to the easiest way to circle crop in photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ7b3HIWW_g

robertpr

I do the following:

Draw your selection using the elliptical marquee tool as described by several posters above. I don't try to get it exact, just close or not even close at all is fine.

From the menus choose select -> transform selection. This gives you several drag points where you can manipulate your selection. You can zoom in and out as needed to see what you're doing and scroll around. When you get the selection to where you want, just double click to close out the manipulate command.

I usually then just copy and paste into a new layer at that point.

CoinZip

<< <i>I use photoscape (free download). Very easy with photoscape, there's a check box for round cropping. >>




This is all I use....

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>Bookmarked to my Photoshop folder.
Hopefully I can work out these detailed instructions when I get time.
Thanks for posting

I've had Photoshop for a long time and never could get the hang of the circle crop business.

I gave up years ago and went with Paint.net, the free version, and I just switch back and forth.

And that ain't all
I combine my obv/rev images in MSPaint. >>



I combine obv/rev images using Irfanview. Just use the create panoramic image under the images tab. When saving an image using Irfanview, the nice thing is that it always takes you back to the same spot.