Help w/crop/resize in LR

[NorthernFocus]

Is there a way in LR to crop to a specific pixel dimension other than with the click and drag style crop tool? Trying to tweak the tool down to an exact pixel dimension is a PITA.

[Black Pearl]

Why?

You would normally crop to a ratio or free crop as suits the image then set the size via the Export dialogue.

[NorthernFocus]

Why?

You would normally crop to a ratio or free crop as suits the image then set the size via the Export dialogue.

Trying to avoid resampling unless necessary. Not an issue if downsampling for web etc. But it can become an issue when printing large on high rez media like metal. I try to avoid resampling when producing a "master" image that may be used to print multiple different sizes for printing on various media.

[davidedric]

Don't know one, but you could of course crop to a ratio and lock it. At least then you are only having to juggle one thing

Dave

[Shadowman]

In the Library Mode, select the photo you want to resize, click on the Export button on the bottom left side, follow the selections in the Export to Location popup and under Image Sizing-choose whatever you desire.

[Black Pearl]

Trying to avoid resampling unless necessary. Not an issue if downsampling for web etc. But it can become an issue when printing large on high rez media like metal. I try to avoid resampling when producing a "master" image that may be used to print multiple different sizes for printing on various media.

LR will only resample if you ask it to when exporting otherwise it will leave the pixels alone - when you crop that is all you are doing, cropping off the pixels you no longer require.

[DanK]

If the pixel counts match the aspect ratio, why not just do this?
1. Crop the image to the aspect ratio you want.
2. Export it using either of the two pixel dimensions you want. (If the ratio is right, it won't matter which.)

Or am I missing something?

I have had only a small number of large metal prints made for me, by Bay Photo. The results were superb. They ask (or at least they used to) that you send them the biggest file you can and let them worry about it.

[NorthernFocus]

Is there a way in LR to crop to a specific pixel dimension other than with the click and drag style crop tool
?...

Thus far I guess that's a collective "NO"

[Shadowman]

Why can't you use this method?

[NorthernFocus]

Why can't you use this method?

That will result in resampling to some random multiple of the original.

It's not a big deal. I have another way to accomplish what I want. Was just hoping it could be done more simply within LR.

[dje]

Dan I don't know of any way of doing what you want in LR or ACR but for what it's worth it can be done in Photoshop using the rectangular marque tool (set to fixed size) to select an area in the image and then switching to the crop tool. This may be what you are doing now ?

Dave

[loosecanon]

In lightroom you can export an image to a set size, and colour space etc. You can set it to a maximum dimension.
To to resize for a projected image I just have an export preset which converts to SRGB colour space, and 1400 by 1024 maximum. Job done.

[NorthernFocus]

Dan I don't know of any way of doing what you want in LR or ACR but for what it's worth it can be done in Photoshop using the rectangular marque tool (set to fixed size) to select an area in the image and then switching to the crop tool. This may be what you are doing now ?

Dave

Thanks, Dave. Yes I'm currently using PSE to accomplish what I need.