Loading Images
Open File(s)
To load an image click the 'Open File(s)' button and browse for the image file. More than one file may be selected using shift and ctrl. Select one file first, then hold shift or control while selecting others.
All files can then be added by pressing CTRL 'A'. The 'Images to Process' list on the right shows which images have been selected. As images are cropped and saved they are removed from the list.
Alternatively, a number of files can be selected then Dragged-and-Dropped on to Image Cropper from Windows Explorer.
Skip to Next
When more than one file is loaded, the 'Skip to Next' button abandons the current image unsaved, and loads in the next.
Back to Previous
Move back up the file list to the previous image, when more than one file is loaded.
Reload Last Saved
This button reloads the most recently saved image. This is provided in case you need to apply more than one operation, for instance to crop down an image size or shape, and then perhaps to include a border area around the cropped part. See also Unlocking the Aspect Ratio.
Show / Hide File List
When image file(s) have been loaded the filenames are listed in the panel on the right. This button shows or hides the file list.
Border Colour
This is the colour of the area surrounding the image, normally black. You can include this area in your selection and change the border colour.
Enlarge Border
This enlarges the border for occasions when the shape of an image doesn't fit, or just to have more border area. Note, the automatic selection sizes no longer fit to the image. In effect extra border is added on so the image on the screen is made smaller but the resolution is still the same. The extra border can make very large file-sizes with hi-res images and hence processing is slowed down.
Rotation
These rotate the image. Occasionally an image file may be up-side-down, often when a film has been scanned onto a CD by a photo-developer.
Rotate 90° Clockwise
Rotate 90° Anti-Clockwise
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Invert Image
Reload Original Image
Batch Mode
If you just want to apply a fixed crop or resize process to all the images then the whole batch can be processed automatically.
Open a batch of image files. Preset the selection / resize options and select the 'Batch Mode' . Click 'Save' or 'Save As...' and you will be shown the Save Dialogue. Browse to the folder where you wish to save the processed images. The actual filename is not relevant except for the first image. Click 'Save' and all the files will be processed automatically. To abort at any time press the 'ESCAPE' key.