I've been focused daily on scanning lately. I feel like I'm coming up for air only to quickly do my post for the day before submerging again in scanning. I'm on 2002 Portugal trip photos right now.
After scanning almost two thirds of our family photos, I've learned something new on my Microsoft Picture Manager. There have been a number of photos that were just a little tilted.
I had no idea there was a simple way to rotate my photo as much as I wanted just by clicking on the Edit Pictures button, and then the Rotate and Flip.
Now you just have to rotate your photo to the left or right until you find the angle you like best.
Then all I had to do was crop it!
No one ever needs to know how I was holding the camera crooked anymore. I have photos that were way worse than this one. I just didn't have the time to look for it.
Forgive me, but I have to get back to my scanning. I'll be checking up to see what you're up to between album scanning.
Until then... have a great week!
After scanning almost two thirds of our family photos, I've learned something new on my Microsoft Picture Manager. There have been a number of photos that were just a little tilted.
I had no idea there was a simple way to rotate my photo as much as I wanted just by clicking on the Edit Pictures button, and then the Rotate and Flip.
Now you just have to rotate your photo to the left or right until you find the angle you like best.
Forgive me, but I have to get back to my scanning. I'll be checking up to see what you're up to between album scanning.
Until then... have a great week!
you can also do this in photoshop-amazing how many photos are tilted-old ones too maybe more so...lol!
ReplyDeleteI'm so impressed with your dedication to the job in hand. It's something I've meant to do for ages but just haven't got round to.
ReplyDeleteIt's a big job,isn't it? I try to catalogue new photos as they're downloaded from the camera chip but still have thousands from previous years - and Barry's still scanning!
ReplyDeleteYou share so much learning and that is a wonderful thing! You are amazing!
ReplyDeletePS, Any news from Peggy? I think of her and hope she is doing good.
ReplyDeleteIn iPhoto there is a "straighten" command. You wouldn't believe how often I use it. Or maybe you would. :-)
ReplyDeleteKay;
ReplyDeleteDid you do a little rockin amd rolling today? The news said that there were no injuries. Maybe you didn't even feel it?
Peg
I guess I should experiment with Photoshop. There's one photo that I posted recently that is tilted.
ReplyDeleteHi Peggy! Long time no see!
Good stuff!!!!!! I need it!
ReplyDeleteMare: Thank you for asking about Peggy. She's doing well now. Her leukemia is in remission and she is gradually feeling better.
ReplyDeleteHer blog, however is still some place in cyberspace, and Blogspot is not allowing her access to it for some strange reason. This must be like Dina's blog, but Peggy hasn't been able to get hers back.
Lin: Yes, I do know you can fix crooked photos on PhotoShop, but I found this easier because Microsoft Picture manager is what I view my photos with. It takes away one step of transferring it to PhotoShop. The Picture Manager is easier to rotate also.
ReplyDeleteNice work. If I ever can get on top of things, I want to do this with my old photos, too.
ReplyDeleteHappy scanning...it's a good thing!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry about your neighbor. What a loss. Love the soda machine. I'll look out for one. But the photo. I just thought the hill sloped. :)
ReplyDeleteI download my photos using windows live photo gallery and it has editing options with it. I need the rotate/straighten option a lot. I always seem to take my photos off center.
ReplyDeletethat is a good tip...
ReplyDeletegood advice, I'm hopeless with a camera! I only have one eye and its not great!
ReplyDeleteGreat tip, Thank you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings.....
ReplyDeletei don't know if this comment willl stick but i just wanted to say congratulations on learning to edit your photographs to your satisfaction.
have a great week
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I don't know that I have this feature. I'll have to check. I do have a one touch "straighten" feature that I love.
ReplyDeleteI thought they discontinued the product. I had the original version of the Microsoft Picture Manager. The reason the original MS pic tilt (hopeful this version too) was better than the other versions that I've looked into so far was that the original MS version didn't enlarge the photo whilst it rotated the photo plumb and level. As you corrected a tilted photo a certain degrees the entire size of the photo would simultaneously enlarge. A noticeable amount of resolution was lost during the enlargement. And any area of the enlarged photo that extended outside the outline of the original photo's rectangle's width and length was uncrop-a-ble. True, you still lose peripheral real estate by cropping a diagonal photo, but not nearly as much.
ReplyDeleteRon: It's true. The photo does not enlarge when you tilt it. It stays the same size, thank goodness. I really like it.
ReplyDeleteoh, I found the program. It was always on my computer! However, the Picture Manager seems to be bundled with MS Office. '60 day activation' which means I guess 60 days free trial before you then have to purchase the overall MS Office software. Still, nice to know.
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