Questions tagged [image-editing]
tag for image manipulation programs that allows the user to edit an image
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How to lower iPhone image resolution and file size *after* taking photo?
I access my Gmail email using the browser only. It used to let me upload iPhone photos in different size (original, Large, Medium, etc.). That option is now gone and I can't find methods native to ...
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Is there a way around iPhone's minimum photo aspect ratio?
I took a photo on my iPhone. I want to crop it down to be very long and thin (probably more than a 10:1 aspect ratio). But the Photo app isn't letting me do so: when I try to crop it, it only lets me ...
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How can I change the DPI attributes of a JPEG file?
Situation: I have a JPEG file with an invalid DPI setting. Preview shows a DPI setting of 1 for both dimensions.
Problem: When trying to print such a JPEG file, it fills a whole DIN A4 page even at 1% ...
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How to Invert Colors Using Preview in Mac OS 15?
I used to invert colors on an image using the Mac OS Preview app as described, for example, here or here using "Tools > Adjust Color window, then switching the position of the Black point and ...
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Can macOS add a torn edge to images in clipboard?
I'd like to be able to add torn edges to images in the clipboard on my Mac. I do a lot of documentation and having the ability to add a torn edge around a screen shot helps the people that try to ...
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Using Imagemagick commands in Automator with passed images
I am trying to make a workflow in Automator that takes video screenshots and ideally at the end montages them into one image.
I have the video shot working, and is saving into a timestamped folder, so ...
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Lossless HEIC images
I googled whether HEIC images are lossless or lossy, and whereas some articles and forum threads insist HEIC images are lossy, other insist that HEIC supports both lossy and lossless compression,
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How do I add text beneath an image in Preview?
I'm using Preview on OS Big Sur. I would like to create a new image using a PNG file from my Desktop and having some text beneath it. I opened my PNG file, selected the markup tool, and then clicked ...
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Saving a file in Preview.app so it keeps annotations "live" [duplicate]
When I edit an (e.g.) PNG file in Preview.app, I can make text annotations, draw arrows, etc. I find this very useful, like a quick and free mini-Photoshop.
Of course, when I save the file back to ...
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How do you get text from an image to the clipboard on macOS?
On iOS, copy/pasting text found in an image (e.g. a photo or screenshot) is as simple as double-tapping on the text in an image, and selecting "Copy".
How can I do this on macOS, for example,...
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Facebook 360 photo won't work, shows small wide image
I am trying to upload panoramic images via iPhone app to Facebook, but it just uploads them as a small, very wide image instead of an interactive panoramic photo.
How can this be fixed?
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HEIC to JPEG from say quick actions right click
I would want to right click on HEIC file and be presented with options to save as JPEG; maybe a quick action?
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Resize image(s) in CleanShot X
For all the CleanShot X fans, do you know if they can also resize an image?
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How to combine 4 images into a grid?
This old question asked how to combine 2 images into a single image side by side.
I want to do something different - combine 4 images into a grid.
So I have 4 png files, all the same size
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Chrome doesn't always add file extension to downloaded images
When I download an image using Chrome or Chrome Canary, the saved file sometimes (not always) lacks an extension.
For example, I can reproduce it with this image: https://external-content.duckduckgo....