Before posting this, I've been looking at past topics on the subject of "Cropping" and "Cropping photos" in Inkscape (plus a YouTube video) and they all seem to explain how to trace a section of a photo manually - often using the Bezier tool - and then remove that section. But what I am hoping to do is to import a photo and then trim the sides so it is of a specific rectangular shape - so, definitely with straight sides! I will then overlay text and maybe some other artwork.
But is this type of straight edge cropping of an imported photo possible in Inkscape, please?
Draw the rectangle of a size above the bitmap that you want to keep - select image plus rectangle - go Object->Clip->Set Clip - context click on clipped image and go "Crop image to Clip" from the drop down menu - done
Beginners' Questions Straight Edge Cropping of Imported Photos
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Hi.
Before posting this, I've been looking at past topics on the subject of "Cropping" and "Cropping photos" in Inkscape (plus a YouTube video) and they all seem to explain how to trace a section of a photo manually - often using the Bezier tool - and then remove that section. But what I am hoping to do is to import a photo and then trim the sides so it is of a specific rectangular shape - so, definitely with straight sides! I will then overlay text and maybe some other artwork.
But is this type of straight edge cropping of an imported photo possible in Inkscape, please?
Thanks,
Rowland
Draw the rectangle of a size above the bitmap that you want to keep - select image plus rectangle - go Object->Clip->Set Clip - context click on clipped image and go "Crop image to Clip" from the drop down menu - done