Resize Tab

This tab has a full set of tools to prepare the final image for printing or publishing on the web. You can crop, rotate and resize the image to the target size.

Please note that  some slow filters are ignored on this tab for faster preview (Noise reduction, Sharpening, Chromatic aberration, Retouching). 

To apply all filters and see a final result please switch to the Save tab. If you like the result, you can save it and process the next image. If you don't, you can always switch back to the filter, fine tune the settings and get an updated result.

The program remembers the settings for each file you processed. So when you open the file again, the program recalls the most recent settings for this file. You can also save the file settings manually (Menu->Settings->File Settings).

The Load Settings select box lets you choose one of the predefined settings for this tab. You can also save your current settings for the future use.

The Enable Cropping check box lets you turn the whole tab on or off.

The Landscape ()/Portrait () switch lets you rotate selection by 90 degrees keeping the aspect ratio intact.

The Paper radio button shows the list of the Load Settings for printing on paper.
The New size  list lets you define the resulting size and the proportions (aspect ratio) of the selection. If "no resize" option is chosen, then the aspect ratio is set to 2:3.
Please note, that the program uses the standard value of 300 dpi (dots per inch) to obtain a final resolution of the image in pixels.

The Web radio button shows the list of the Load Settings for publishing on the web.
The New size  list lets you choose the resulting size and the proportions (aspect ratio) of the selection.

If the Crop only option is chosen the program just crops the image and it does not resize it to some target size.

The Mobile radio button shows the list of the Load Settings for mobile devices grouped by the leading producers.

The User defined radio button shows additional fields to set directly resulting width and height in inches, centimeters, pixels or percents. 

If the  Keep aspect ratio checkbox is checked, the program automatically updates the size of other size of the image to keep proportions of the selection .

The  Limit longer size checkbox is very useful if you would like to resize images in a batch mode. The images may have different aspect ratio and orientation. But still you can specify a maximum size to fit in. Aspect ratio of the original image is always preserved in this mode.

The New size  check box lets you apply user-defined size and fix the proportions (aspect ratio) of the selection. If  the check box is off, the aspect ration of the selection is not fixed and no resize would be performed.

The Reset  button sets almost all controls to default values but preserves orientation of the selection (portrait/landscape) and target type (paper/web/user defined).

The Real size  button shows the image in a full screen mode with the size the image would have on the target device (paper, monitor). For example, if you choose resize to 4x6" (10x15cm), the image on your screen will be of approximately of the same size.

You can rotate the selection using a mouse wheel , a right mouse button or the buttons and . You can reset rotation with button.

The Reset selection  button tries to stretch selection to fit the image. The double click by the mouse has the same effect has.

Recommended workflow

• Choose the target type (paper/web/user defined).
• Choose orientation of selection (portrait/landscape).
• Change selection size by dragging the frame.
• Move selection by dragging the image within the frame.
• Rotate selection by dragging the image outside the frame or by using a mouse wheel.

To show or  hide Help panel of Helicon Filter use button from the toolbar or View->Help panel command in the main menu.