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Cropping and sizing pictures for use on a CMS
30. April 2025
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Overview
How to set picture size and crop frame for pictures exported for use on a CMS.
Crop and size for CMS
Getting the picture size right is important when exporting a picture to a web CMS. While the original picture in the Fotoware system may be several megabytes in size, if you plan to publish the picture on the web, you will need to change its size both to accommodate the space set aside for the image block in your CMS and to reduce download speed.
First, select Size & Crop. If you know the exact height and width values required by your CMS, you can type them in directly. Then, the aspect will be locked to those values when you drag a crop frame across the picture. However, it is possible to, for example, only lock the width and let the aspect of the crop frame decide the corresponding height by only entering a value in the width field.
Rotating and moving the crop frame
After creating a crop frame, you can rotate it by placing the mouse pointer outside the frame and dragging it. Guidelines are available to help you line up the frame. You can also move the crop frame by placing the pointer inside the frame and dragging.
If you don't need to crop the picture but would only like to set the output size, you can change the values in the Width or Height field.
When you're done, select Apply and Back to store your crop and size settings. If you'd like to undo all crop and size settings and revert to the original picture, select Reset and then Apply and Back.