Uncheck the link icon in between the Width and Height value boxes if the new setting will have different image ratios. To set the new dimensions for the image, you can enter them in the value box beside the Width and Height boxes.Īlternatively, you can move the bounding box which will surround the image when Content-Aware Scale is activated. The image will be scaled out from the reference point you set. When activated, select a point in the square icon as the point of reference – any point around the square or centrally positioned. Tick the box to activate the Reference Point option. The first box gives you the option to select a Reference Point. The Content-Aware Scale options bar will open above your workspace. Now, open Content-Aware Scale by selecting Edit > Content-Aware Scale. To do this, navigate to the top menu bar and select Select > All. Step 2 – Open Content-Aware Scaleīefore opening the Content-Aware Scale tool, first select all of the background images. Head to the top menu bar, and select Layer > Duplicate Layer. If the layer you want to edit is a background layer, duplicate it. If it is locked, click on the lock icon to unlock it.Ĭontent-aware scaling will not work on background layers, smart objects, adjustment layers, layer masks, 3D layers, or layer groups. When you’ve opened your image, check in the Layers Panel that the image is unlocked. Now you know why to use the Content-Aware Scale, let’s look at how to do it. If you want a quick editing option for resizing an image’s background so that subjects aren’t distorted, the Content-Aware Scale tool is the best option. Using the Free Transform tool, we can resize the image to condense the landscape, but as you will see below the ratios of the man become unnaturally squished. The Free Transform tool will not discriminate: the entire image will be scaled, like in the example below. The Free Transform command works similarly, but is not capable of resizing the background area and leaving other components unscaled.
Using Content-Aware Scale, you can scale the background area behind the subject without losing or cropping out any of the background landscape or affecting the subjects in the foreground. The usual editing solution is to crop the image.īut what do you do if you don’t want to lose any of the magnificent landscapes that you’ve captured? Imagine you’ve taken a photograph where the subject appears lost in an expanse of landscape – for example, sea or clouds.
How to Use the Photoshop Content-Aware Scale
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