Resizing Images in PS2

[roncamp]

Once an image has been loaded in PhotoStudio can it be resized (i.e. reduced, not cropped)?

[CasablancaExpert]

Hello Ron!

Please tell us more what you want to do with the image...

If you are wanting to make it a smaller portion of a video frame you can use one of the PIP options or can create a collage of the photo and use BlueBox or...

Let me stop 'talking' and hear how you want to use the photo/why you would want to lower the size.

Regards,
Chet

[roncamp]

It's a logo that at the moment fills the screen. I tried reducing the image in Photoshop but it's still pretty big. I would prefer to have it framed by some black. I'll try the PIP and see how that goes.

[jeffphilips]

Ron,
In PS2, under Special :
-select collage
-select new
-select options and select the background color you'd like
-then select "new box"
-pick out the picture that is too large.
-positon and size the photo so that it just fits on your screen.
-select "ok"
-select "create photo"

You now have a scaled down version of the picture in your bin that you can animate, i.e zoom out to reveal entire photo or whatever you want.

[CasablancaExpert]

As Jeff points out Ron, you can build a Collage of your logo/graphic in PS2 -- in fact, that was the 2nd topic in our last Casablanca Webinar 'Importing & Retouching a Logo/Graphic using Photo Studio 2'. You can view the 21:17 video playback of that lesson here http://www.casablancaexpert.com/categories/webinarpost (scroll down to the 5th embedded video).

Regards,
Chet

[roncamp]

Collage did the trick. Thanks!