{"id":4827,"date":"2020-07-28T12:51:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T10:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T09:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T07:48:50","slug":"paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint.NET: Reduce selection proportionally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#PaintNet_selection_Set_image_crop\" >Paint.Net selection Set image crop<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#1st_step_open_image\" >1st step: open image<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#2nd_step_Use_selection_tool\" >2nd step: Use selection tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#3_Step_Copy_image_section\" >3. Step: Copy image section<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#4th_step_Paste_image_section_into_new_image\" >4th step: Paste image section into new image<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#PaintNet_Reduce_image_size\" >Paint.Net: Reduce image size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/en\/index.php\/4827\/paintnet-reduce-selection-proportionally\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Whoever processes a lot of graphics and photos often has the problem that only a small image section is needed from a large-format image. Even this image section is still so large with today&#8217;s cameras that the <strong>selection must be proportionally reduced<\/strong> in order to display the image section on the Internet, for example. Proportionally, so that there is no distortion, otherwise a round head becomes an egg head. This article shows how to make the selection and reduce it with the lightweight graphics programme <a href=\"https:\/\/paint-net.de.softonic.com\/\">Paint.Net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PaintNet_selection_Set_image_crop\"><\/span>Paint.Net selection Set image crop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1st_step_open_image\"><\/span>1st step: open image<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Open image via the menu <strong><em>File -&gt; Open<\/em><\/strong> or via the shortcut <strong>Ctrl+O<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2nd_step_Use_selection_tool\"><\/span>2nd step: Use selection tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>By dragging with the mouse, you can now select the desired section of the image.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Step_Copy_image_section\"><\/span>3. Step: Copy image section<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Now press the <a title=\"KeePass: Key transformation settings of the database are weak\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/60146\/keepass-key-transformation-settings-of-the-database-are-weak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key<\/a> combination <strong>Ctrl+C<\/strong> or go to the menu <strong><em>Edit<\/em><\/strong> and click <strong><em>Copy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_996\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 700px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-996 size-full\" title=\"Paint.Net image crop select\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-auswahl-werkzeug.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-auswahl-werkzeug.jpg 700w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-auswahl-werkzeug-300x240.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Screenshot Paint.Net image crop\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Select image section with selection tool and copy to clipboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4th_step_Paste_image_section_into_new_image\"><\/span>4th step: Paste image section into new image<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Use the shortcut <strong>Ctrl+N <\/strong>or the menu <strong><em>File-&gt;New<\/em><\/strong> to create a new, empty image. A dialogue appears in which you can enter the dimensions of the image. You do not need to change anything here, because Paint.Net takes over the dimensions of the image in the clipboard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_997\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 700px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-997\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-997 size-full\" title=\"Paint.Net paste image from clipboard\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bildausschnitt-in-neues-bild-einfuegen.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bildausschnitt-in-neues-bild-einfuegen.jpg 700w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07paint.net-bildausschnitt-in-neues-bild-einfuegen-300x241.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Screenshot Paint.Net paste image from clipboard\" width=\"700\" height=\"562\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">paste copied image from clipboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PaintNet_Reduce_image_size\"><\/span>Paint.Net: Reduce image size<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now it may be that the image section you have taken is still too large, because, for example, for display on the Internet you should always pay attention to <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi.de\/index.php\/935\/was-man-alles-beim-seo-beachten-muss\/\">fast loading times<\/a> and thus with images you always have to find an optimum between memory requirements and display.<\/p>\n<p>To reduce the size of the new image (our image section), use the key combination <strong>Ctrl+R<\/strong> or go via the menu <strong><em>Image-&gt;Resize&#8230;<\/em><\/strong> .<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_998\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 576px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-998\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-998 size-full\" title=\"Paint.Net image resize\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren.jpg 576w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren-300x221.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren-90x65.jpg 90w\" alt=\"Screenshot Paint.Net image resize\" width=\"576\" height=\"425\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open Resize Image menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the dialogue that now opens, you can enter the new width or new height. The other value is then calculated automatically. Please note that the checkbox &#8220;<strong><em>Keep aspect ratio<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; must be ticked. This is the only way to maintain the proportions and scale the image or photo proportionally.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 628px;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999 size-full\" title=\"Paint.Net image scale proportionally\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren-2.jpg 628w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/paint.net-bild-proportional-skalieren-2-300x209.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Screenshot Paint.Net image proportional scale\" width=\"628\" height=\"437\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scale image proportionally<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now all you have to do is save the new image in the desired image format by pressing <strong>Ctrl+S<\/strong> (key combination) or via the menu <em><strong>File -&gt; Save as<\/strong><\/em>. In most cases, the image format will be either PNG or JPEG. JPEG is better suited for photos and all images where a lot of colours and colour gradients appear. PNG is best used whenever you have images with few different colours. These are often screenshots of computer programmes or self-created sketches or drawings, such as those you can create with Visio.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With Paint.Net, it is relatively simple to proportionally scale a section of an image. Only a few clicks and steps are necessary and you have the new image in a few seconds. Beyond that. Paint.Net may not replace a full-fledged graphics programme, as these offer a few more functions, but for most users the range of functions should be sufficient and the purchase of another expensive graphics programme should not be worthwhile. In this context, it should be mentioned that Paint.Net is available as a free version. You can also get it from the Windows Store for a small fee. Why you have to pay money for it in the Windows Store and can download it for free elsewhere is a matter of conjecture. 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