📐 Resize Images, Keep Important Content Intact
Normal scaling stretches everything. Content-Aware Scale protects important areas. Resize while preserving people, objects, faces.
📝 How to Use
1. Select layer 2. Edit → Content-Aware Scale (Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C) 3. Drag handles to resize 4. Protected areas stay intact Protect specific areas: - Make selection of area to protect - Select → Save Selection (name it) - In Content-Aware Scale options: - Protection: Choose your saved selection - Amount: Protection strength (0-10) Skin tone protection: - Check "Protect Skin Tones" - Keeps people from distorting
🎯 Use Cases
- Resize wide images to different aspect ratios - Remove unwanted space from edges - Make portrait photos fit different frames - Resize landscapes without stretching subjects Pro tips: - Duplicate layer first (non-destructive) - Use multiple passes for complex images - Combine with Content-Aware Fill for best results
💡 Pro Tips
- Protect faces and people (enable skin tone protection)
- Use selection to protect specific objects
- Do small increments (not one big resize)
- Combine with Content-Aware Fill for edges
“Normal scaling stretched people horizontally. Content-Aware Scale protected faces. Perfect result. Essential for photo retouching.”