Cropping images to curved corners

[AndyD]

HI All,

I wondered whether anyone could suggest a way of transforming the corners of an image so that they are rounded rather than 90 degrees?

Cheers
Andy

[remi]

Yes, with Xara Xtreme you're able to crop images to each form you like:

1. Import your image.
2. Create a rectangle with curved corners (if your rectangle is selected, there is a icon "curved corner" in the toolbar to create rounded corners) or create another shape form (perhaps a star).
3. Select the rectangle/shape and the image both (Shift-Click).
4. Choose Menu "Arrange" -> "Combine shapes" -> "Substract shapes" or "Intersect shapes" or "Slice (cut) Shapes".
5. Last, but not least take a look at the tutorials in the XaraXone Workbook section and take a look at the Xara Movies (Menu "Help" -> "Movies").

Regards,
Remi

[stratocast]

You could also send the rectangle behind your image, select both and then Arrange>Apply Clip View.

[AndyD]

Hi remi,
Many thanks for that info. I managed ot get it to work, but now I have the Rounded image and the original 90degree images somehow "grouped". I presume there is a way of removing the squared cornered image to leave only the rounded corner image? I have added a rounded corner rectangle behind the newly created rounded corner image to act as a coloured border. I guess I am probably doing it the wrong/long way round...

Off to look for some tutorials now....

Cheers
Andy

[AndyD]

This is how my image now appears..... as you can see the original small image, which I wanted to round the corners of, has become grouped to the square cornered image. I don't seem to be able to remove the square cornered image. I can't find a tutorial to cover this...

Cheers
Andy

[Egg Bramhill]

Andy,

If you click on the smaller rounded photo what does the status line in the bottom left corner of the Xara window say? 1 bitmap or 1 group? Could you attach the xar file?

[AndyD]

Hi Egg,

Here's the xar file.....

[Egg Bramhill]

From the file you sent me, with the Selector tool click anywhere on the drawing.
From the top menu go Arrange / Ungroup.
Now click outside the drawing to deselect everything.
Now click on the rounded photo. The bottom left tells you its a Shape.
From the top menu bar go Arrange / Break Shapes.
Now click outside the drawing to deselect everything.
Click on the photo with the squared corners and hit Delete.

[AndyD]

Hi Egg,
That worked brilliantly.... Easy when you know how.....

Cheers
Andy

[Egg Bramhill]

I notice that all the rectangles your using are not complete pixel sizes & they also have stroke widths of .5pt. It would be far better to have no stroke. It makes it far easier to get the true dimensions of the rectangles.