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Layout and crop settings

Detailed composition controls for ratio, crop, placement, and orientation.

This page explains the canvas layout and crop settings in detail.

Ratio and crop

SettingOptions or rangeNotes
Crop presetfreeform, original, fixed ratiosfreeform lets you crop freely. original keeps the source ratio.
Crop minimum size0.04 (app scale)Prevents extremely tiny crop areas

Aspect ratio presets and common uses

RatioCommon use
autoKeep the source screenshot ratio unchanged
1:1Square social posts and compact thumbnails
4:5Vertical feed posts
5:4Product cards and store visuals
3:4Portrait cards and tutorial visuals
4:3Docs images and slide content
9:16Stories and short-form vertical content
9:19.5Full-screen modern iPhone portrait output
16:9Presentation and video-cover layouts
19.5:9Full-screen iPhone screenshot framing
2:3Tall portrait and print-like layouts
3:2Landscape post graphics
1:2Extra-tall poster compositions
2:1Wide banners and hero strips
5:7Poster-style compositions
7:5Editorial and blog card visuals
21:9Ultra-wide headers and cinematic crops

Position and transform controls

ControlRange or optionsDefault
Position X-20..12050
Position Y-20..12050
Scale75..400100
Tilt rotation-15..15 degrees0
Perspective depth300..2000 px1000
Rotate X-35..35 degrees0
Rotate Y-35..35 degrees0
Orientation rotation0 | 90 | 180 | 2700
Straighten-45..45 degrees0
Fliphorizontal or verticalnone

What to know

  • Changing ratio also changes how crop behaves.
  • Rotating orientation can swap final export width and height.
  • Strong tilt and perspective usually need a quick crop cleanup afterward.

Practical sequencing

Set ratio first, then crop, then position and scale, then apply final tilt/straighten touches.

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