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List:       gimp-user
Subject:    Re: [Gimp-user] I need to learn how to rotate the entire image
From:       Ofnuts <ofnuts () laposte ! net>
Date:       2011-08-08 18:46:44
Message-ID: 4E402F14.2030608 () laposte ! net
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On 08/08/2011 02:27 AM, FortKnox wrote:
> Is there any way to just rotate a rectangular image?  I have often scanned in \
> something that's not square, it's often a brochure that's taller than it is wide.  \
> But when I scanned it, I had turn it sideways to get the whole thing visible to the \
> scanner.  So it scans completely, but now I have an image of it that's not "up is \
> up"-- I have "up is right" or "up is left."  But  now I have to do all this \
> junkbutter: 1) Look at the canvas size, 2) make the width&  height equal to the \
> larger of the two, 3) use the Rotate tool to turn the image 90 degrees, then 4) do \
> some magic to move the image to start at the upper-left, and 5) crop it back down \
> to get rid of the blank space on the bottom.  YUCKY!  Is there some magic tool I \
> haven't found yet that will rotate, move and crop all in one step?  I just want to \
> turn the entire image on it's side without any other fuss.  Is that possible \
> somehow?  I have to assume it is, but I sure couldn't find it...  thanks! 

See Frank's answer for the fixed 90 degrees rotation.

For an arbitrary rotation, you don't need to enlarge the canvas 
beforehand. You can use a rotation in "corrective" mode, and then 
"Image/Fit Canvas to layers" which will enlarge and move the canvas as 
needed.


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