4.7.┬áPerspective Tool

4.7.┬áPerspective Tool
┬á	4.┬áTransform Tools	┬á

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Revision $Revision: 1763 $	2006-02-16	j.h

Figure┬á13.58.┬á Perspective tool

The Perspective Tool is used to change the perspective of the active layer content, of the selection boundaries or of a path. When you click on the image, according to the Preview type you have selected, a rectangular frame or a grid pops up around the selection (or around the whole layer if there is no selection), with a handle on each of the four corners. By moving these handles by click-and-drag, you can modify the perspective. At the same time, a ΓÇ£Transformation informations ΓÇ¥ pop up, which lets you valid the transformation. At the center of the element, a point lets you move the element by click-and-drag.

4.7.1.┬áActivate Tool

You can get to the Perspective tool in several ways :

In the the image-menu through: Tools/ Transform Tools/Perspective ,
By clicking the tool icon: in Toolbox,
or by using the Shift-P key combination.

4.7.2.┬áOptions

Figure┬á13.59.┬á ΓÇ£PerspectiveΓÇ¥ tool options

Overview

The available tool options for the Perspective Tool can be accessed by double clicking the Perspective Tool icon.

Affect; Interpolation; Transform Direction; Supersampling; Clip Result; Preview

	Note
	These options are described in Transform tools common options

The Information window for perspective transformation

Figure┬á13.60.┬á The dialog window of the ΓÇ£PerspectiveΓÇ¥ tool

The dialog window of the Perspective tool

Matrix: You can get a small knowledge about matrices in the Convolution Matrix plug-in.