Crop Mark (Screenshot to file)

[snowyweston]

Any one who’s ever used a camera, but not experienced the joy of full frame, will know the problem I’m about to explain, so hopefully this request gets some legs…

Typically, when framing a view in Enscape I have the window maximised to my 1920x1080 screen to get as close to the aspect ratio of the desired output… but when exporting a screenshot to file - by default to 4K - the shot is reframed to accommodate the aspect ratio difference of 4096x2160 AND the window-viewer border.

Compensating for this crop is proving quite a nuance, and rather unlike how (most) cameras work (where we’ll get more in shot to crop ourselves in post - so I was wondering if we might get some degree of HUD-esque viewer overlay for shot taking crops?

Or, failing that (as it’s quite the ask) “just” a way to force-size the viewer window to the elected output, perhaps even by fixed zooms 50%, 25% etc (since my monitor isn’t 4K) for view composition/framing.

[Gadget_1]

I’ve ask for that before - or a way to dim on-screen the areas out-with the capture frame. But it could be lost in my barrage of other requests

[Jonathan_Knoefel]

Thanks again for the feedback. We discussed it in this Thread so far Match Screenshots with Revit View.

This thread should be easiler found now.

Topic got your upvote.

[snowyweston]

Thanks chaps - but this isn’t about matching Enscape to the Revit view - but the Enscape “live” view to the exported screenshot (or vice versa).

[Jonathan_Knoefel]

@snowyweston I know, but we discussed it in that thread

[Paul_Russam]

I thought it could be useful for an overlay on the render window that showed image proportions (1:1, 16:9, 4:3 etc) that could be turned on/off like the guides (H) so I quickly mocked up a rough idea of what I was thinking: https://www.sandbox.russam.me/enscape-overlay/

If you resize your browser window you’ll see what I’m taking about.

[Micha]

I wouldn’t need to see the different ratio regios, because most the client need one only. What do you think about to see a frame of the set output resolution ratio? That’s what I missed very often is, never I know, what will be shown at the final image or animation output. So, a small flag option for the output settings would help a lot. Attached a screenshot like it works at the Rhino viewport.

[Paul_Russam]

Yea, I can see the usefulness of that, good idea.

[IvanaIP]

Well, while we are waiting for that “crop region” line, here is my idea how to solve the problem at the moment x) Just put the side mark lines on your own monitor x))