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No it is not true. You can crop jpegs with just about any photo processing software into any aspect ratio you want.<br />
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Here is a list of free image processing software:<br />
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<a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-photo-editing-software-10-top-image-editors-you-should-try-1135489" rel="ugc">http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-photo-editing-software-10-top-image-editors-you-should-try-1135489</a>
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No it is not true. You can crop jpegs with just about any photo processing software into any aspect ratio you want.

Here is a list of free image processing software:

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-photo-editing-software-10-top-image-editors-you-should-try-1135489 [http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-photo-editing-software-10-top-image-editors-you-should-try-1135489]

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Hi Strung - Thank you for your fast response.<br />
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Do you know which of these apps will allow me to do a free-hand crop?<br />
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By a &quot;free-hand crop&quot; I mean taking an outline of a fish and putting him on dry land.<br />
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I am working with a JPG image that I have rotated and the background of the JPG is now overlapping on the background primary layer.
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Hi Strung - Thank you for your fast response.

Do you know which of these apps will allow me to do a free-hand crop?

By a "free-hand crop" I mean taking an outline of a fish and putting him on dry land.

I am working with a JPG image that I have rotated and the background of the JPG is now overlapping on the background primary layer.

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Thanks guys. Big, big help.
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Is it true that a JPG file cannot be free-hand cropped? That JPGs are only square or rectangular pictures?<br />
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Does anyone know of a utility to accomplish this?<br />
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This is kind of a one-shot deal for me, so I'd rather not spend $400.<br />
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If I have to convert to another format first, what is the most popular format after a &quot;JPG&quot;?<br />
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Thanks.
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Is it true that a JPG file cannot be free-hand cropped? That JPGs are only square or rectangular pictures?

Does anyone know of a utility to accomplish this?

This is kind of a one-shot deal for me, so I'd rather not spend $400.

If I have to convert to another format first, what is the most popular format after a "JPG"?

Thanks.

How can I free-hand crop a JPG image?

Photo and imaging software is used to edit and compose raster images; Adobe Photoshop, which dominates the market, has its own topic. Common actions include cropping, slicing, retouching, color replacement, masking and erasing. Other programs include Apple Photo, Corel PaintShop Pro, GIMP, Serif PhotoPlus, Pixlr, PhotoScape, Picasa and IrfanView.