custom image rotation sofware

Vote4Pedro · 01-26-2011, 08:00 PM

Hey guys, I'm looking for some software that can custom rotate an image to a certain angle, not just 90 degrees. From there I will be cropping the image, so I would also like it if the software had a fill tool to fill in the white areas in the newly rotated, cropped image. Hopefully this makes sense. I know photoshop does it, but I don't want to make that kind of investment right now. I'm not a GIMP fan, so don't suggest that. Anybody know of some good software that can custom rotate images and fill? Thank you in advance.

Parallax · 01-26-2011, 08:09 PM

Faststone is free, and will let you free rotate. I don' know about the fill, or why you would want to for that matter. Why wouldn't you just crop the image after rotating?

Vote4Pedro · 01-26-2011, 08:55 PM

hmm, the fastone from CNET won't install for some reason. Anyway, I just found a way to do everything I needed in Irfanview, so that should do it. I'll check out fast stone another day, though. Thank you.

hcc · 01-26-2011, 09:24 PM

The Pentax software PDCU 4.3 does allow to rotate from any free angle. It is nicely done and the results are excellent.

PDCU comes with the Pentax dSLRs.

angerdan · 02-24-2024, 01:03 AM

K-5 and all newer cameras can rotate images in camera. In 1° steps up to 45°.

kypfer · 02-24-2024, 01:21 AM

Another vote for DCU, though DCU does "lose" the cropped area ... whereas Irfanview IrfanView - Official Homepage - One of the Most Popular Viewers Worldwide will rotate the whole image by fractions of a degree, with a choice of background colours (and it's free!)
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**Andy58** · 02-24-2024, 01:27 AM

IrfanView also has a Straighten/rotate tool in the Paint dialog that allow you to mark a horizontal or vertical line on the image, then it works out the angle for you (though doesn't report it).

kypfer · 02-24-2024, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by Andy58

IrfanView also has a Straighten/rotate tool in the Paint dialog that allow you to mark a horizontal or vertical line on the image, then it works out the angle for you (though doesn't report it).

Wow!
I'd missed that ... Thank you!

01-26-2011, 08:00 PM	#1
Vote4Pedro Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 62	custom image rotation sofware Hey guys, I'm looking for some software that can custom rotate an image to a certain angle, not just 90 degrees. From there I will be cropping the image, so I would also like it if the software had a fill tool to fill in the white areas in the newly rotated, cropped image. Hopefully this makes sense. I know photoshop does it, but I don't want to make that kind of investment right now. I'm not a GIMP fan, so don't suggest that. Anybody know of some good software that can custom rotate images and fill? Thank you in advance.

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01-26-2011, 08:09 PM	#2
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	Faststone is free, and will let you free rotate. I don' know about the fill, or why you would want to for that matter. Why wouldn't you just crop the image after rotating?

01-26-2011, 08:55 PM	#3
Vote4Pedro Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 62 Original Poster	hmm, the fastone from CNET won't install for some reason. Anyway, I just found a way to do everything I needed in Irfanview, so that should do it. I'll check out fast stone another day, though. Thank you.

01-26-2011, 09:24 PM	#4
hcc Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,005	The Pentax software PDCU 4.3 does allow to rotate from any free angle. It is nicely done and the results are excellent. PDCU comes with the Pentax dSLRs.

02-24-2024, 01:03 AM	#5
angerdan Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,643	K-5 and all newer cameras can rotate images in camera. In 1° steps up to 45°.

02-24-2024, 01:21 AM	#6
kypfer Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Jersey C.I. Posts: 3,596	Another vote for DCU, though DCU does "lose" the cropped area ... whereas Irfanview IrfanView - Official Homepage - One of the Most Popular Viewers Worldwide will rotate the whole image by fractions of a degree, with a choice of background colours (and it's free!) Horses for courses

02-24-2024, 01:27 AM	#7
Andy58 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: London Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 173	IrfanView also has a Straighten/rotate tool in the Paint dialog that allow you to mark a horizontal or vertical line on the image, then it works out the angle for you (though doesn't report it).

02-24-2024, 01:48 AM	#8
kypfer Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Jersey C.I. Posts: 3,596	Originally posted by Andy58 IrfanView also has a Straighten/rotate tool in the Paint dialog that allow you to mark a horizontal or vertical line on the image, then it works out the angle for you (though doesn't report it). Wow! I'd missed that ... Thank you!