>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #1820260. --> Reported by: [OxideInteractive](https://www.drupal.org/user/136500) >>> <p>Version: 7.x<br> Sandbox: <a href="http://drupal.org/sandbox/OxideInteractive/1817208">http://drupal.org/sandbox/OxideInteractive/1817208</a><br> Git clone: <code>git clone --recursive --branch 7.x-1.x OxideInteractive@git.drupal.org:sandbox/OxideInteractive/1817208.git pointcrop</code></p> <p>The pointcrop module is for smart cropping of images using drupal image styles.</p> <p>The module provides 2 things:</p> <ul> <li> The ability to select a single point on an image field image to use as the focal point when cropping.</li> <li> "Pointcrop scale and crop" and "Pointcrop crop" image effects, which use that focal point.</li> </ul> <p>The reason this module was created was to be able to have images that display in vastly different sizes and in different orientations, but always keep the subject in the frame.</p> <p>There are a number of other image cropping modules which were reviewed before creating this one.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/smartcrop">Smart crop</a>: Tries to focus automatically based on entropy. This doesn't work well in practice.</li> <li><a href="http://drupal.org/project/imagefield_crop">Imagefield crop</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/imagefield_focus">Imagefield focus</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/manual-crop">Manual crop</a>, <a href="http://drupal.org/project/imagecrop">Image javascript crop</a>: These modules are based around the idea of the user being able to select a rectangle/crop area for uploaded images, which is then used for cropping. This is a more complex solution that doesn't give as much flexibility in terms of the size and orientation of the final image.</li> </ul> <p>There is also a jQuery plugin (<a href="https://github.com/oxideinteractive/pointcrop">https://github.com/oxideinteractive/pointcrop</a>), that is able to use the focus points this module provides to do dynamic cropping on the front end.<br> This means image size &amp; orientation can change dynamically and the images will still also focus on the focal point.</p> <p>Integration with this plugin will be provided out of the box in future, most likely in the form of a views plugin.</p> <p>A demo site will very likely be set up for the plugin.</p> <p>Screenshots will also soon be added to the project page, demonstrating pointcropped images vs regular cropped images.</p> <p><strong>Review bonus</strong><br> <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-5"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/projectapplications/issues/1907552" title="Status: Closed (won't fix)">#1907552: PHP Execute Extended Tools</a></span> (rooby)</p>