Editing Cropping (image) (section)

{{Short description|Removing unwanted outer parts of an image}}
{{about|cropping images|other uses|Crop (disambiguation)}}
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'''Cropping''' is the removal of unwanted outer areas from a photographic or illustrated image. The process usually consists of the removal of some of the peripheral areas of an image to remove extraneous visual data from the picture, improve its [[framing (visual arts)|framing]], change the [[aspect ratio (image)|aspect ratio]], or accentuate or isolate the subject matter from its background. Depending on the application, this can be performed on a physical photograph, artwork, or film footage, or it can be achieved [[workstation|digitally]] by using [[image editing]] [[software]]. The process of cropping is common to the [[photography|photographic]], [[film]] processing, [[broadcasting]], [[graphic design]], and [[offset printing|printing]] businesses.