You can not only place image into prepared position at template, but also change size, crop, perspective or customly distort image via configuration of desired Krasbit Layouter placeholder import settings on selected shapes. By example let’s place that example images:

Alignment Reference Point

That options specifies anchor point / reference point. Default option to select is Center option as the one which works perfectly in most cases. However if you need images to start being placed from specific corner of your placeholder you have more options in list as:

• Top Right
• Top Middle
• Top Left
• Middle Left
• Center
• Middle Right
• Bottom Left
• Bottom Middle
• Bottom Right

No scale

This places the entire image in front of the object and aligns it based on the selected Alignment Reference Point. For example, if placed image is smaller than placeholder, the entire image will be visible and it will be touching the object based on the alignment selection. This option should be selected if the goal is to maintain the original size of the image and center or align to specific edge of placeholder

Scale to object 

This fits the entire image into the available placeholder space.  If the image does not have the same aspect ratio as the object, there will be blank space above and below or to the left and right.  The alignment  Alignment Reference Point is used to control where the image is located within the object.

Example scale to object result

Ignore aspect ratio (stretch to object)

This takes the image and will stretch it vertically or horizontally as required to fill the available space. As the full image is shown, albeit stretched, the Alignment Reference Point selections are ignored.

Scale and crop to longer edge

This enlarges the image to longer side at first step. If the image does not have the same aspect ratio as the object, then parts of the image will be cropped (outside of the object area) at second step.  The alignment mode can used to control which end of the image remains and which gets cropped. This option is available only for vector primitive shapes like rectangle placeholder.

Example result

Scale and crop to shorter edge

This enlarges the image to shorter side at first step then crops what is outside at second step. The alignment mode can used to control which end of the image remains and which gets cropped. This option should not produce any blank space. This option is available only for vector primitive shapes like rectangle placeholder.

Crop to object

This places the image in front of the object and displays only a portion of it based on the selected alignment mode and the images size. It basically put the image into powerclip so final look will be cropped if placed image is larger than placeholder. The visible part is determined by the Alignment Reference Point. This option is available only for vector primitive shapes like rectangle placeholder.

Fit to perspective curve

This feature does not work in LITE edition of Krasbit Layouter. You must own Trial / STANDARD / PRO / NFR edition.  See Version comparison table.
This places image in front of placeholder object and applies a perspective effect so image will perfectly fit into curve. This works similar to CorelDRAW perspective effect, but in contrast  - Krasbit Layouter works with bitmap images as well. Use this kind of alignment if you need make an pseudo 3D  visualization of your project. This option is available only for curve placeholder. When you are preparing perspective placeholder, you should start from rectangle, convert it to curve (CTRL+Q) then drag the corners to make desired perspective, set alignment mode on shape to “Fit to perspective”.

Example perspective result

TIP: You can find a lot of examples of each alignment option and how it affect placed image at Krasbit Layouter - Examples.pdf document and example files under Krasbit Layouter Data folder.