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Can I set profile photo to a cropped area?

James Pappas

February 23, 2013 18:07

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If a profile does not have a photo, the first time I upload one and identify the person, it gets assigned to that person as their profile photo.  Also, Geni only uses the cropped area identifying that person.  However, if I already have photos of a person and I upload a new one, and I want to use that new one as the profile photo...there is no way of using the cropped area.  All I can do is assign a new profile photo.  There should be an option that says, "assign this photo, but only use the cropped area".  Does anyone know if there is a way to get around this?  Can the Geni folks provide this option?  All the coding is already there since it works for first time photos....

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  Jeff, Geni Curator February 23, 2013 18:23

  Not a good answer, but a work around would be to untag the first photo (edit the "In This Photo").  Then add the other photo as the "first" photo with the crop.  Then retag the other photo.  I agree that having the ability to assign a new photo cropped area makes sense.  I wasn't aware it didn't do that.  You may want to add it as a feature request (http://help.geni.com/forums/337266-feature-requests).

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  James Pappas February 23, 2013 21:10

  Thanks, Jeff.  I realized that workaround and I've even used it.  But for some of my profiles, I have many pictures already tagged and for those, it's just not practical.  I'll try opening a ticket.

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  Dan Cornett February 26, 2013 18:15

  There is another 'work-around'.  After you assign the new photo as the 'profile photo', go to the free "family tree chart" (under the Family menu items at the top of each Geni.com window).

  If the person is not on that chart, change the 'focus' person (via the "search" option on the left side) to be that person (or a nearby person so the desired profile is on that "family tree chart".

  Then, you can click on the photo on the chart and you will be able to re-size and move-around the "selection area" on that profile photo.

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  James Pappas February 26, 2013 18:51

  Yeah, that works!  I never would have thought.  Still would be a nice feature.

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  Jeff, Geni Curator February 27, 2013 14:54

  I found an easy solution that should work.  View the profile in tree view, click the more button, then "resize photo".