# Create landscape image from portrait image (outside images blurred)

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [February 13, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-landscape-image-from-portrait-image-outside-images-blurred/18622 "2018-02-13T13:28:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![1611mac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/1611mac/32/5675_2.png) [@1611mac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/1611mac)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-landscape-image-from-portrait-image-outside-images-blurred/18622/1 "2018-02-13T13:28:11Z")

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We’re all familiar with the sometimes need to make a “landscape” image from a “portrait” pic. This is usually done by putting 3 pics side by side and blurring (or other effect) the outside two.

Is there a graphic utility that does this quickly and easily? Something designed specifically to do this?

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**Author:** ![kpryce1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9d8465/32.png) [@kpryce1](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/kpryce1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-landscape-image-from-portrait-image-outside-images-blurred/18622/2 "2018-02-13T13:35:10Z")

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I always use the ‘panorama’ functionality in Photoshop Elements - but then, this is not free.

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**Author:** ![1611mac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/1611mac/32/5675_2.png) [@1611mac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/1611mac)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-landscape-image-from-portrait-image-outside-images-blurred/18622/3 "2018-02-13T14:02:34Z")

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I’m hoping for a utility…  
But It can actually be done in RW. Here’s the stacks I used (I’m sure there are others)

- Place and set UsefulStack to desired final image width
- Place Adaptive Grid (set with 3 grids) within the UsefulStack with 1 pt padding and a dark background. This will give a 1 px dark line between the images.
- I then placed an ImageWizard stack in each grid and set a Contrast of 35% on the outside pics. ImageWizard has other effects that could be used instead. (Brightness, Blur, Opacity, etc)
- Preview the image and take a cropped screen shot for your final image. (Save the page/stack for future use.)  
(Note: Intent is to have an image for use in an opt-in mail list, perhaps twitter, facebook, ,etc)

Result:  
 ![36%20AM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/2X/0/0a470040b2bb59550b0ecc238dad965ce87cf834.jpg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/create-landscape-image-from-portrait-image-outside-images-blurred/18622/4 "2018-02-19T14:02:40Z")

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