When using Content-Aware Scale, how can you protect important areas from distortion?

When using Content-Aware Scale, how can you protect important areas from distortion?

• A. Mask the image
• B. Drag to resize and use protect areas
• C. Use Levels adjustment
• D. Apply Gaussian Blur

Answer: (B)

Content-Aware Scale uses intelligent stretching to keep important parts from warping. To guard those parts, you can mark protected areas before resizing. Activate Content-Aware Scale, turn on Protect Areas, and paint over the elements you want to remain intact (such as a person or a logo). Then drag to resize. The tool will stretch the surrounding areas while preserving the protected regions, minimizing distortion where it matters. If you don’t mark protected areas, the entire image can distort more as you resize. Other options like masking, Levels, or Gaussian Blur don’t provide this targeted protection during scaling.

Content-Aware Scale uses intelligent stretching to keep important parts from warping. To guard those parts, you can mark protected areas before resizing. Activate Content-Aware Scale, turn on Protect Areas, and paint over the elements you want to remain intact (such as a person or a logo). Then drag to resize. The tool will stretch the surrounding areas while preserving the protected regions, minimizing distortion where it matters. If you don’t mark protected areas, the entire image can distort more as you resize. Other options like masking, Levels, or Gaussian Blur don’t provide this targeted protection during scaling.