Body: <p>I am looking for a user-friendly, non-destructive way define an image crop when editing an entry with an asset field.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Should be able to visually define an image crop</li>
  <li>Should be able to change the crop when editing the entry</li>
  <li>Should not crop/overwrite the original image</li>
  <li>Should not generate a new asset in the asset library for the cropped image</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I am aware of the built-in cropping tool, but it is not very userfriendly since it either crops the original asset (destructive) or creates a new asset with the cropped image (confusing and messy). This (A) makes it confusing to edit the cropping (you need to hunt down the original asset and create a new crop) and (B) introduces the need to sanitize your asset folders to remove unused crops.</p>
  
  <p>I am also aware of the <a href="https://plugins.craftcms.com/ansel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ansel plug-in</a> which pretty much does what I want but seems to be abandoned by the author. It does not work with Craft>3.1, as acknowledged by its author <a href="https://buzzingpixel.com/support/issue/166" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know of a third option for this?</p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2020-05-14T15:00:02.733Z
Comments.Text: Have you tried using a crop _transform_? You can allow the user to simply set the focal point for each image.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Lindsey D
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2020-05-15T07:11:54.360Z
Comments.Text: @LindseyD This would be the easiest solution, but the client needs more precise control over the crop than offered with the focal point
Comments.UserDisplayName: ilantica
Tags: <assets><plugins><image>
Title: Non-destructive image cropping plug-in
ThreadText: # Non-destructive image cropping plug-in
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-14)
  
  I am looking for a user-friendly, non-destructive way define an image crop when editing an entry with an asset field.
  
  * Should be able to visually define an image crop
  * Should be able to change the crop when editing the entry
  * Should not crop/overwrite the original image
  * Should not generate a new asset in the asset library for the cropped image
  
  I am aware of the built-in cropping tool, but it is not very userfriendly since it either crops the original asset (destructive) or creates a new asset with the cropped image (confusing and messy). This (A) makes it confusing to edit the cropping (you need to hunt down the original asset and create a new crop) and (B) introduces the need to sanitize your asset folders to remove unused crops.
  
  I am also aware of the [Ansel plug-in](https://plugins.craftcms.com/ansel) which pretty much does what I want but seems to be abandoned by the author. It does not work with Craft>3.1, as acknowledged by its author [here](https://buzzingpixel.com/support/issue/166).
  
  Does anyone know of a third option for this?
  
  **Tags:** assets, plugins, image
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Have you tried using a crop _transform_? You can allow the user to simply set the focal point for each image.  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 This would be the easiest solution, but the client needs more precise control over the crop than offered with the focal point  
  
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