image-crop-rotate

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Image processing skill for cropping images to 50% from center and rotating them 90 degrees clockwise. This skill should be used when users request image cropping to center, image rotation, or both operations combined on image files.

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When & Why to Use This Skill

This Claude skill automates essential image processing tasks by performing a precise 50% center crop and a 90-degree clockwise rotation. Designed for efficiency and consistency, it leverages the PIL/Pillow library to help users quickly reformat images, correct orientations, and focus on central subjects without needing external editing software.

Use Cases

  • Social Media Content Optimization: Quickly adjust image focus and orientation for platforms like Instagram or Pinterest that require specific framing.
  • E-commerce Product Formatting: Standardize product photos by centering the subject and ensuring uniform rotation across a digital catalog.
  • Mobile Upload Correction: Efficiently fix orientation issues from mobile device uploads while simultaneously cropping to the most relevant central area.
  • Thumbnail and Preview Generation: Streamline the creation of consistent, centered preview images from high-resolution source files for web galleries.
nameimage-crop-rotate
descriptionImage processing skill for cropping images to 50% from center and rotating them 90 degrees clockwise. This skill should be used when users request image cropping to center, image rotation, or both operations combined on image files.

Image Crop and Rotate

Overview

This skill provides functionality to crop images to 50% of their original size from the center and rotate them 90 degrees clockwise. It uses a reliable Python script with PIL/Pillow for consistent, high-quality image processing.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user requests:

  • Cropping an image to 50% from the center
  • Rotating an image 90 degrees (clockwise)
  • Both cropping and rotating an image
  • Image processing tasks that combine center cropping with rotation

How to Use This Skill

Overview

The skill provides a single script that performs both operations: cropping to 50% from center and rotating 90 degrees clockwise.

Process

  1. Identify the input image: Locate the user's uploaded image file in /mnt/user-data/uploads/

  2. Execute the script: Run the crop_and_rotate.py script with input and output paths:

    python scripts/crop_and_rotate.py <input_path> <output_path>

  3. Provide the result: Move the processed image to /mnt/user-data/outputs/ and share it with the user

Script Details

scripts/crop_and_rotate.py

This script performs two operations in sequence:

  1. Crops the image to 50% of its original size, centered
  2. Rotates the cropped image 90 degrees clockwise

Usage:

python scripts/crop_and_rotate.py input.jpg output.jpg

Arguments:

  • First argument: Path to input image
  • Second argument: Path to save processed image

Supported formats: Any format supported by PIL/Pillow (JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, etc.)

Output: The script prints processing details including original size, cropped size, and final size

Example Workflow

# Process an uploaded image
python /mnt/user-data/skills/image-crop-rotate/scripts/crop_and_rotate.py \
    /mnt/user-data/uploads/photo.jpg \
    /mnt/user-data/outputs/photo_processed.jpg

The script will:

  1. Open the input image
  2. Crop it to 50% from the center (e.g., 1000x800 → 500x400)
  3. Rotate the cropped image 90° clockwise (e.g., 500x400 → 400x500)
  4. Save the result to the output path