# Image Affine Transformation Apply affine transformation for scaling, rotation, shearing, and translation > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-affine - **Category:** Design - **Keywords:** image, affine, transformation, scale, rotate, shear, translate, geometric ## Overview The Image Affine Transformation tool allows you to precisely manipulate images by applying geometric operations including scaling, rotation, shearing, and translation. This utility provides a straightforward way to adjust image orientation and dimensions while maintaining control over background settings and output quality. ## Inputs - **Image File** (file): Upload any image file (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF) for affine transformation - **Scale X** (range): Horizontal scaling factor (0.1 to 10.0, 1.0 = original size) - **Scale Y** (range): Vertical scaling factor (0.1 to 10.0, 1.0 = original size) - **Rotation Angle** (range): Rotation angle in degrees (-180 to 180, 0 = no rotation) - **Shear X** (range): Horizontal shearing factor (-2.0 to 2.0, 0 = no shear) - **Shear Y** (range): Vertical shearing factor (-2.0 to 2.0, 0 = no shear) - **Translate X** (range): Horizontal translation in pixels (-1000 to 1000, 0 = no translation) - **Translate Y** (range): Vertical translation in pixels (-1000 to 1000, 0 = no translation) - **Background Color** (text): Background color for transparent areas (hex #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA, or color name) - **Output Format** (select): Choose output format or keep original. PNG recommended for transparency - **Quality (1-100)** (number): Output quality for lossy formats (JPEG, WebP). Higher = better quality but larger file size ## When to use - Correcting the perspective or orientation of scanned documents or photographs. - Resizing and repositioning image assets for consistent layout design. - Applying creative geometric distortions like shearing or rotation for graphic projects. ## How it works - Upload your image file in any supported format such as PNG, JPEG, or WebP. - Adjust the transformation sliders to set your desired scale, rotation angle, shear, and translation values. - Specify a background color for empty areas created by the transformation and select your preferred output format. - Process the image to download your geometrically transformed file. ## Use cases - Standardizing product photos by rotating and centering them within a fixed frame. - Creating slanted text or graphic effects for web banners using the shear function. - Adjusting the scale and position of icons to fit specific UI design requirements. ## Frequently asked questions ### What image formats are supported? The tool supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and TIFF files. ### Can I make the background transparent? Yes, by setting the background option to 'transparent' and choosing PNG as your output format. ### What is the maximum file size? You can upload image files up to 10 MB. ### How does shearing work? Shearing shifts the image along the X or Y axis, creating a slanted or tilted effect without changing the image's overall area. ### Will I lose quality during transformation? If you choose JPEG or WebP, you can adjust the quality slider from 1 to 100 to balance file size and visual fidelity. ## Related tools - [Image Linear Transformation](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-linear): Apply linear transformation (a * input + b) to adjust image levels, brightness, and contrast - [Image Modulation](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-modulate): Apply modulation transformation for brightness, saturation, and hue adjustments - [Image Perspective Transformation](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-perspective): Apply perspective transformation for 3D-like effects and perspective correction - [Image Projective Transformation](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-projective): Apply advanced projective transformation for complex 3D surface mapping and projection effects - [Image Matrix Recombination](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-recomb): Apply matrix recombination for advanced color space transformations and channel mixing - [Image Rotate](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-rotate): Rotate images by specified degrees with options for background color and output format - [Rotate Image by Arbitrary Angle](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-rotate-arbitrary): Rotate images by any arbitrary angle with options for background color and output format - [Image Flip (Vertical)](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/image-flip): Flip images vertically (top to bottom) with options for output format and quality ## Samples - [Web Image Processing Python Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/web-image-processing-python): Web Python image processing examples using PIL/Pillow including reading, saving, resizing, and format conversion - [Web Image Processing TypeScript Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/web-image-processing-typescript): Web TypeScript image processing examples including image read/save, scaling, and format conversion - [Android Image Processing Java Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-image-processing-java): Android Java image processing examples including reading/saving images, scaling, and format conversion - [Android Image Processing Kotlin Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-image-processing-kotlin): Android Kotlin image processing examples including reading/saving images, scaling, and format conversion ## Related content - [Image Geometry Transform Tools](https://elysiatools.com/en/hubs/image-geometry-transform-tools): Choose rotation, flip, crop, affine, perspective, scale, or padding transforms and verify framing, dimensions, orientation, and clean transparent or background edges.