Crop specified ratio and/or dimensions

I figured out how to get the pixel dimensions to show on the loupe but it's still extremely awkward to get any specific size crop other than the original aspect ratio. I regularly need to crop to specific sizes & proportions and this really is not practical in LR as designed. I can drag a window & when I release it shows the numbers on the loupe but without the ability to zoom in while cropped it's nearly impossible to eyeball a 640x426 pixel window let alone 166x100. And there's no percentage reduction for export like a group of different size images you might want to output at 50% original pixels. I guess these tasks are for photoshop. Even irfanview lets me zoom in while cropping and see the numbers (and ratio) while dragging.

Lee Jay, it's not such a peculiar request. In fact it would be very helpful to me and something I do all the time. Here's an example. I have two images that I've cropped 'visually' to look the way I like them to. Now, while updating my web site, I decide to put those images side by side with the exact same dimensions. Now, I have presets to export images at particular pixel dimensions already, but that doesn't do my cropping for me. So, I choose one image and then want to make the second image have the same aspect ratio. Here's what I have to do to accomplish this.
(1) I have to figure out what the aspect ratio is on the first image I select, which I can do eithe rby looking at the dimensions in the Library Module, or by using the "i" to show it on the preview in Develop. Either way, I get actual pixel dimensions, usually something like 3000 x 4500.
(2) I have set the second image with the same aspect ratio, but wait, I can't enter anything over 999 in the aspect ration box in the Crop Tool. So, out comes the calculator and I divide 4500 by 3000 to get numbers that I can actually enter into the Crop Tool.
(3) Once I enter this aspect ratio into the Crop Tool, I can lock the aspect, and then resize the crop as desired. (Notice that NOW I have a custom crop with the dimensions I need in my crop dropdown, a little late to the party.)
(4) When I export the images, I can now export both images giving them a pixel dimension on either side and they will be the exact same pixel dimension, perfect for my web site.
If you see any way to expedite this process, I'd love to hear it, otherwise, there could be an easier way if (a) LR would let you enter numbers that represent pixel dimensions (since that is the only think LR gives you) which are bigger than 999, or they would calculate and disply the aspect ratio (in small numbers like 1 x 1.333) in the Crop Tool in place of "Original" when you select it in an image. I could just then see the numbers that I can actually ENTER into the crop tool for the next image. Better yet, let me manually 'remember' that aspect as a preset in the drop down list as 'previous' and have it readily available in the list for the next image.

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