Cutting An Oval Shape With Photoshop 7

Hi Gang
I don't have an option for 'Eliptical Marguee', (just rectangular), nor a Preset for creating an Oval shape to a photo. Can someone help?

Thanx dec9, Thanx John
I apparently just overlooked the RIGHT CLICK option which brings up the Marguee Tools. So I've got Oval shapes now no problem, and I choose a transparent background for all these photos. Was wondering if I could make an Oval template that would be the same size applied to all the photos?
I could adjust the actual photo to fit, but have the template provide the same Oval size shape for all the photos.
Thanx in advance for your help.
Mike

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import java.awt.event.*;
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final static String TITLE = "The jazz machine";
// Line separator char
final static String LSEP = System.getProperty("line.separator");
// Value range
final static int MIN_FREQ = 1;   // min value for barFreq
final static int MAX_FREQ = 200; // max value for barFreq
final static int MIN_AMPL = 0;   // min value for barVolume
final static int MAX_AMPL = 100; // max value for barVolume
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private int ovalX, ovalY, ovalW, ovalH;
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//                                Methods
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Since the top of the vehicle is as blown out as the sky, Photoshop is just thinking you want to include those areas as well. You probably would have been better served by using something like the Lasso Tool, selecting an outline of the vehicle (not right to the vehicle but a rough space around it, almost like a cutout). You would then click the Mask button at the bottom of the Layers panel. This puts a non-destructive mask on your image where you would then tweak the rest by erasing the edges off the rest of the mask (all non-destructively; if you make a mistake you just "paint" it back in with black).
Thus, Photoshop pwns Paint.
ON EDIT: Note that the next to last sentence above applies to when using the Eraser Tool. The reverse happens with the Paint Tool; painting with white reveals (the image); black conceals.
ON EDIT TO THE EDIT: In order to get background transparency you must save in a file format that supports transparency, like PNG. JPEG, for example, does not support transparency.

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