Maybe your image looked too sharp once it was uploaded to Facebook, or maybe it became extra grainy.
#How to resize an image in photoshop how to
Tune in next week for how to remove busy backgrounds from photos and replace with a professional, custom-textured canvas.Have you ever uploaded an image to Facebook and noticed that somewhere between editing and the final uploaded image on Facebook, something was lost in translation? JD Sartainĥ- Photoshop: Save photos as PSD (for editing), PNG (for print media), and/or JPG (for Internet) files. Enter 8, 9, or 10 for a good balance between quality and file size. In the JPEG Options dialog box, under Image Options, enter a number between 0 and 12 to determine the file size and image quality of this JPG. Scroll down to the JPG format, click once-the filename changes from. In the PNG Options dialog box, under Interlace, click None, then click OK, and it’s saved.įor the smaller web photo, click File > Save As, and enter a filename. Scroll down to the PNG format, click once-the filename changes from. Once again, click File > Save As, use the same filename, then click the small arrow beside the Format field box. Now, save the 4×5-inch photo again to a more usable format, such as PNG. Use this file for any additional edits or changes. Make sure the Format field box says Photoshop (*.PSD *.PDD), then click the Save button. Click File > Save As and enter a filename in the File Name field box. (See Saving Files below to save this photo.) JD SartainĬreate one high-resolution photo for print media and one photo for web use.Ĩ. To save the files, start with your new original, the 4×5-inch photo. Notice the Document (Image) Height automatically readjusts to 3 inches. Next, re-check the Resample Image box, and type 2.25 in the Document Size > Width field box, and click OK. Uncheck the Resample Image box, then type 72 in the Resolution field box. The next step in this process is to scale down the image to 72 pixels/inch, then resize it to 2.25 inches wide x 3 inches tall. (Save again before you proceed.) However, this image cannot be used on a website-its dimensions are too big, the resolution is too high, and the file size is too large. Now you have a professional, cropped, high-resolution photo that’s camera ready for printing or publishing. The default is checked and, even if your image has no styles, leave it checked (in case you decide to reuse this image later on a campaign poster or brochure that uses styles).ħ. Resizing and/or resampling a photo affects how these styles appear in an image. Many Layer Styles use patterns constructed from images or graphics.
Scale Styles is for images or projects that use Layer Styles such as posters, flyers, greeting cards, etc. Before you alter the resolution, notice the three checkboxes in the last panel at the bottom: Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions, and Resample Image. Basically, upsizing stretches and distorts the pixels (called pixelation), which, in turn, distorts the image.ģ. Upsizing results in fuzzy, blurred, shadowy halos (called compression noise) around the objects in the image.
Regardless of the medium, always edit photos at 300 pixels/inch because, you can always downsize an image without losing image quality but you cannot upsize from low resolution to high resolution.
#How to resize an image in photoshop pro
Pro Tip: Internet/website images are sized at 72 pixels/inch, but all print media is sized at 300 pixels/inch (or larger, in some cases).