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Sizing Photos

To resize a photo, you can use online tools, built-in software on your computer (like Photos app on Windows or Preview on Mac), or professional editing software like Photoshop. Online tools like Adobe Express, Canva, or Fotor allow you to upload your image and resize it to specific dimensions or by percentage. You can also find free online resizers like Img2Go.com or PicResizethat offer various resizing options like dimensions, percentage, or aspect ratio. For more advanced editing, including preserving visual information while resizing, Photoshop's content-aware scale feature can be helpful. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown of common methods: 

1. Online Image Resizers: 

  • Adobe Express: 

    Offers a user-friendly interface with options for standard aspect ratios, social media presets, and the ability to scale, pan, and crop. 

  • Canva: 

    Provides a free online tool to resize images for various social media platforms or custom dimensions. 

  • Fotor:

    Allows resizing by dimensions, percentage, aspect ratio, or social media size, with options to customize DPI for print. 

  • Img2Go.com:

    A simple online tool to resize images by dimensions, percentage, aspect ratio, or for social media. 

  • PicResize:

    Enables resizing, cropping, rotating, and compressing images for different platforms. 

2. Built-in Software: 

  • Windows Photos: The Photos app allows resizing by pixels or percentage and offers options for image quality and output format. 

  • Preview (Mac): The Preview app on macOS lets you adjust image size through "Tools" -> "Adjust Size". 

  • Windows Paint: A basic tool for resizing images, suitable for minor adjustments. 

3. Professional Software: 

  • Photoshop:

    Offers advanced features like content-aware scale, which helps preserve visual elements while resizing. 

  • Lightroom:

    Can be used to compress images when exporting, creating smaller file sizes for sharing or storage. 

4. Mobile Apps: 

  • Instasize: A popular app for resizing images specifically for social media platforms with various preset sizes. 

  • Android Gallery App: Allows resizing through the edit or crop options within the app. 

  • iPhone Photos App: Offers options to crop and resize images through the edit menu.