'Honey I shrunk the image'. Dimensions, dimensions, dimensions.

[Fairholm]

Hi,

79 yrs old, and a bit crummy at IT.

I used to use A4 format in Aff Designer which worked well, but then I was told to design in dimensions of 300px by 390px for website.

When I SHARE from AD to Photos (on the iMac),, they come out blurred. My old A4s never did. Always crisp.

I have tried to change dimensions using the properties of the image, but  'Honey I shrunk the image.'

I have only done 2 pieces using the recommended pixel dimensions ... is there any way to change these after the event without me having to start again from scratch in A4 please?

Dave

PS don't forget that I am an ancient half-wit!!

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[Fairholm]

Replying to myself here !!

I changed the properties of the image to the preset A4 option (which I hadn't clocked earlier), , which made it tiny, and then expanded the tiny image to fit the A4 preset.

It was almost a straight fit, but some bits posed some problems.

Thanks me.

[GarryP]

If you are trying to ‘shrink’ an A4 image (~2480×3500px) down to something which is 300×390px then you will inevitably see some ‘clarity issues’, regardless of the fact that they have different aspect ratios.

It’s a bit like trying to print an A4 sheet onto a postage stamp.

If you can give us more details about what you have, preferably sharing the document itself, and tell us exactly what you are trying to do with it then we might be able to assist further.

[Fairholm]

Hi, sorry for the deay.

The file here is the size my website requires.

Looks crisp onscreen.

When I SHARE to Photos, it becomes blurred. and I need it NON blurred when II put it on Facebook to advertise a new kiddie' podcast.

Best Bird copy.afdesign

[GarryP]

Thanks for supplying the document.

My response is the same as it was earlier, you are trying to put too much detail into a very small area.

For example, your peacock image is actually 1280 pixels in width but you are displaying it at just under 200 pixels in width, which will be the size when the design is exported.

Pixels can’t be ‘squashed down’ and so detail will be lost.

I would recommend learning about how pixels ‘work’ and about Image Layers and Pixel Layers before taking this further.

If you (temporarily) switch to Pixel View Mode and use Zoom to Pixel Size you will see (pretty much) what it will look like when exported (depending upon export settings).

[Fairholm]

Way over my head, but thanks.