Resize photo to exact size

[dustnbones2]

Hi

I've been asked to resize a photo to an exact size. How can I resize a photo that is 6300px wide and height 4205px to a width of 1000 px (height not specified) and 500kb?

Thanks for any help

[Barbara Ash]

Choose Image > Image Size. Choose the desired width and settings.

[Barb Binder]

and 500kb?

Note that in Barbara's image, the file size (shown on the top line) is still 1.91 MB.

What format will you need to output? I'm guess a web-compatible format since you are measuring in pixels. If you are saving it out as a JPG or PNG, the built-in compression of those formats will likely get you there. You can see the size of the file before exporting it with File > Export > Export As. The size appears in the left column. In the right column, you can experiment with JPG and PNG, and note that JPG has variable compression with a Quality range of 0-100. (The lower the number, the smaller the file, but you are looking for a balance between file size and clarity of the image.)

[dustnbones2]

Thamks for the replies but they don't give 500kb as the exact size. Probably thinking there's no way to produce an exact image size

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

That's correct. And because of that, I assumed that 500 kb was the maximum.

In addition to the answers above, you can crop to a specific width, height and resolution, but there isn't an option to specify the file size.

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

I'd use File > Automate > Fit Image if there is one critical maximum dimension, then enter the target size of 1000px into both fields to correctly handle landscape or portrait originals.

File > Export > Save for Web (legacy) can attempt to save to a target file size using the menu option "Optimize to File Size"... However this will not retain image quality, as file size has been stated as being more critical.

[dustnbones2]

Thanks for all your replies. Much appreciated

[Barb Binder]

We are always happy to help.