Viewing image dimensions in Finder

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Viewing image dimensions in Finder

This may be an obvious question, but how can I view the pixel dimensions of images in Finder? I am new to the mac platform and I know in windows you can simply hover over the thumbnail in Explorer and it would tell you the dimensions of the image.

The only way that I have found the pixel dimensions in OSX is to open the pictures in preview and then "Get Info"

MacBook Pro 15" 2.2ghz 2gb ram, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Jul 25, 2007 10:52 AM

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andlabs

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Jul 25, 2007 3:43 PM in response to jsheldon86

Activate Finder by clicking its Dock icon. Open a Finder window and click it. Go to View>Show View Options. Click on "All Windows" at the top. Now check "Show Item Info". The Dimensions appear under each icon. You'll also get some other useful information, such as the number of files in a folder.

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jsheldon86 Author

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Jul 26, 2007 7:17 AM in response to jsheldon86

Thanks, that seems to work, but only in icon view. Is there any way to do it in list or column view?

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andlabs

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Jul 26, 2007 10:16 AM in response to jsheldon86

In List View, no. Sorry!

In Column View, open up the View Options and check "Show Preview Column". Click on an image, and in the Preview column, under the preview, there should be a list of information. The item marked Dimensions has what you are looking for.

There's also a way that works for all three views that involves the Get Info pane *in Finder* rather than in Preview. Click on an item, and hit Command+I. Open up the "More Info" section of the Info window (at the far left of the screen), and the Dimensions appear.

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