how do I resize images in photos?

I am running into this same "problem", which apparently isn't a problem but Apple's choice. I tend to believe that it would be nice if you could resize within Photos (so without exporting). May be it could be possible for Apple to make an option where it saves re-sized files in a separate album, while still keeping the original file as well. This way, you can still work within the same program and upload images to webpages etc. directly from Photos, without compromising the "non-destructiveness" of Photos.

Proportion - the ratio of length to breadth - is a function of cropping, not resizing. So you do that with the crop tool, and yes that's even in familiar ratios for you:

Important note: these ratios have nothing to do with inches. Inches mean nothing on a computer, that only comes into play when you print.

Best guess is that some time in the past you imported an old iPhoto library (which you never should do) ad kept the thumbnails from the mess of duplicates you created - when you upgrade iPhoto or Photos there is never any importing involved - just opening old libaries so they can be upgraded

Another possibility is that you have used Malwear like CleanMyMac of your system which often destroyed iPhoto and Photos libraries - cleaning programs like CCM are not needed on a Mac and should never be used

And if you want to discuss this more you should start your own thread with details on your system and situation since your issue is totally different than the point of this thread - see Writing an effective Apple Support Communities question

LN

Feature requests go here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/photos.html

but be sure to tell them what you mean by "resize". It can mean image dimensions, it can mean file size, so first step is to be clear on that.

Hmm, strange. I have 40 GB space left and all my SLR (from Nikon 5500) are left out of the icloud. Only my iPhone images are synchronized. So I am missing 900 pictures. I was referring to the following info on iCloud Photo Sharing - Apple Support

iCloud Photo Sharing supports JPEG, RAW, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and MP4, as well as special formats you capture with your iPhone, like slo-mo, time-lapse, 4K videos, and Live Photos. You can even share your Memory videos. When shared, photos taken with standard point-and-shoot cameras, SLR cameras, or iOS devices have up to 2048 pixels on the long edge. Panoramic photos can be up to 5400 pixels wide.

The pictures are visible in photos on my iMac though.

It is best not to use both iCloud Photo Library and MyPhotoStream - generally you should use one or the other to avoid possible conflicts

What is the status of iCloud Photo Library in the Photos preferences or at the bottom of the Photos view and on each IOS device? Check the status of your library in Photos for macOS - Apple Support

LN

Ok - most likely those1064 photos are referenced which do not sync to ICPL - one of many reasons that referenced libraries are not a good idea with Photos -- Disadvantages of a Referenced Library in Photos

To verify make two new smart albums (file menu ==> new smart album)

1 - Photo - is - referenced -- this probably will have 1064 photos in it which will not sync to ICPL

2 - Photo - is - unable to upload to iCloud Photo Library -- this probably will be empty

LN

Maybe you can help? I'm looking at digital photos taken at least 10 years ago and since my Mac is relatively new this means my iPhoto libraries have been imported to new computers several times now, for what it's worth. When I double click on the (jpeg) image from my library, it never expands in size to larger than a big postage stamp. When I look at the info on the photos it says "no camera information, no lens information, 240 x 180 22KB"

A good many of my old photos are in this situation in the library. What gives? I definitely did not shoot them in low resolution. They seem like 'dumbed down' thumbnails of the originals, which I do not see anywhere.

And following your instructions above, they cannot be expanded in size.

I'd appreciate any help you can provide - thanks

Missifu wrote:

What I see is for resizing is as the Custom options are only in pixels and I need more measurements. Any solutions?
Thank you Tenisball50 or any one! 🙂

What "more measurements" do you need? Basically digital photos only have pixels as measurements - what exactly are you trying to accomplish? Pretty much everything has been covered in this thread

LN

Hi LarryHN
Thank you for answering! I was aiming to use inches and keep proportions like I did in my Photoshop program. When I look all I find is pixels and Small, Med.. etc... is there more nuance somewhere hidden? 😁

I fully understand his problem. If you use a professional SLR you are easily beyond the horizontal pixel limit of 2048 horizontal pixels iCloud can handle. So all the SLR images are not synced into iCloud.... So there is an issue. You should have an import option (or even automatically) that resizes the images to the max size iCloud can handle. I keep the originals anyhow outside of Photos to keep full control over it.

the horizontal pixel limit of 2048 horizontal pixels iCloud can handle.

That is incorrect - there is no size limit for photos using iCloud

If you share photos using iCloud Photo Sharing there is a limit on photo size (since it is a free service it has restrictions) but not for iCloud overall - iCloud Drive and iCloud Photo Library have no size limits and you pay for the storage you use

LN

And that is exactly as I stated - there are many iCloud services and the free iCloud Photo Sharing service does have limits - No other iCloud service has a limit since you pay for the storage used for all other services

If you share photos using iCloud Photo Sharing there is a limit on photo size (since it is a free service it has restrictions) but not for iCloud overall - iCloud Drive and iCloud Photo Library have no size limits and you pay for the storage you use

As to your problem to get help you need to provide details - what iCloud service(s) are you using

LN

You should have an import option (or even automatically) that resizes the images to the max size iCloud can handle.

This would break the core feature that the original is not every altered in any way.

I keep the originals anyhow outside of Photos to keep full control over it.

That's fine for you if you wish, but the target user for this app is someone who wants simplicity.

Thanks Harry,

You are right. 1064 pictures are referenced. I didn't import them but pulled them simply from finder into an album.
I found this quite convenient but apparently not. I will import them correctly again and reduce size in the mean time.

Thanks for your help.