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User profile for user: Radium88
Radium88 Author
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iphoto and icloud dimensions and size clarification

hi all --


can someone please share with me what the essential differences between a photo in iphoto and the same photo in icloud.


im noticing that there is a reduction in size and dimensions for the photos i have in icloud verses the exact same one in iphoto.


does this mean there is a reduction in overall quality? all the info seems to be the same but the dimensions and size.


is there a way to revert the icloud photo to the same size and dimensions of the original?


hoping for some wisdom on this question,...


thanks... .

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 13

Posted on Nov 6, 2018 8:42 PM

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User profile for user: markwmsn
markwmsn
User level: Level 6
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Nov 6, 2018 9:51 PM in response to Radium88

Try downloading the unmodified original from iCloud (by clicking-and-holding on the download icon and selecting unmodified original from the resulting dialog box. In my quick test, that gets me a full-resolution version.


I don't know why, but the default (or explicitly chosen "most compatible including edits") download is limited to 2048 pixels on the long side. If that fact is documented somewhere, I haven't found it yet. I also don't know how to get a full-resolution download that includes edits.

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