crop vs resizing ?

[Nunzio]

 I know its been asked a thousand times . I have just joined the local camera club and would like to submit a pic . The requirements is that you crop to 1920 pixels x 1080 pixels  file size not larger than 2 mb . Surly resizing is a more preferred option ? 

thank you

[Damien Symonds]

No, cropping is the only way to do it.  Because those dimensions are a different shape to your native camera file.

Try it and you'll see.

[Nunzio]

Ok , thats two things i have learned this week thank you .

 

[Nunzio]

how do i tell which unit of mesurement im in ? I hopping this is cropped 1200 x 1920 px

[Damien Symonds]

No, you can't use the "Ratio" option for this.  You have to use the WxHxResolution option (I think that's what it's called for your version).

Then, when you enter the numbers, make sure you add "px" to the end.

[Nunzio]

ok then. your a smart cookie then

thanks

 

[Damien Symonds]

Unfortunately, the whole cropping process is far more complex than it used to be.  In older versions of PS it was blissfully straightforward.

[Nunzio]

WxHxResolution option (I think that's what it's called for your version).

yes that worked , while i did type in px in both boxes it like in one box ?

[Damien Symonds]

If you don't type "px" it will probably default to "in" ... which is fine when you're printing, but bad in present circumstances.

[Nunzio]

12 hours ago, Damien Symonds said:

Unfortunately, the whole cropping process is far more complex than it used to be.  In older versions of PS it was blissfully straightforward.

yes it was

[Damien Symonds]

So how did you go?  Got everything you need?