Is an image
large enough?
A layout asks for a set number of pixels, and it isn’t obvious from a thumbnail or a filename whether an image has them.
By the end, you know whether the image’s width and height in pixels meet the layout, and you can find larger candidates with the Size filter.
Before you start
- An image asset in your workspace.
- The pixel size your layout needs, such as a web banner 2,400 by 1,300 pixels.
Watch the walkthrough
Here's how to check whether an image has enough pixels for your layout.
Say the Lumen Bay web banner needs an image 2,400 pixels wide and 1,300 high. The client sent this one, with print in its name.
On the Info tab, Image specs shows Resolution: 1,600 by 868. That's the original's width and height in pixels, so it's too small for this banner.
The EXIF tab has a search box for this file's metadata. Type resolution. X Resolution says 300 dots per inch.
So Resolution in Image specs is pixels. X Resolution here is a value written in the file. It doesn't add pixels: this image is still 1,600 by 868.
To find a larger one, go to Assets. Under Type, choose Image, then Size: Big, and Orientation: Landscape. Big means the longer side is over 1,920 pixels.
That narrows the list. Big isn't your layout's size, though, so open a candidate and check its exact pixels.
The master copy: Resolution 2,400 by 1,302. Wide enough, and tall enough, for the banner.
In short: compare Resolution in Image specs with the pixels your layout asks for. A dots per inch value in the file doesn't change that number.
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Count the pixels, then compare them with the layout.
Whether an image is large enough depends on your layout, so start from what the layout asks for. Then compare it with the image’s width and height in pixels, which YetOnePro shows on the Info tab.
Open an image asset in your workspace to follow along.
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Know what your layout needs
Say the Lumen Bay web banner needs an image 2,400 pixels wide and 1,300 high. The client sent “lumen-bay-coffee-bags-print.jpg”. Open it.
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Read Resolution in Image specs
On the Info tab, Image specs shows Resolution: here, 1600x868. That’s the original’s width and height in pixels, so this image is too small for a 2,400 by 1,300 banner.
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Don’t count dots per inch as pixels
The EXIF tab has a Search metadata... box for the file’s metadata. Type “resolution”: X Resolution says 300 dots per inch.
That’s a value stored in the file. It adds no pixels: the image is still 1,600 by 868.
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Find larger candidates
Go to Assets. Under Type, choose Image, then Size: Big and Orientation: Landscape. The filter reads “Type: Image · Big · Landscape”.
Big means the longer side is over 1,920 pixels. That isn’t your layout’s size, so the filter only narrows the list.
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Check the candidate’s exact pixels
Open a candidate, such as the master copy. Its Resolution is 2400x1302: wide enough, and tall enough, for the banner.
In short: compare Resolution in Image specs with the pixels your layout asks for. A dots per inch value in the file doesn’t change that number.
Check the result
- You read Resolution under Info › Image specs: the original’s width × height in pixels.
- Both numbers are at least what your layout asks for.
- You didn’t judge the image by the X Resolution value on the EXIF tab.
If it didn’t work
The EXIF tab says 300 dots per inch. Is that enough?
X Resolution is a value stored in the file. It adds no pixels, so compare Resolution in Image specs with your layout instead.
Every image under Size: Big should fit, right?
Not necessarily. Big means the longer side is over 1,920 pixels, which isn’t your layout’s size. Open a candidate and check its Resolution.