Loading pictures on a photoframe

[emkayess65]

Hi all, I need help loading pictures on photo frame.
I keep gettin the heads cut off. Size does not seem to be an issue. The pictures are on a 4 gig flashdrive - lots of room. A 1.9MG picture7.933 x 9.94 displays fine in the center.
For this picture that is what I want. I don't mind the black space.

The frame is 6" x 3.125", per the box it is 480px x234px.
per the website the aspect ratio is 16x9(?)not 2.05.
If I crop to 1:1.77 the pictures fit fine.
But...
Some pictures I want to display smaller, but I want all of it to show.
I am making some mistake somewhere. I cut off the bottom and the head still is cut off.
These guys are at a ball game - I want to show that.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1flpYDm0ODy5hqZXdMo0qLCF82SBO_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1flpYDm0ODy5hqZXdMo0qLCF82SBO)

How would I have to resize them to display the whole picture whatever the size.
These pictures range from 10x13 to 4x4 and the 10x13 fits fine.
Both of the big pictures just fit - I did not have to do anything.

Anybody?? Thanks for your help.

[RobertSchuldenfrei]

Hi,

I am not totally sure what's going on here, but if the aspect ratio of 1:1.77 works here is one thing you could do. Add a black border to the side of the image, any image, such that the final aspect ratio of 1:1.77 is maintained. Nothing will be lost... ever. Here is your picture within the final canvas sized to that aspect ratio. It was formed by pasting your image on a new file. (File | Blank File)

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If there is something I do not understand, please post back and tell me where I am going wrong.

Cheers,

Bob

[emkayess65]

Thank you Robert - you saved my bacon - major.
I was going nuts because the performance was so inconsistent.
Big pictures - the ones I was worried about - just fit themselves in.
One 5x4 just would not adjust without cutting the guy at the top off.

But adding black to the edges works.

Thank you!!!!!

Now ---- can anyone explain to me why that works. In words of no more than three syllables.

I thought (:eek:) I understood this stuff. NOT!

This forum is the absolute best.
mks

[RobertSchuldenfrei]

Hi Emkayess65,

Well, you actually explained why it worked.

1/ You said that an aspect ratio of 1:1.77 worked.

2/ And you said that a picture 6 inches wide would work.

3/ Now I knew that your original image did not have the correct aspect ratio so I was going to have to add some black to both sides such that the final image to be uploaded would be 3.393" high by 6.0" wide.

4/ Next I resized your picture so it was 3.393" high. After resizing your image it was only 5.027" wide. This picture was copied to the clipboard.

5/ Finally, I constructed a new file that was exactly 3.393" high by 6.0" wide. Then your smaller image was pasted on top of this new black canvas right in the center. That is why you see the black bands on both sides.

The key step was number 3. This suggested which sides (the top and bottom) would exactly fit the frame. That meant the left and right sides would get the black bars.

I hope this helps, but if it does not, just post back and I will take another crack at it.

Cheers,

Bob

Thank you Robert - you saved my bacon - major.
I was going nuts because the performance was so inconsistent.
Big pictures - the ones I was worried about - just fit themselves in.
One 5x4 just would not adjust without cutting the guy at the top off.

But adding black to the edges works.

Thank you!!!!!

Now ---- can anyone explain to me why that works. In words of no more than three syllables.

I thought (:eek:) I understood this stuff. NOT!

This forum is the absolute best.
mks

[emkayess65]

Thanks Robert,
I saved your reply on why it works.
Hey, I think my head can actually handle this.

Now...
Why would an 8x10 scanned at 300ppi - major edited - took out a person and fixed the background - end size 1.9Mg slide right in and display ~ 2.? by ~ 3.? -( it's hard to measure exactly on the glass).

That is the one I was worried about - leaving it out is not an option.

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help.

mks