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Smart Preview - Images under 2560/2540 long side.

  • August 29, 2024
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Q1 - I have seen posts suggesting the Smart Preview is limited to 2560/2540 pixels on the long side meaning that if the original is less than that that is the size of the Smart Preview, so for example a 2000 pixel image on the long side will have a Smart Preview that is 2000 pixels and won't be upsampled.  Is there anything in Adobe's documentation that confirms this?  I have not found it.  This matters when synching a collection to Adobe Portfolio.  

 

Q2 - Does Adobe's documentation tell us which is correct 2560 or 2540?  Doesn't matter that much but nice to know.  

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

Smart previews are 2560 pixels wide, but because Lightroom Classic is a non-destructive editor, a crop is just an overlay. So yes, if you crop to 2000 pixels, then that will not be upsampled, because it should remain possible to 'undo' the crop of the synced image in Lightroom desktop, Lightroom mobile or Lightroom web.

 

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JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 29, 2024

Smart previews are 2560 pixels wide, but because Lightroom Classic is a non-destructive editor, a crop is just an overlay. So yes, if you crop to 2000 pixels, then that will not be upsampled, because it should remain possible to 'undo' the crop of the synced image in Lightroom desktop, Lightroom mobile or Lightroom web.

 

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