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October 2, 2022
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enlarge photo and save

  • October 2, 2022
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I have a small photo  6.52 x 12.72 cm but I want it 28.22 x 21.77 cm

same as my other photos photoshop lightroom and many online programs fail to do this

in lightroom, if I crop the image gets bigger but if I export it no matter what dimensions I put it is always back to its original size

I don't want to print I just want a bigger photo in file explorer or windows/photos

 

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    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    October 10, 2022

    "Physical Size Bigger"

    So I tested a JPG file, and resized in Photoshop (doubled the Pixel Dimensions), and the results:

    1) The 'Original' that is 1502 PIXELS Wide-

    2) The same file- Image Resized to 3004 PIXELS Wide- (and Saved to a new file!)

    3) The TWO files that now appear in Windows File Explorer-

    4) And their size on Disk-  ie. Enlarged!  (Exact megabyte size varies with JPG compression)

     

    "Resolution"- Presuming you mean PPI (Pixels per INCH) has no relevance anywhere in a 'Digital' environment. (Computers, screens, etc).  Images ALWAYS have a 'Pixel Size'  ie. Pixel dimensions.

    Only when you Print to PAPER does "Size in inches" and PPI have any meaning, and software can scale any image to 'fit' the paper with varying PPI.

     

    So I honestly do not know what you are doing to not achieve larger images!

     

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    October 3, 2022

    What are the PIXEL dimensions of the image?

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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    keith26390448km0fAuthor
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    October 3, 2022

    pixels  770  x  1502

     

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    October 4, 2022

    So that is obviously your problem- the pixel dimensions are "tiny".

    You can just accept that it is so small, or you can try to resample (resize) it larger using an Export process from Lightroom- eg. these settings would 'double' the pixel dimensions of your image for the exported file-  Long edge 1502 > 3004 PIXELS

    But note, you do not increase the detail. You cannot magically gain more detail by enlarging an image.

    Photoshop also has 'Resize' functions-

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
    Peru Bob
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    Peru BobCommunity Expert
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    October 2, 2022

    I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to theLightroom forum so that proper help can be offered.

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