An imported 4x3 jpg does not match the aspect ratio of the 4x3 marquee tool. Why?

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October 22, 2020
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For example - see attached photo...I import a jpeg photo into photoshop with a 3x4 aspect ratio (900x1200).

I use the rectangular marquee tool to draw a frame box around the photo, set to fixed 3x4 aspect ratio.

I would expect the box to be the same aspect as image. But the box is always visibly taller...by about 10%.

When I check the info on each object...the pixel count indicate they are both indeed 3x4. But they don't match up visually.

Can anyone explain this frustrating problem?

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D Fosse

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The explanation is in fact in the aspect ratio. A fixed percentage isn't the same width on the two axes.

Think of it this way: keep adding the same width on all sides, and you get closer and closer to a square.

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Myphototrail작성자

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Thanks for reply...but I'm still unclear. If I compare the number of pixels:

jpg: 900x1200, box: 2050x2733

Both are 3x4 in pixels. Yet the box appears taller. So, does this mean the pixels of the box are stretched?

How is it possible to create a 3x4 box then?

D Fosse

Community Expert

No, the pixels aren't stretched. Set the rectangular marquee to "fixed ratio" at 4:3, and just try for yourself.

Again, it's because the long side has more pixels, so a percentage increase adds more pixels on the long side than the short side. The border gets wider.

If you want an even width border, you don't get the same aspect ratio. As you keep adding, the rectangle becomes more and more square.

This is just the way geometry works. Both these are 4:3, just measure them if you wish:

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