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Dragged & dropped image gets resized to project's PPI value instead of maintaining original size

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May 28, 2019
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Like the title says, whenever I drag some images, they get resized to the PPI value of the project. It doesn't matter if it is 300 PPI or 72 PPI. It always gets resized to the PPI value.

I've tried unchecking "Resize Image During Place" and "Always Create Smart Objects when Placing", but that didn't change anything.

I've also tested 1080p images on a 1080p project, and those will fit the project perfectly. The image I'm having a problem with is 96x96, for any of you wondering.

How do I get dragged & dropped images to maintain their original size when they are dropped?

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Bojan Živković11378569

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How do I get dragged & dropped images to maintain their original size when they are dropped?

The only way is to have matching resolution and Resize Image During Place unchecked.

macpawel

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I think it's normal sitiuation

D Fosse

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What do you mean copy/paste doesn't work? Does nothing happen? Or does something happen, but not what you want?

You haven't convinced me it's getting scaled at all. But just to give a reference, this is a 1920 x 1080 pixel document (aka 1080p, aka HD), with a 96 x 96 pixel icon on top. This is what it should look like:

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Ronaldo LopesAuthor

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What do you mean copy/paste doesn't work? Does nothing happen? Or does something happen, but not what you want?

Literally nothing happens. If I drag-drop, the image appears on the canvas. If I go through the clicking steps (File, Place embedded, etc.), the same as drag-drop happens, if I copy the file and try to paste it in, nothing happens.

Not sure if I'm supposed to be click-pasting, but CTRL-V didn't work when I tried it.

Nancy OShea

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What Per says is true. If you think about it carefully, a placed object cannot have a ppi that is different from everything else around it. The project's resolution always takes priority over what's placed inside it. So if your canvas is 72 ppi and you drop a 150 ppi image inside it, the total project is still 72 ppi. That is the expected behavior.

Ideally, when working on print projects where resolution matters, you should start with a canvas that is the required output size and resolution.

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Ronaldo LopesAuthor

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If you think about it carefully, a placed object cannot have a ppi that is different from everything else around it. The project's resolution always takes priority over what's placed inside it. So if your canvas is 72 ppi and you drop a 150 ppi image inside it, the total project is still 72 ppi. That is the expected behavior.

Then how come the image drop correctly on other programs, such as GIMP, where the properties of the project are the same (1080p, 300PPI, 32bit RGB)?

Ideally, when working on print projects where resolution matters, you should start with a canvas that is the required output size and resolution.

My project is supposed to be digital, so printing doesn't matter to me. With that being said, I'd still like for my project to be 1080p, as that's basically the res I usually do my projects in.

D Fosse

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Personally I always copy/paste in these situations, to avoid this mess. If I need smart objects I make that after the file is in Photoshop.

How are you doing that? I've tried to CRTL+C and CRTL+V the image in, but it just doesn't work. Literally nothing happens, as if I didn't copy anything to begin with.

I can circumvent the issue by using ShareX and CRTL-Ving with it, but that's far from a solution, as I have to take a screenshot of the image just so I can paste it through CRTL-V without having it resizing.

A simpler question could be to also ask if there's a way to completely turn off smart objects, thus letting me drag-drop without it scaling the image.

I've literally never heard of copy/paste not working. Try from the Edit menu. File format doesn't matter, an indexed GIF will paste just fine into a 16 bit RGB PSD, just as an example.

Mike_Gondek10189183

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The purpose of resize during is to make the layer smaller to fit if it is larger. You are tryng to place a 36 x 36 px image into a 1080p. If you are dragging into an image teh dropped item, will take on he PPI of the original image will not be changed.

So waht youy are dscribign si exactly hwoi thsi is supposed to work.

Keep in mind you have to restart OPhothshop for "Resize Image During Place" to take effect. That will make a placed item smaller only when that would have bleed off the destination canvas.