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December 13, 2018
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Resizing stock images

  • December 13, 2018
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downloaded image that was 13 x 9 and 300 dpi. I need to enlarge it to 53x36 and have it be 300 dpi.

There is only one size to download? Can I enlarge this and keep it at 300 dpi?

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Correct answer Abambo

Without knowing about the picture, nobody can give you a definitive and correct answer. So this should only be a general guideline for you:

  • Images normally can be scaled up around 1.5 times the size with programs like Photoshop, without too much problems.
  • very often a density of 250 dpi is good enough for printing.

What you would like to do is to enlarge 4 times the picture. That can be done only on very specific pictures. So if the picture is not available at higher resolutions, I would say (as I said out of the blue) no, it's not possible.

I have doubled the size of some pictures. I have also tripled the size. But artefacts get very visible in those cases and I would not do that with stock images.

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 14, 2018

Without knowing about the picture, nobody can give you a definitive and correct answer. So this should only be a general guideline for you:

  • Images normally can be scaled up around 1.5 times the size with programs like Photoshop, without too much problems.
  • very often a density of 250 dpi is good enough for printing.

What you would like to do is to enlarge 4 times the picture. That can be done only on very specific pictures. So if the picture is not available at higher resolutions, I would say (as I said out of the blue) no, it's not possible.

I have doubled the size of some pictures. I have also tripled the size. But artefacts get very visible in those cases and I would not do that with stock images.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
twaritar3263062
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twaritar3263062Community Manager
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December 14, 2018

Hi Lucia,

Thanks for reaching out to the Adobe Stock community.

Could you please share the file ID which you are referring to so that we can further assist you?

Regards,

Twarita

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