Expert: Richard Rost - 12/9/2008

Question
Hi,
I read your answer to the same question but I needed to ask with more detail. I am trying to make some jpg files fit into the requirements of a website template so the pics don't get skewed and distorted on the website. The template requires (JPG ONLY) 450 pixels x 450 pixels for the large images, and 150 x 150 for the thumbnails (we're talking about product images). Now, the manufacturer has provided many images and I need to resize them to the needed specs. Problem: (Just using one example) Width is 258 pixels and height is 500. I figured I would just resize the canvas to 500 x 500, and then resize the image to 450 x 450. Seemed like a good plan, but I get the opaque borders on the left and right sides of the image. I cannot use gif or png (I understand both permit transparent canvas) because the website template won't allow them. What else can I do? Photoshop 7.0 Elements.
Thanks so much in advance!

Answer
The best way that I've found to do this is to size your canvas first then copy and paste the image into it. If the image is 258x500 and your canvas is 450x450 then you're either going to have to distort the image, leave some opaque area on the sides, or set a background color. There's not much else you can do about that.

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