Getting photo's the right size for adding to the layers

[enidan80]

Hello,

Adding layers to a chosen background I find that the pictures I have chosen to add, whilst looking ok in My Pictures are way to small in the layers pallet, If I try to enlarge them to fit they just go out of focus and pixelate?. something tells me they should all be the same file size how can I convert them, and is this the answer?.

Many thanks

endian 80

[DarkShock]

You should make your overall image the size of your smallest picture. That way all of your larger pictures can just be sized down to fit. Anytime you re-size an image to make it larger it will come out blurry. To re-size an image hit Control + R.

[enidan80]

Thank you for that Dark Shot, I have a background image that fills say the canvas size, now upon it I want to place a person I have saved by cutting it out now on placing it on the background it requires resizing or enlarging that is when it begins to break up.

I shall try your suggestion although the cut-out of people I have chosen are already quite small.

enidan80

[DarkShock]

If the size of your cut-outs are small then you will have to consider sizing down your overall image a lot. I recommend finding larger cut-outs if possible.

Edited November 5, 2013 by DarkShock

[david.atwell]

Resizing up is never a good idea.  Always use the largest images you can and resize them down before saving whenever possible.