How to find the right aspect ratio for Own Post images/How to Resize Images

Part A: Image Guidelines

Part B: How to Resize an Image

Part A: Image Guidelines

1. When creating an own post, the recommended guidelines for the image are as follows:

• Use an aspect ratio of 1.91:1.
• 1200 x 628-pixel images are ideal.

2. To see how many pixels are in your image, download the image you want to use.

3. Then open your downloads, and select the image you want.

4. Click on "Details" and then "Images." Click on that to see the image's pixel dimensions.

Make SURE the width is greater than the height. The example in the screenshot above would NOT be an acceptable photo since the width (488) is less than the height (600).

5. The dimensions do not have to be exact. The image should be about 2x as long as it is wide. This means you can only use images in portrait mode.

6. Examples of appropriate and inappropriate photos

General rule:

landscape rectangular photos that are CLEARLY wider than they are tall = okay

squares, almost squares, and portrait rectangular photos = not okay

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Part B: How to Resize an Image

If an image is not the correct size, RFS may cut off some of the image when it is posted. To fix this, you can use this tool or several other similar tools accessible on the Internet. 

1. First, upload your image. 

2. Ignore steps 2 and 3 unless you wish to crop or rotate your image.

3. Using step 4, change the image size to 1200 x 628 pixels. 

*NOTE*

1. The image size should not exceed 10 MB.
2. The image width should be greater than 300 pixels.
3. The image height should be greater than 130 pixels.
4. The image width should not exceed 6012 pixels.
5. The image height should not exceed 6012 pixels.
6. The image extensions should be jpg, jpeg, or png.

1. If the height and width of the image do not match the specified criteria: "Image size must be greater than '300x130', for example, '400x200', '350x250', and must be smaller than 6,012 × 6,012 px."
2. If the image size is larger than 10 MB: "Image size must be less than 10MB."
3. If the image extension is other than: "Please upload a valid image. Valid extensions are jpg, jpeg, png."