Graphic Design / 17 Jan 2019
What
So this is a quick article on how to maintain an aspect ratio when resizing an image. How? These are the calculations to work out the new height given the width or the new width given the height: (original height / original width) x new width = new height (original width / original height) x new height = new width
Why
How
These are the calculations to work out the new height given the width or the new width given the height: (original height / original width) x new width = new height (original width / original height) x new height = new width
(original height / original width) x new width = new height (original width / original height) x new height = new width
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