Resize Image to 1920x1080 – Full HD Size Online

1920 × 1080 pixels is called Full HD or 1080p. It has 1920 dots across and 1080 dots down, which gives the widescreen 16:9 shape used by most monitors, televisions and online video.

It is a common target for slides, video frames, wallpapers and website banners, because so many screens show it at its natural size.

Photos from phones and cameras are often 4:3 or 3:2, and portrait photos are tall. Forcing them into a 16:9 box means that something has to give:

• Fill and crop: the picture covers the whole 1920 × 1080 frame and the parts outside it are cut off. This is usually the best choice for wallpapers and thumbnails.
• Add background: the whole picture is kept and the leftover space is filled with white, black or a transparent background. Useful for slides when nothing may be cut off.
• Fit inside: the whole picture is kept, but the result may be smaller than 1920 × 1080 in one direction.
• Stretch: the picture is squeezed or pulled to fit. People and round objects look distorted, so use it only for patterns and abstract images.

A photo with fewer pixels than 1920 × 1080 has to be enlarged to fill the frame. Enlarging cannot add detail, so the result can look soft or blocky. A large photo, such as one of 4000 × 3000 pixels, is shrunk, and the result is usually sharp.

If you only need a smaller version for a document or an email, you do not have to use a Full HD size at all. A width of 1200 pixels is enough for many pages.

• Look at each card. It shows the new size in pixels, and a note when edges were cropped or a background was added.
• Check the file size on your device. A 1920 × 1080 JPG is often a few hundred KB, but a very detailed picture can be much more.
• If a site gives a file size limit, switch on Keep each file under a size and enter it. The quality is chosen automatically to fit.
• Compare the size and the file type with the instructions of the place where you upload the picture.