Now that you’ve noted your frame’s aspect ratio and resolution, the next step is to scale down the resolution of your pics. To do this, open the picture on your computer in your image viewer. Right-click and choose the “resize” option from the list. Scaling the picture to match your frame’s native resolution ensures that each picture doesn’t use more storage space than necessary.
For example, if you send a 1920×1080 picture to a frame that can only display in 720p, all that extra space taken up by the higher resolution picture goes to waste. This is especially important on digital picture frames with limited internal storage space.
This brings up another window where you can resize and scale the image according to preset formats (the thumbnail, email, messages, etc.). We will be using the “define custom dimensions” option at the bottom of the list.
If you’ve already adjusted the aspect ratio of the pic to match your frame’s display, make sure you leave the “maintain aspect ratio” option checked. In the two boxes, type in your frame’s aspect ratio, making sure to put the width and height in the correct box. You can also use the slider to reduce the image quality (drops the resolution) by percentage. We recommend manually typing in your frame’s native resolution for the best results.
If you leave the “Maintain aspect ratio” option unchecked and put a resolution that doesn’t perfectly match the current aspect ratio, the image will be stretched. This is why we suggest you adjust the aspect ratio before scaling down the picture’s resolution.
It’s also worth noting that you don’t need to scale the resolution if the picture is already in a lower resolution than the frame’s native resolution. In this case, you should only adjust the aspect ratio and you don’t want to further reduce the picture’s quality.
