How to create an image that is 1.91:1 aspect ratio

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2021-10-31 22:23:32

I know that I can do it easily in Adobe Spark here: https://spark.adobe.com/tools/image-resize/ but I'd like to do it in Pixelmator instead. Any clues?
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2021-10-31 22:26:06

In other words the stock aspect ratios provided in Pixelmator aren't what I need. 1.91:1 is used for Facebook thumbnails.
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2021-10-31 22:28:07

Change your numbers to these: 191:100
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2021-10-31 22:34:12

You can make a template of 1910x1000px for instance.
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2021-10-31 23:09:35

Thanks for your help. I finally got Pixelmator to do what I want. I think the problem is that Pixelmator acts like a graphics tool whereas I'm used to a photo editor like Lightroom. I always feel like I'm wrestling with it. I was kind of hoping it would act more like a souped up version of the tools in Finder.
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2021-11-01 08:36:42

It´s already there:
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2021-11-01 14:12:47

Just to clarify why it isn't possible to create an image according to a ratio – a ratio expresses the relationship between two numbers, it's not a size on its own. As both CHSCHS and EllenM pointed out, an image that has a ratio of 1.91:1 could be sized at 191px × 100px, or 1910px × 1000px or even 955px × 500px.

What's more, even in the tool you linked to, you shouldn't just choose any 1.91:1 preset – for example, the Instagram one has a size of 1080px × 566px, so you'd need the Facebook one specifically.

Further, if you have an image whose ratio is not 1.91:1, then resizing it to that ratio means you will also need to crop it, otherwise the image would need to be stretched.

Say, you have an image which is 1600px × 900px (16:9 or 1.77:1) – this is a standard widescreen image, whereas 1.91:1 is slightly wider than that. So, in Pixelmator Pro, if you already have an image that you'd like to prepare, there are a few different ways you could approach this. I'd probably do something like this:

1) Open your image
2) Chose Image > Canvas Size
3) Enter the size you need (for example 1200px × 628px)
4) Adjust the size of the image layer on the new canvas and place it in your composition

Having said all that, I do like the way it works in the link you shared (especially how it hides all the mathematical complexity). In fact, I've wanted to simplify the Image Size dialog for a loooong time now and I think we can definitely make some improvements here.