Finding the dimensions of a photo (or video)

[Ambrosia7177]

Hello. I am getting back into photography and expanding into videography as well, now that I have an iPhone.

When I was a Windows user, I always took for granted that you could right click on a photo and get the filesize, picture dimensions, and so on.

But apparently this is more of a hassle with Macs...

So how can I easily determine the dimensions of photos and videos in macOS Sierra?

I am working on a website to display my old old photos - plus some newer ones from my iPhone - and it appears that some of the photos are getting squished or stretched, but without knowing the actual dimensions of the original file, it is impossible for me to know what is going on.

I started using Adobe Lightroom around Christmas, but I find it *clunky* at best. And I know that Photoshop can do all kinds of things, but re-learning it would take me months.

You would think you could get everything you need in Finder...

 

[revmacian]

Hello. I am getting back into photography and expanding into videography as well, now that I have an iPhone.

When I was a Windows user, I always took for granted that you could right click on a photo and get the filesize, picture dimensions, and so on.

But apparently this is more of a hassle with Macs...

So how can I easily determine the dimensions of photos and videos in macOS Sierra?

I am working on a website to display my old old photos - plus some newer ones from my iPhone - and it appears that some of the photos are getting squished or stretched, but without knowing the actual dimensions of the original file, it is impossible for me to know what is going on.

I started using Adobe Lightroom around Christmas, but I find it *clunky* at best. And I know that Photoshop can do all kinds of things, but re-learning it would take me months.

You would think you could get everything you need in Finder...

In Finder, select a photo and press Command+I to get information. Look under the "More Info" section on the information popup.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

In Finder, select a photo and press Command+I to get information. Look under the "More Info" section on the information popup.

That's the problem...

When I do that, none of the info I want is there.

All I see is...

Kind: JPEG
Size: 2MB
Title: IMG_2639.JPG
Headline: IMG_2639.JPG

 

[adrianlondon]

If I get info on a jpeg file, under "More Info" I get the dimensions. Also, if you view the folder in icon mode and ensure "Show item info" is selected, it'll show the dimensions underneath each photo.

Show Image Dimensions in Mac OS X Finder Windows & Desktop

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[Dave Braine]

More Info, gives me all this:

 

[revmacian]

That's the problem...

When I do that, none of the info I want is there.

All I see is...

Kind: JPEG
Size: 2MB
Title: IMG_2639.JPG
Headline: IMG_2639.JPG

Headline? Where are you getting that from? Are you using Finder in macOS?

You should be getting this window with Command+I:

 

[Erehy Dobon]

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[Ambrosia7177]

If I get info on a jpeg file, under "More Info" I get the dimensions. Also, if you view the folder in icon mode and ensure "Show item info" is selected, it'll show the dimensions underneath each photo.

Show Image Dimensions in Mac OS X Finder Windows & Desktop

The default setting in Mac OS X Finder is to display no file information, but you can easily set the Finder, Windows, and the Desktop to show image dimensions through a setting in View Options. Bas…

osxdaily.com

I don't see "Show item info" in macOS Sierra...
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More Info, gives me all this:
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Nope. Don't see any of that.
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Headline? Where are you getting that from? Are you using Finder in macOS?

You should be getting this window with Command+I:
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Yes I am in Finder in macOS Sierra...

 

[revmacian]

I don't see "Show item info" in macOS Sierra...
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Nope. Don't see any of that.
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Yes I am in Finder in macOS Sierra...

Select a photo and press Command+I - or press the Windows Key+I for non-Apple keyboards. I remember this working way back in Mavericks, so it should work in Sierra. The Finder has a menu option for this also, File > Get Info

 

[Ambrosia7177]

Select a photo and press Command+I - or press the Windows Key+I for non-Apple keyboards. I remember this working way back in Mavericks, so it should work in Sierra. The Finder has a menu option for this also, File > Get Info

Nope. Don't see any of that in macOS Sierra.

(Fwiw, I am typing on my ancient 2012 MBP with Mountain Lion, and I can see photo stats on Nikon NEF files in Finder, but something is amiss on my newer Retina with macOS Sierra...)

Maybe it's a problem with my iPhone??

I don't have any pictures from my Nikon dSLR on my Retina - only iPhone photos...

 

[Fishrrman]

OP:

Here's your answer (at least for jpeg's).

First, open the image in Preview.

Once open (in Preview), type "command-i" (eye) to bring up the inspector window.

You can click either the leftmost icon (document) -- should show pixel dimensions.
Or...click the "i" (general), and that should give pixel dimensions, as well.

For "quick-n-easy" pic viewing, I prefer the old "Picasa" photo app. I realize it's old, and it's only 32 bit (so it works ONLY with Mojave and earlier), but again, it's easy to use to view and do simple edits, crops, etc.

 

[revmacian]

Nope. Don't see any of that in macOS Sierra.

(Fwiw, I am typing on my ancient 2012 MBP with Mountain Lion, and I can see photo stats on Nikon NEF files in Finder, but something is amiss on my newer Retina with macOS Sierra...)

Maybe it's a problem with my iPhone??

I don't have any pictures from my Nikon dSLR on my Retina - only iPhone photos...

Well I can only guess that you're either a) not on macOS or b) not in Finder or c) the files you're working with aren't standard image files (.jpg, .png, .gif) - some of these files I've created myself in third-party apps and can still see the standard stats. This is of course an assumption based on my experience in using OS X and macOS (Mavericks, Yosemite, El Cap, Mojave and Catalina) on 2 Mac minis, 2 MacBook Pros and a MacBook Air. I never used Sierra or High Sierra so that may be where I am wrong.

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Are you actually using Finder, or are you doing a Get Info while viewing the images on the web page or an image viewing app?

"Headline" is not reported by Finder - headline is a property used by web sites and image viewing apps.

MacOS/OS X has been providing a Get Info window with the sort of info others have illustrated in this thread for far longer than Sierra has been around, so your results are not due to using an older version of the OS.

 

[chown33]

Make sure Spotlight indexing is enabled for the location where the images are stored.

System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy

AFAIK, Spotlight's metadata extractors are responsible for pulling the EXIF and other data out of photos and putting it in the volume's metadata store. That's where Finder's Get Info gets the dimensions and other stuff from. I suspect that everything that appears under the More Info section comes from the metadata store.

This can be tested using a USB thumb drive, putting a few images on it, then adding and removing the disk from Spotlight's Privacy pane. The same will work with a disk image, if a USB thumb drive isn't handy.

The 'mdls' command in Terminal can also be used to inspect a file's metadata.


Finally, instead of posting what you don't see, consider posting what you do see. A screenshot of the file's Get Info window, with "More Info" expanded, might be informative.

 

[Ambrosia7177]

OP:

Here's your answer (at least for jpeg's).

First, open the image in Preview.

Once open (in Preview), type "command-i" (eye) to bring up the inspector window.

You can click either the leftmost icon (document) -- should show pixel dimensions.
Or...click the "i" (general), and that should give pixel dimensions, as well.

For "quick-n-easy" pic viewing, I prefer the old "Picasa" photo app. I realize it's old, and it's only 32 bit (so it works ONLY with Mojave and earlier), but again, it's easy to use to view and do simple edits, crops, etc.

@Fishrrman, you always seem to come through.

Okay, that not only tells me the dimensions, but also the camera details (e.g. apeture, shutter speed, etc).

So why can everyone else see those things in Finder, and I cannot?

And why can I see camera setting in Mountain Lion Fidner but not Sierra Finder?
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Well I can only guess that you're either a) not on macOS or b) not in Finder or c) the files you're working with aren't standard image files (.jpg, .png, .gif) - some of these files I've created myself in third-party apps and can still see the standard stats. This is of course an assumption based on my experience in using OS X and macOS (Mavericks, Yosemite, El Cap, Mojave and Catalina) on 2 Mac minis, 2 MacBook Pros and a MacBook Air. I never used Sierra or High Sierra so that may be where I am wrong.

I AM on a Retina MBP with macOS Sierra and in Finder.

What I posted above is true and accurate.

And I took the suspect photos with my iPhone 6S Plus and they are .JPG
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Are you actually using Finder, or are you doing a Get Info while viewing the images on the web page or an image viewing app?

Such disbelief?!

On my Retina with Sierra, I am in Finder, selecting a .JPG taken with my iPhone and cmd + I and I see...

IMG_2966.JPG

General:
Kid: JPEG image
Size: 2,068,536 bytes
Where:
Created:
Modified:

More Info:
Last opened:
Title: IMG_2966.JPG
Headline: IMG_2966.JPG

Name & Extension:
 IMG_2966.JPG
_ Hide extension

Comments:

Open with:
Previw.app

Preview:

Sharing & PErmissions:
Me Read & Write
everyone: No Access

"Headline" is not reported by Finder - headline is a property used by web sites and image viewing apps.

Well that's what I see in Finder as described above...

MacOS/OS X has been providing a Get Info window with the sort of info others have illustrated in this thread for far longer than Sierra has been around, so your results are not due to using an older version of the OS.

And I also said that on my other MBP with Mountain Lion I see that. I know it has been there, which is why I was surprised I don't see it in Sierra...

 

[Ambrosia7177]

Make sure Spotlight indexing is enabled for the location where the images are stored.

System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy

AFAIK, Spotlight's metadata extractors are responsible for pulling the EXIF and other data out of photos and putting it in the volume's metadata store. That's where Finder's Get Info gets the dimensions and other stuff from. I suspect that everything that appears under the More Info section comes from the metadata store.

That's a poor architecture - especially since me being security minded (aka "paranoid") I disabled Spotlight on my Retina.

This can be tested using a USB thumb drive, putting a few images on it, then adding and removing the disk from Spotlight's Privacy pane. The same will work with a disk image, if a USB thumb drive isn't handy.

I copied a JPEG to my thumbdrive, slected it in Finder, did cmd + I and I can now see all of the camera details I was used to seeing.

Looks like @chown33 gets the golden prize for this thread!!

(Security is tough sometimes...)

The 'mdls' command in Terminal can also be used to inspect a file's metadata.

Okay.

Finally, instead of posting what you don't see, consider posting what you do see. A screenshot of the file's Get Info window, with "More Info" expanded, might be informative.

Yeah, I typed what I see in my last post. Would have attached a screenshot, but my Retina is tied up processing and I didn't want to disturb it so I am on my old Mac.

Thanks for the help - and proving once again that I am not crazy in what I see/experience on my Macs!!!