The Maximum Size of a Photo in Facebook
Posted by Noah | Filed under technology
I was wondering what the maximum size of an image in Facebook is, and although I couldn’t find a definitive answer it would seem the largest dimension be it either horizontal or vertical is 604 pixels.
So if you want to get picky about re-sizing your images for better quality and watching for artifacts you should shoot for 604 pixels either wide or tall.
As for the actual file size, I did a lot of tests and it seems (as of July 28, 3008) that Facebook re-compresses your images regardless of what their original size might be, this equates to about a 50% quality setting in most apps but there is no size it won’t re-compress, even if it makes the file bigger.
Mike makes a good point, you can find out more in his Facebook Gallery
