Fit vs fill: prepare consistent product photos
A product catalog is easier to scan when its images share a frame. Consistency comes from the canvas dimensions, the visible scale of the object, and the space around it. FrameMint handles the first and third; choosing a good source photo remains your decision.
Fit preserves the whole source
Fit uses the smaller of the width and height scale factors. With a 1200 × 1200 canvas and 8% padding, the inner box is 1008 × 1008 pixels. An 800 × 1000 source becomes 806.4 × 1008 pixels before rasterization, centered in the canvas. The source remains complete.
Fill trades edges for coverage
Fill uses the larger scale factor and clips the overflow to the inner box. The same 800 × 1000 source becomes 1008 × 1260 pixels; 252 pixels of scaled image height are cropped in total. Use this only when the lost edges are unimportant.
A canvas color is not background removal
If the source has a gray background, adding a white canvas creates a white border around that gray rectangle. Photograph against a background you like, or prepare a transparent PNG separately using a tool you trust.
Choose an export format deliberately
JPEG is practical for photos. PNG preserves sharp graphic details but can be larger. WebP often offers compact output, though your destination must accept it. This tool flattens the image onto the selected canvas color, including transparent source areas. Quality settings affect JPEG and WebP, not PNG.
A repeatable listing workflow
- Keep the original high-resolution photo.
- Choose one canvas size for a group of related products.
- Use fit when the entire object must remain visible.
- Inspect the exported image at its actual display size.
- Check your marketplace’s current image requirements directly before publishing.