Digital Photo Express Entry ITA Question

[HarryF]

Hello all,

I have a small question regarding the digital photo upload. All it says is this:

Frame Size:
• The final frame size of the photo must be at least 35mm x 45mm.
• The photographs must show a full front view of the head and tops of shoulders, with the face in the middle of the photograph.
• The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm.
• Digital dimensions are often expressed in pixels or DPI (dots per inch). The physical dimensions in pixels must be at least 420 x 540.
Quality/resolution:
• If an existing photo is being scanned, the minimum resolution must be 600 pixels per inch.
File Format:
• The file may be submitted in JPEG or JPEG2000 format.
• The final size of the image should ideally be 240 kB (kilobytes), but not less than 60 kB.
• The image must be in colour (24 bits per pixel) in RGB colour space, which is the common output for most digital cameras.

How did people upload their photo? With a phone, camera or have it done professionally? I'm not sure how best to approach this.

Thanks in advance,

Harry

 

[Meya06]

Mine uploaded PDF file from professionally.

 

[Queries]

get it clicked from professional and ask for digital copy as well with the given specifications and upload it ...

 

[riddymon]

Would it be ok to use a scanned passport photo for this? I know there's a specific physical size for PR photos but seeing this is a digital image, would a scanned passport photo work as long as it adheres to the specs for digital images shown above?

 

[MooseNBooze]

Mine uploaded PDF file from professionally.

Needs to be JPEG or JPEG2 format, not PDF.

Would it be ok to use a scanned passport photo for this? I know there's a specific physical size for PR photos but seeing this is a digital image, would a scanned passport photo work as long as it adheres to the specs for digital images shown above?

Yes, if the scan meets the requirements. But herein lies the confusion. The instructions provide two sets of requirements. One is for scans of the physical photos. The other is for digital images. For scans, the physical photo must meet the 35 by 45 mm dimensional requirement and the resolution of the scanned copy must be at least 600 pixels/inch. For digital images, the dimensions must be at least 420 by 540 pixels. For both, the view requirements must be met. For both, the "size of the head" to the "length of the photo" ratio should be met. For both, file format is JPEG or JPEG2 only. For both, the final size should ideally be 240 kB but not less than 60 kB.

I hope this helps. Best wishes.

 

[darklord]

I have scanned my existing photo I took for FSW 2014 and scanned it at resolution 600 dpi as per the requirement. However, the size near to 60kb and I could not get more. I tried 1200 dpi but in this the photo gets some dots etc as its too high a resolution.

 

[MooseNBooze]

I have scanned my existing photo I took for FSW 2014 and scanned it at resolution 600 dpi as per the requirement. However, the size near to 60kb and I could not get more. I tried 1200 dpi but in this the photo gets some dots etc as its too high a resolution.

Try using a freely available photo editing software to "save as" the file and increase file size accordingly. There may also be web-based software that do that. If you want to download, I highly recommend paint.net, which is a powerful and spam-free tool (the last I downloaded it).

 

[smtele]

I got it from a professional and re-sized it per CIC instructions using IrfanView: http://www.irfanview.com/

 

[LadyJune]

is the dimension "411 x 531" acceptable?

 

[leonht]

The instructions says the minimum is 420x540 - you should get your photo to that resolution.

is the dimension "411 x 531" acceptable?

 

[LadyJune]

thank you =)

 

[riddymon]

is the dimension "411 x 531" acceptable?

Frame Size:
• The final frame size of the photo must be at least 35mm x 45mm.
• The photographs must show a full front view of the head and tops of shoulders, with the face in the middle of the photograph.
• The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm.
• Digital dimensions are often expressed in pixels or DPI (dots per inch). The physical dimensions in pixels must be at least 420 x 540.
Quality/resolution:
• If an existing photo is being scanned, the minimum resolution must be 600 pixels per inch.
File Format:
• The file may be submitted in JPEG or JPEG2000 format.
• The final size of the image should ideally be 240 kB (kilobytes), but not less than 60 kB.
• The image must be in colour (24 bits per pixel) in RGB colour space, which is the common output for most digital cameras.

If it doesn't meet the requirements highlighted in red, then you need to rescan to be on the safe side.

 

[Itsmee]

Please answer a question for me:

I got my photo taken by professional photographer. The physical photo meet all specification.

But digital photo was 300 by 450 pixels. I increased pixel per inches and resultantly, the digital photo is meeting the specification of being larger that 420*540 pixels. However, I notice that picture gets larger and I am afraid distance gets larger and resultantly, The size of the head, from chin to crown, gets more than between 31mm and 36mm.

Please tell me if this "The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm" is only for physical photo or both for digital and physical photo?

Thanks

Frame Size:
• The final frame size of the photo must be at least 35mm x 45mm.
• The photographs must show a full front view of the head and tops of shoulders, with the face in the middle of the photograph.
• The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm.
• Digital dimensions are often expressed in pixels or DPI (dots per inch). The physical dimensions in pixels must be at least 420 x 540.
Quality/resolution:
• If an existing photo is being scanned, the minimum resolution must be 600 pixels per inch.
File Format:
• The file may be submitted in JPEG or JPEG2000 format.
• The final size of the image should ideally be 240 kB (kilobytes), but not less than 60 kB.
• The image must be in colour (24 bits per pixel) in RGB colour space, which is the common output for most digital cameras.

If it doesn't meet the requirements highlighted in red, then you need to rescan to be on the safe side.

 

[OptimisticHope]

Hi,

i got my pictures with .jpg extension.

Is .jpg and .jpeg are same ? is it ok to upload .jpg picture ?

 

[dinodn]

Following link says,

"The file formats you can upload are .tiff, .jpg, .png, .doc, .docx and .pdf. You can’t upload any other file format."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/English/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1124&top=23