On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:59:18 -0600, "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Walters" > Subject: Upsizing Images > > > Hi all > > Bill and Doug mentioned (in another thread) about upsizing cropped > images. > > I've been looking at some of the dedicated software packages that claim > to be able to upsize while maintaining good quality and, for my needs > (upsizing by 50-100%) I find it difficult to notice much difference > between them and the standard bicubic algorithm in Photoshop, when > applied stepwise in (say) 10% increments. Perhaps differences may show > up with enlargements beyond 100%. > > Just wondering whether anyone has come to any conclusions regarding the > best way to do moderate upsizing. > > Also, I've read that applying a small degree of sharpening during > stepwise upsizing can help maintain quality but I can't find any details > of how much and how often sharpening should be applied. Has anyone > tried this? > > The only time I upsize a file is to make a large print. The only way I > look at a large print is > from a distance. > Having said that, I use Bicubic Smoother, and I don't fret about if it is > the best way. > It works for me. >
Thanks, Bill. I don't have bicubic smoother in PS6 but stepwise application of standard bicubic seems to work reasonably for the occasional upsizing that I need to do. But I'm always on the lookout for a better way..... Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
