wda Posted July 14, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted July 14, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anyone real experience of using third party software for resizing, say, 5mp images from the D2 to yield 300dpi reproduction at A3 or A2 sizes to professional standards? If so, what is your verdict on the quality of the results? And how user-friendly is the software? Â David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stunsworth Posted July 14, 2006 Share #2 Â Posted July 14, 2006 David, there was a comparison of the various software recently in Amateur Photographer. As I remember (I can't find the magazine) they were very much of a muchness, with CS2 bicubic smoother just about as good as anything else. I'm sure if I'm mistaken someone will correct me :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share #3 Â Posted July 14, 2006 Thanks, Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 14, 2006 Share #4 Â Posted July 14, 2006 The other method they mentioned was the old 'do it in 10% steps' to get from size A to size B. Their conclusion was that this gave poorer results than doing it in one go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokysun Posted July 14, 2006 Share #5 Â Posted July 14, 2006 check out Genuine Fractals. historically, it's been the most popular psp plugin. the new version looks easier to use than the old. they might have a demo. wayne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 14, 2006 Share #6 Â Posted July 14, 2006 Wayne, Genuile Fractals was one of the worst performers in their test :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokysun Posted July 15, 2006 Share #7 Â Posted July 15, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) wow, steve, that's interesting. maybe that's why it's dropped from sight, though available. thanks, wayne ps. do you remember the best performer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 15, 2006 Share #8 Â Posted July 15, 2006 I'll have a dig around the house tomorrow to see if I can find the copy of the magazine. No promises though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share #9 Â Posted July 15, 2006 The other method they mentioned was the old 'do it in 10% steps' to get from size A to size B. Their conclusion was that this gave poorer results than doing it in one go. Â Steve the trouble with incremental changes is that you are losing the 300dpi (unless I am missing something in the calculations.) Â Look forward to the findings of your search. Â David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 15, 2006 Share #10 Â Posted July 15, 2006 David, I don't think the 300 dpi is important. As I see it you are meerly increasing the pixel dimensions by 10% say 10 times if you want a 4x enlaregment. After that you can change the dpi to whatever you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcchuan Posted July 16, 2006 Share #11  Posted July 16, 2006 Has anyone real experience of using third party software for resizing, say, 5mp images from the D2 to yield 300dpi reproduction at A3 or A2 sizes to professional standards? If so, what is your verdict on the quality of the results? And how user-friendly is the software? David  Hi David I use PhotoZoom Professional for my enlargement. I find the result very good and user friendly. You can download the trial version to test it out  Alvin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobold Posted July 16, 2006 Share #12 Â Posted July 16, 2006 My experience matches Steve's. Â Workflow is Raw and all possible adjustments done there, and max size output from that window via Bicubic Smoothing (haven't got that up at the moment, but from meoory about 10Mp is available, or two sizes up from native resolution. DPI can be set there to 300 if you want. Â Once at desired size, do any retouching in PS, then use PhotoKit Sharpener (many algorithms to choose from) and once OK, then the PK Output Sharpener. This is the cleverest part of their system, IMO. hth, KL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
volkerhopf Posted July 16, 2006 Share #13 Â Posted July 16, 2006 Usually you need to uprez because you want to print something very large. If this is the case then Qimage is the most economical way to achieve a very good result. I compared Qimage ($50) and Imageprint ($1400) printing a 1m x 1m image and was not able to decide which result was better. Mind you the Imageprint interface is far superior. Volker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobold Posted July 16, 2006 Share #14 Â Posted July 16, 2006 Thanks for that; I will look into Qimage v. soon. KL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted February 21, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted February 21, 2007 I am in the process of upsizing some images, now. Â I remember seeing in one of my PS books that 10% increments worked well and last night I upped by 10% 16 times. The image on the screen remained remarkably clear and saturated. The resulting (250MB) file has gone to be turned into a 16x20 print. I calculated that this would get me from 54dpi to about 250-300dpi. Â I'll report on the results in a few days when the print is ready. Â I am also looking at Genuine Fractals and whatever other software is available. Â If any of the monsters upsize their images, how 'bout weighing in on this issue? Â Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobold Posted February 21, 2007 Share #16 Â Posted February 21, 2007 Hello Bill and others, Â that 10% per iteration method is no longer necessary (from CS1 onwards); according to Scott Kelby no less. You can do it on one shot these days. Â I did check out Qimage; it turned out that this is what my printer uses exclusively. It is excellent. We have done 16 x 20 prints from D2/LC1 images (shot in Raw, pricessed in PS, resized in Qimage. Results are excellent. hth, kl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted February 21, 2007 Share #17  Posted February 21, 2007 Hello Bill and others, that 10% per iteration method is no longer necessary (from CS1 onwards); according to Scott Kelby no less. You can do it on one shot these days.  I did check out Qimage; it turned out that this is what my printer uses exclusively. It is excellent. We have done 16 x 20 prints from D2/LC1 images (shot in Raw, pricessed in PS, resized in Qimage. Results are excellent. hth, kl  Kit, thanks for the update. I have Kelby's CS2 book, so I'll look there. I didn't see it in the CS book.  I have also ordered Genuine Fractals and will use that as well.  When the soup is ready, I plan to post the original shot and crops from the original, the repetitive-10%, the upsize-at-once (which I will try tonite), and the G-F version.  I'll also check out Qimage. The info is very helpful, Kit.  I expect G-F next week, so ... next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderik Posted February 21, 2007 Share #18 Â Posted February 21, 2007 Photozoom works with Spline tegnique and is rather good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted February 21, 2007 Share #19 Â Posted February 21, 2007 No one else uses Alien Skin's Blow Up? I love it and am happy with the results. Â Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Flatline Posted February 21, 2007 Share #20 Â Posted February 21, 2007 I am extremely happy with a little plug-in from Fred Miranda called SI Pro. I highly recommend it. I don't know how I would live without it. Â Make sure to order either the Mac or PC version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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