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Enlarge and make clear

Hey peoples,

Does anybody know a program where i can enlarge a picture from a small picture making it clear as it was when it was small instead of being all blurry when the size of the picture is reduce. If u know can you help me out and explain please. I really need to know. I'm into graphics and all.

arnond

you might try using PaintShop Pro, I think it has a 'sharpen' function for sharpening images.
PSP is a shareware, available at:

http://www.visitorinfo.com/software/paint.htm
or:
http://www.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=graphics%2fpsp501ev%2ezip&size=7276094&frame=swc
(many download sites for you to choose from)

if this helps, tell me and I'll re-post this comment as an answer.

david_levine

If the image is a bitmapped image (.BMP) you'll be out of luck with getting good results. If it's a vector based image (.JPG, .TIF, .GIF), you should be able to do it with programs like arnond mentioned.

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gfreeman081597

If it isn't a vector image your image quality will be poor when you are done. You don't have enough colour information to start with to warrant crisp enlarging!

ckayter

Since when are jpg and gif files vector based? The individual elements within the graphic cannot be selected and edited (such as is possible with most draw programs), there are no x,y coordinates designating the positioning of elements within the image.

Have I been misunderstanding the difference between raster and vector images all these years?

Colleen

Stratford

Use photoshop 5, but if you put trash in you`ll get trash out.

Oh and you are correct about Vector and Raster images Colleen. Bmp, Tiff, Jpeg & Gif are all bitmap images. You`ll need Adobe Illustrator or Corel (spit!) for vector based images, that can be re-sized to your hearts content without quality loss.

Simon

ckayter

One note, Stratford. You can resize vector images and maintain the quality only so long as they are vector images. To publish to the 'net, they will have to be converted to bitmapped images (jpg, gif, or png).

Colleen

ketdesign

I woyld suggest looking at:
http://www.adobe.com/studio/tipstechniques/photorepair/main.html

Although this article focuses on digital photography, I have found the techniques useful for salvaging gifs and jpegs. Again you will need photoshop. Be sure to experiment with the layering options, as well as focus and contrast/brightness to acheive the best results. You will never have a perfect enlargement, but your results may be usable.

Kent