Wayne Barron
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Imaging Software that does not distort Pixels on Zoom
Hello All;
I have heard about some software that allows you to zoom in on
An Image and it keeps the Pixels correct without distorting the image.
I need some software that does this.
Any idea's?
Thanks All
Carrzkiss
I have heard about some software that allows you to zoom in on
An Image and it keeps the Pixels correct without distorting the image.
I need some software that does this.
Any idea's?
Thanks All
Carrzkiss
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Hello [lherrou];
Thanks for your information and the links, I will check on them here in a few.
A better explaination:
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If you are familiar with the TV Show " CSI" or any Detective Show really, where
They use "High Tech" Like Computer Analizes to help in there Investigation work.
The software that we are needing for our Research Group here will allow you to do the following.
Magnification
You take the Cursor, Select an Area on the Image and Click.
When you Click, it grabs that Portion of the Selected Image, and zooms in.
If you need to Zoom in deeper, then you simply Select and click.
Or, you Select the Area, and when you let off the mouse, the Image auto-zooms
In the Selected Area.
Resizing images is a No brainer, Have been doing it for years with a program called:
CompuPic
Which indeed does nearly everything that we need, Except when we zoom deep into the image
It breaks it up.
PhotoShop CS
Has a Zoom Feature, but does the same, Breaks it up, but if the Image is of a certain type
Then the image will not Distort, (Am trying to find the information on that right now).
If there is anything else that you need to know, please ask.
Carrzkiss
Thanks for your information and the links, I will check on them here in a few.
A better explaination:
--------------------------
If you are familiar with the TV Show " CSI" or any Detective Show really, where
They use "High Tech" Like Computer Analizes to help in there Investigation work.
The software that we are needing for our Research Group here will allow you to do the following.
Magnification
You take the Cursor, Select an Area on the Image and Click.
When you Click, it grabs that Portion of the Selected Image, and zooms in.
If you need to Zoom in deeper, then you simply Select and click.
Or, you Select the Area, and when you let off the mouse, the Image auto-zooms
In the Selected Area.
Resizing images is a No brainer, Have been doing it for years with a program called:
CompuPic
Which indeed does nearly everything that we need, Except when we zoom deep into the image
It breaks it up.
PhotoShop CS
Has a Zoom Feature, but does the same, Breaks it up, but if the Image is of a certain type
Then the image will not Distort, (Am trying to find the information on that right now).
If there is anything else that you need to know, please ask.
Carrzkiss
Carrzkiss,
Hmmm, a challenging problem. First of all, what you see on CSI or the movies is not real... this is not to say that there isn't real software out there which can provide enhancements and ways to zoom in, but...
Now, for what you want, take a look at ImageJ: http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/ This was developed by National Institutes of Health programmers, but of course works for non-medical images as well. Non-free applications include: The Image Processing Tool Kit (http://www.reindeergraphics.com/iptk/), and Image-Pro (http://www.mediacy.com/index.aspx?page=ImageProFamily).
Remember too, you must be able to answer these questions (especially if the image is to play a role in a legal case, etc):
* Who captured the image and when?
* Who had access to the image between the time it was captured and the time it was introduced in court?
* Has the original image been altered in any way since it was captured?
* Who enhanced the image and when?
* What was done to enhance the image and is it repeatable?
* Has the enhanced image been altered in any way since it was first enhanced?
LHerrou
Hmmm, a challenging problem. First of all, what you see on CSI or the movies is not real... this is not to say that there isn't real software out there which can provide enhancements and ways to zoom in, but...
Now, for what you want, take a look at ImageJ: http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/ This was developed by National Institutes of Health programmers, but of course works for non-medical images as well. Non-free applications include: The Image Processing Tool Kit (http://www.reindeergraphics.com/iptk/), and Image-Pro (http://www.mediacy.com/index.aspx?page=ImageProFamily).
Remember too, you must be able to answer these questions (especially if the image is to play a role in a legal case, etc):
* Who captured the image and when?
* Who had access to the image between the time it was captured and the time it was introduced in court?
* Has the original image been altered in any way since it was captured?
* Who enhanced the image and when?
* What was done to enhance the image and is it repeatable?
* Has the enhanced image been altered in any way since it was first enhanced?
LHerrou
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[lherrou]
To begin with, you are right about the things on TV not being real.
BUT in this case for what is used on the show CSI.
They showed in one of the Episodes a Close-up shot of the program [Title Bar]
I got the name from it, and did a search on Google (This was back about a year ago)
The program was found, and it was real, and it cost over $5,000.00
And was issued and sold mostly to agencies such as: The Police, Crime Labs.
(Just wanted to clarify, that I am not nieve, I do not think what I see on TV is all real.
But in this case, this one is read)
I will take a look at the links that you have provided here.
And also to let you know, the last comments that you made here.
Our agency is not like that; we do not deal with that type of imaging.
But that is always useful information for someone that sees this post
And is going into the Detective Field.
As for myself, that information is a No-Brainer, and anyone and everyone
Should already know it.
Take care and I will let you own my findings.
To begin with, you are right about the things on TV not being real.
BUT in this case for what is used on the show CSI.
They showed in one of the Episodes a Close-up shot of the program [Title Bar]
I got the name from it, and did a search on Google (This was back about a year ago)
The program was found, and it was real, and it cost over $5,000.00
And was issued and sold mostly to agencies such as: The Police, Crime Labs.
(Just wanted to clarify, that I am not nieve, I do not think what I see on TV is all real.
But in this case, this one is read)
I will take a look at the links that you have provided here.
And also to let you know, the last comments that you made here.
Our agency is not like that; we do not deal with that type of imaging.
But that is always useful information for someone that sees this post
And is going into the Detective Field.
As for myself, that information is a No-Brainer, and anyone and everyone
Should already know it.
Take care and I will let you own my findings.
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I am trying to download this one
[Genuine Fractals]
But they keep sending me the "Print" Plugin and not the [Genuine Fractals] Plug in
Which is really annoying.
I will have to wait and see if not, I will contact the company and get them
To send me out the correct file, as there automative mailing system is not
Functioning properly?
[Genuine Fractals]
But they keep sending me the "Print" Plugin and not the [Genuine Fractals] Plug in
Which is really annoying.
I will have to wait and see if not, I will contact the company and get them
To send me out the correct file, as there automative mailing system is not
Functioning properly?
ASKER
It is the right download.
I installed it, and it has the [Scale up to 700% without image degradation. ]
This is alright, Photoshop can do this on its own, as I have just tested out.
And the photo's look identical once they are scaled to that size.
I will do some more research on all the links and see what I can find
To suite our needs here.
I installed it, and it has the [Scale up to 700% without image degradation. ]
This is alright, Photoshop can do this on its own, as I have just tested out.
And the photo's look identical once they are scaled to that size.
I will do some more research on all the links and see what I can find
To suite our needs here.
Thanks Carrzkiss, Glad to help :o)
Can you elaborate a little more on what you are looking for? Almost any imaging program lets you view your image at larger sizes, but from your question, it is not clear if you are talking about viewing enlarged sections of an intact image (which is what we usually mean when we talk about zooming in), or if you want to be able to crop and enlarge an image for printing, etc, without distortion.
If it is the latter, Crys_Crys's suggestion of the GIMP is an excellent one, although the learning curve is a bit sharp. Some other options include ImageScaler from http://www.zeraha.org - this program offers Lanczos3, Mitchell, Spline, Bell, Hermlite, and Triangle algorithms for resizing; and IrfanView, http://www.irfanview.com/, a great little viewing which can also resize your images.
All of the above programs are free, by the way. But you cannot simply replace what is not there in the original and have it come out with no change or distortion. Each of these works by using various methods to calculate what the replacement pixels should be, and their accuracy and the end results will differ by method and by qualities of the original.
There's a growing number of graphics/imaging pros who find that stepwise increases in image size also help in the enlargement process - i.e. instead of going from 400 X 400 to 800 X 800 in a single step, try doing it in several steps - 500 X 500, then 600 x 600, etc.
Cheers,
LHerrou