fordson major Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Don't know if this is in the right category because it isn't really trials related but... I was wondering whether I could get a small photo that's printed on a sales leaflet scanned and enlarged to be made into a photo for a Christmas present. Problem is the photo is quite small (roughly 1"x2") and I want to have a copy big enough to go into a 5"x7" frame or bigger. I think the problem will be that the picture will become very 'squarey' (don't know the technical term) but I'm sure that someone with the knowledge could edit the 'squarey' picture to tidy it up. I'd really appreciate any help with getting this done Cheers Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibudon Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Unfortunately, there's no way to take a 1" x 2" photo and blow it up to 5" x 7" without serious, very noticable degradation of the image. Keep in mind that 1 x 2 = 2 square inches. 5 x 7 = 35 square inches. You want to enlarge it by 17.5x! That just isn't going to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Pixelation is the word you're looking for. This is a photo resized to 1" x 2" This is the same photo then resized up to 5" x 7" I think even a photoshop guru would struggle to do much with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibudon Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 And that's on a 96dpi monitor. Things get even worse when you go to print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordson major Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Oh dear Cheers for the replies reagardless. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Depends on the quality of the small image. The one that andy has posted was pretty poor to start with but it can be done. Send it to me and I will do it for you. p.s. And I'm not telling how I do it. trade secret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrybaines Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Lets see the final product then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Lets see the final product then He's gotta send me the pic first By the way, I think you missed the title of this thread! Its says enlarging a 'PRINTED' photo. It doesn't say enlarging a small jpeg image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twhy Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I know how a way of doing it aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibudon Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Yeah, I gotta see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 (edited) Atom's right, if it's a good photo and scanned it won't be too bad. Is it a real photo or a logo or maybe a drawing? I've been able to do some decent stuff with Corel. Edited December 14, 2006 by Brian R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Atom's right, if it's a good photo and scannedit won't be too bad. Is it a real photo or a logo or maybe a drawing? I've been able to do some decent stuff with Corel. Awwww Brian, you spoil all my fun In relation to digital images using Photoshop, you can increase the image size and then resample using the interpolation method Bicubic Smoother , this will give the best picture quality. Use Bicubic Sharper for reducing image size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibudon Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 If you're looking at a brochure, you're going to be lucky if it's printed at 300 dpi...the screen is almost certainly less. Stretch those (hopefully) 300 pixels over 5 inches and you've got less than 60 dpi...that's less than screen resolution. I can't wait to see you guys work your magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordson major Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm going to try and get the picture scanned(I don't have a scanner, I'll have to use someone elses) then see what Ian can do (looks like I'll have to unlock the wallet and buy him a drink ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 If you're looking at a brochure, you're going to be lucky if it's printed at 300 dpi...the screen is almost certainly less.Stretch those (hopefully) 300 pixels over 5 inches and you've got less than 60 dpi...that's less than screen resolution. I can't wait to see you guys work your magic. Dont worry mate, This is a job for Atomant .. up up and away!!! ( errm isn't that someone else ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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