Photoshop question

[martin ewen]

I have a 200 pixel pic and its an old one for which I have no original (and much bigger) copy.
Do you know any way i can enlarge it without distortion?
I suspect its illogical to do this but I thought there might be some compensating trick.

thanks

[Drew Richardson]

There's a tip I read somewhere--I think Macworld, where you resize the image ten percent at a time. I'll keep looking and try to find the article.

See this website for more info and a free Photoshop action:

http://www.interpolatethis.com/

There is also a program, Genuine Fractals, that enlarges lower rez photos. I believe the demo works as a trial without watermarks.

Foolishly,
Drew

http://www.dramaticfool.com

[Kim]

You can resize the image (not sure exactly which menu, but I think it's the 3rd drop down menu at the top)

You have the option to keep the proportions the same, so there's no distortion of the image... And, if you increase the resolution it should come close to what you're after.

It's not going to be as good as if you could rescan the original, but I guess if you're asking this question, then you've already explored that avenue...

Sorry about the vague language, but I don't have the software infront of me...

-Kim

[Stephon]

Martin-

Go to the "Image" dropdown menu and open "Image Size". From there you can adjust the size (obviously) and the resolution.

You'll only be able to enlarge the picture a relatively small amount this way, but it's something.

I'm not a Photoshop maven, so there may be a better way to do what you want. Hope this helps a little bit, though.

[Rex Boyd]

I'm often guilty of being too anal about what it the "correct" procedure about resizing images in Photoshop only to find that when pushed to resize something beyond what "should" be done, it actually comes out pretty darn good anyway. In fact it usually comes out good enough to not be noticeable unless it is shown with a side-by-side comparison with the properply sized image right next to it and the computer expert pointing out to the layman what the difference is.

So try out the Photoshop image size function or the resize actions mentioned in a previous post. I got something similar from a Macintosh magazine CD that works very well called FFrankLessLossResize. Have a search for it on the net. I also tried the demo versions of the professional resizers and for me there is only a tiny bit of difference in the results. You can also experiment with blurring and resharpening your image after resizing which is actually what the actions or other programs are doing for you.

Rex

[Doctor Eric]

photoshop 1.0

Hey Martin, use unsharp mask this the correct way to do what you want to do, but its tricky, do a search for a tutorial on how to use it. And here's my tip, sharpen the picture a bit to much with the unsharp mask and then use the fade command, set the opacity mode to multiply, and then pull the opacity down until the photo looks good.

[Mr.Taxi Trix]

If you are going with the image resize, don't forget to check "constrain proportions" or things get wonky in a hurry.

First grade question that I think I once knew... how do you put a frame around an image? My photoshop tutorial is on the fritz.

[Doctor Eric]

What kind of frame? There are millions of ways, let me know what you want to do.

[scot]

Take out all the unused parts of the photos. when you increase the size things will look bad. Cut out the background and crop it so that not as much looks bad. You can add in a background from another photo, or a gradient, or a solid background color.

You can also use the eyedropper tool to sample some colors and paint them in to make it look more clean.

email me for more info.

Scot

[Rex Boyd]

Photoshop Border

First either flatten your image or rename the background layer as layer 0 or something. Then you can use the popup fx button on the layers pallet to choose 'stroke'. Then you can make you frame or border any color or thickness that you like.

You can also do the same to any individual layer to create a border that is smaller than than the total image for an inset score around any particular part.

Rex