picture program...

[OtterSC]

what is your suggestion for a photo/image program?

what i am trying to do is enlarge a pic that is roughly 2x3 or 3x4 to something like an image a little smaller than 10x11.

the program i have can do it. but makes the image fuzzy or blocky.

what would you suggest?

[DRAGON]

Reason it's fuzzy is because when you are enlarging it, you are merely enlarging the pixels that it was taken in in the first place. Smaller pixels enlarged = larger squares = fuzzy pics -

[meruhl]

I use Irfanview, with all the add-ins. www.irfanview.com It's freeware.

The degree of pixelization that you get when enlarging will depend on the image quality.

Here's an example of what Irfanview can do. I just resized my avatar image from 64x64 to 640x640. It did a pretty good job:

[DRAGON]

When you reduce you actually make the image clearer lol. He's talking about enlarging -

[meruhl]

Originally Posted by DRAGON

When you reduce you actually make the image clearer lol. He's talking about enlarging -

??? Is my previous post confusing? I thought it was pretty clear. I enlarged my avatar image from 64x64 to 640x640. That's an enlargement of 10 times.

Maybe this will help. I just enlarged Dragon's avatar 10 times, to 800x660:

[bamf-hacker]

Yes but it is still pixelated and that is what Otter is trying to avoid.

Otter there is not much you can do to blow up a picture without some distortion. You could try to use Photoshop to blow it up and clean it a little. But it will not be super clear.

HacKeR

[DRAGON]

Originally Posted by meruhl

??? Is my previous post confusing?..........

No, I think you're just confused in general. Read his post again and tell me exactly what he's trying to accomplish in your own words -

[OtterSC]

i believe tha Bamf has the idea what i am asking. is there a program that can enlarge a pic with least amount of distortion?

i am aware of enlarging a pic and the pixels enlarge as well. wanting to minimize that, if not avoid that.

here is a for instance. maybe i will go this route. i have a 250x325 pix pic that i can get Windows XP to use as a wallpaper. i use a 1200x?? screen. it enlarges the pic with very little distortion at all.

i do not mind touching the pic up. but the least amount of touching up, the better.

[bamf-hacker]

I would go the Photoshop route... if you need help let me know and I can see what I can do.... or any of the Photoshop'rs on KUSA/SOC. It is the least we can do for you

HacKeR

[OtterSC]

yeah, i thought Photoshop. i have Photoshop Elements. is that any different than the Photoshop program.

i was also tossing up Paint Shop Pro. both seem to be competitors.