Resizing images up to poster size

hil26 · Resizing images up to poster size

This is for photoshop, but some other image editing programs may have something similar.

If you feel the need to get a poster size image, I came across this tip which works brilliantly. It's also good for getting a decent sized cropped image from the original.

Open the photo you want to resize, then go under the Image menu and choose Image Size.

In the document size boxes, Type in the dimensions you want as your final print size. - TRy 36 inches as a width, this will automaticlly increase the height (probably to around 24 inches.

Change the reolution size to 360 (yes 360)

In the resample image box choose bicubic sharper.

Believe me - it works.

creators

Woo, that's ridiculously amazing! Nice one Dave. Very Happy

jonH

I've found the best way to blow pics up is to either use the crop tool or use genuine fractals - i recently printed a 15x10 of a ludicrously small crop of a 6.7mp image using GF and it wasn't that bad Smile

I've tried using bicubic resampling and also step resampling (increasing an image in size lots of times, each time by a small amount, around 10%) and was never happy with the results,

hil26

Hi Jon

Have used GF - not the latest version, and discussed increasing image sizes at the local camera club - the number of variations are amazing.

Camera Club secretary and who also tutors Photoshop - swears by increase image size by 10%, a number of times until you have the required size.
Other members swear by GF.

The tip I found was in an Ebook - by Scott Selby - on CS2, called The photoshop CS2 book for digital photogrpahers. http://www.kelbytraining.com/
although I got it from a friend.

I have had it for while, but I don't like reading books on a PC so have only gone through it in fits and starts, but there is some good stuff in it.

Its a 64MB file

jonH

I found the step interpolation technique introduced weird patterns into the picture, usually on the horse's rump of all places Smile

I recently updated my version of GF (to do that 15x10) as it seems vista didn't like my old copy Sad