Software to enlarge photos to make posters/stickers??

[UmmAddan]

please move this to the relevent forum, sorry for the inconvenience.

Is there a software that will enlarge my photo's/logo's in high quaity, so i can print them as a poster (on vinyl), to stick on the wall.

I came across "the rasterbator" software and love it... the only thing with that is the DOTS... i dont want the dots.

[edDV]

If you google photo enlargement software you will see many alternatives.

[Ai Haibara]

Are you using high-quality images as your source? (had to ask...)

[greymalkin]

the quality comes from the source image, not the enlargement process. There are some applications that enlarge better than others, but if you get to poster size you had better have a super hgh resolution image to begin with.

[AppzBeWarez]

Photoshop is good for that kinda thing. if ur gonna make stickers etcs you can add SFX to the pictures.

[ntscuser]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

[AlanHK]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

"Windows" is not an image editor.
So what application are you using?

And what do you mean by "enlarge"?
Zooming, or actually changing the number of pixels?

[ntscuser]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

"Windows" is not an image editor.

Yes I know but I'm zooming the same image to the same size in the same environment but whereas the image in Windows Explorer reveals more details the image in Photoshop just breaks up. Why isn't the zoomed image in Photoshop at least as good as the same sized image in Windows Explorer?

[greymalkin]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

here's a better idea..start your own thread instead of hijacking this one.

[Noahtuck]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

here's a better idea..start your own thread instead of hijacking this one.

He's been here long enough so i though he was goofing!!

[ntscuser]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

here's a better idea..start your own thread instead of hijacking this one.

Someone suggested using Photoshop but my experience of using it created the exact same problem which the original poster is trying to avoid. I thought that might be of some interest to him.

[Cornucopia]

Maybe you're not using Photoshop correctly. I've NEVER seen Photoshop do a WORSE job than Windows Preview/MSPhotoEditor...
At least, it's equal, but usually MUCH BETTER at resizing/zooming.

Since I'm one of those who suggested Rasterbator a few years ago, I can tell you that it isn't just the source image (although that helps immensely), but it IS the enlargement method. However, at the rediculous magnification factors it often uses, I believe you would HAVE to resort to half-toning to get away with something reasonable in the end.

Scott

[AlanHK]

Can somebody please explain how when I enlarge an old photograph in Windows it retains much of its original detail but when I enlarge the exact same image in Photoshop by the same amount, it breaks up into pixels?

"Windows" is not an image editor.

Yes I know but I'm zooming the same image to the same size in the same environment but whereas the image in Windows Explorer reveals more details the image in Photoshop just breaks up. Why isn't the zoomed image in Photoshop at least as good as the same sized image in Windows Explorer?

So you're zooming, not enlarging.

Photoshop is showing you the actual pixels as seeing them is one reason you zoom in PS. Your preview is probably blurring them a bit to give a nicer image. It certainly cannot "reveal more details".

If you enlarge in PS you should get better results. Apply a bit of blur and then resharpen in if you like. Try various denoising filters.

[lordsmurf]

Photoshop is not very good with enlarging. Never has been. Use a specialty program, like OnOne Fractal Designs (or its Photoshop plugin).

[dphirschler]

Try PosteRazor (free). Let me know if you can't find it. It does exactly what Rasterbator does, only in excellent quality.


Darryl