Enlarging images without losing resolution?

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  1. Rider

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    How can i enlarge a image ;

    E.g
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    Without losing it's resolution and getting blurry ;
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    #1 Rider, Aug 14, 2009
  2. Aaron

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    I don't think its possible, unless you can find a way to add pixels while enlarging the picture which is like impossible xD
     
    #2 Aaron, Aug 14, 2009
  3. Rider

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    Ive seen numerous people do it, and there's plently of guides.
    But i thought it'd be better to know from someone with experience.
     
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  4. Rhett

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  5. Rider

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    Im not the greatest with the pen tool xD
    Any other easier ways?
     
    #5 Rider, Aug 14, 2009
  6. WEARD

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    No you can't sorry.
    Try with the pen tool.
     
    #6 WEARD, Aug 27, 2009
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    [​IMG]

    it lost a bit of blue at the end of the tail :O
     
    #7 lazypando, Aug 27, 2009
  8. Blant

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    yeah sorry to say, the only thing is "smart" enlarging that photoshop does, the quality won't be as bad but it's still bad, unless it's vector you're always going to lose pixels =/
     
    #8 Blant, Aug 28, 2009
  9. gaelle

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    It all depends of the original size of your picture !
     
    #9 gaelle, Aug 28, 2009
  10. Rena

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    Ehh, I don't think there's any other way.

    You can try sharpening the image using the filters after you enlarge it, but I think the results aren't exactly satisfactory.
    Or, at least, I'm not skilled enough to produce satisfactory results with that method/
     
    #10 Rena, Aug 31, 2009
  11. John

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    Not telling because you'll just be jealous psshh..
    It just makes it look all weird and scratchy if you do it that way.
     
    #11 John, Aug 31, 2009
  12. Fury

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    The picture came out amazing still. I was trying to look for a site that does this also. :arf:
     
    #12 Fury, Aug 31, 2009
  13. Rena

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    Yeah that's why I said that the results aren't exactly very satisfactory, unless you're crazily skilled with the pen tool xD
     
    #13 Rena, Sep 1, 2009
  14. Tragedy

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    If you are in desperate need of enlarging a raster image, you could always pay someone who's good at it to convert your raster to a vector.
     
    #14 Tragedy, Sep 28, 2009
  15. Macdoodles

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    I dont really think you can do this,..--> Its like create apples out of thin air..When you enlargen an image, you are taking wats there and stretching it. No componentschange
     
    #15 Macdoodles, Oct 17, 2009
  16. Spawned

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    I think i could be able to Vector that, it would take a few hours tho :S

    maybe so dynamic vectorization in Illustrator would do it...
     
    #16 Spawned, Oct 18, 2009
  17. michaelli09201994

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    PhotoZoom Pro 3 does a pretty good job on magnifications under about 200%.
     
    #17 michaelli09201994, Nov 4, 2009
  18. jakeyboy526

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    Usually Photoshop does it for you? Gimp does too.
     
    #18 jakeyboy526, Dec 6, 2009
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