I used a plug-in called Pixelsmart few times in 2003, I can’t recall whether it was by Corel or other. Any way, I am in need of a procedure to scale up image massively say 300% and more with a good result. These images are meant for Wide Format inkjet printers for posters and bilboards.
What do you suggest of a good plug-in, procedure, or action/script!
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It is actually 300% up to 600% scaling, and generally it is not from a digital camera Buko, mostly it is either scanned in house or a royalty free image that will be inserted into an ad or something. Did you try bicubic smoother option on such scale percentage Buko? As I remember I experimented few PS options in the past but didn’t get satisfactory results for large scaling. We printed some images @ 50ppi before, they didn’t look appealing from as close as 6feet, but once mounted high up in the road, its issues are pretty un-noticeable. I looked at Genuine Fractals now, and believe this will serve the purpose. Many thanks.
"Wide format printing often only requires a resolution of 100 ppi. Billboards may require even less. "
I’d take heed with what Nomad says. You may just be gilding the lily. I used to do magazine covers and at the end of an issue they would ask for a 300 dpi tiff (at magazine format size) for posters–and I’d see the (approx 4×5 feet) the poster plastered around town and they always looked great.
