which of these plugins is better for image enlargements?

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Lawrence_Hudetz
May 29, 2007
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Asking which plug-in is better in the PS forums is like asking an Iowan which is better, rice or wheat?

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Stuart_Cotton
May 30, 2007
Lawrence,

Why? Depending on the algorithm(s) plugin uses, it may be able to resize image with better resolution and other characteristics than others. Expert people here may have tried multiple plugins for the same purpose.

It’s more like, which car has better engine, Honda accord or Chevy Cobalt? Depending on engine, you would get better performance,etc.

Perhaps to rephrase my question, has anyone used plugin that they like to resize the image?

Thanks.
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Q_Photo
May 31, 2007
In CS, to enlarge, Bicubic Smoother works very well for me. I must say however, that I seldom start with such small files as 1" by 1".
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Nigel_Moore
May 31, 2007
I’d like to see any plug-in/technique that makes a usable 8"x11" image out of a 1"x1" photo.
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Bernie
May 31, 2007
It’s called Photoshop CSI and runs on MovieOS
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Lawrence_Hudetz
May 31, 2007
Lawrence, why….

Levity, Stuart, levity!

So far as 1"x1", 35mm is 1"x1.5" or so and one can make some damn big prints from it.

Most digital sensors are even smaller.

Stuart, I assume you are starting with a scan. Assuming for the 4×6 that the printing resolution is 300dpi, taking the long dimension at 6, you want to scan at least 1800dpi.A decent resolution for today’s scanners. At 8×10, you would push to 3000 dpi.

I scan at 2400dpi on the Epson 3200 and interpolate with PS from that.I’ve used several different interpolators and find bicubic very satisfactory.
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Nigel_Moore
Jun 1, 2007
So far as 1"x1", 35mm is 1"x1.5" or so and one can make some damn big prints from it.

Most digital sensors are even smaller.

True. The fidelity of information held in the file is high though. Depends on how high quality the photos are, I guess, but enlargement from 35mm/CCD/CMOS doesn’t have to contend with artefacts from photo printing, scanning yada yada.
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Lawrence_Hudetz
Jun 2, 2007
I know that. Retouching expertise might be needed.

The poster says nothing about the condition except they were 1"x1". My answer is factual. It’s up to the user to determine the advisability of enlarging to the proposed sizes, depending on other factors than simply 1×1. 🙂

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