Best solution for bitmap scaling like that is openzoom , basically a port of 
silver light deepzoom

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On Oct 20, 2011, at 8:04 PM, Ben Sand <b...@bensand.com> wrote:

> Need to zoom a background image. We'd rather do it as a bitmap than a
> vector.
> 
> Image will be up to 5120x2880, with the centre portion displaying by
> default.
> 
> We'd like to zoom up to double in and half out. ie. assuming a  2560x1440
> screen.
> * Zooming in all the way would give: 1280x720 with each pixel double in
> size
> * Zooming out all the way would give: 5120x2880 with each pixel halved in
> size.
> 
> Scaling will be dynamic, ie. you could zoom to 101%, 102% etc.
> 
> Can bitmaps look nice doing this, or do we have to use vectors?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben
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