I have been using Genuine Fractals on *ist D files recently; resizing
from about 3000 pixels wide to 5110 in five steps. The final file size
is usually just under 50 mbytes depending on initial cropping. I do all
the processing -- levels curves or whatever first, then resize and might
finally apply a touch of unsharp masking. Typical steps 3455, 3865,
4280, 4695 and 5110. The files are finally saved as TIFF without
compression. Although I have no experience of LZW I've heard that its
not a good idea.
Don
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Exactly. A studio guru told me that Genuine Fractals doesn't
interpolate. It's supposedly pixel independent. And while it excels at
huge blowups, it may not even be quite as good as a bicubic softer
interpolation in Photoshop for moderate size increases.
Paul
On May 16, 2006, at 5:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
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The message I've gotten from a couple of serious PS users
is that the difference is minimal (if there is any difference at all)
between resizing in PS and using Genuine Fractals.
I pretty much concur with that and I use Genuine Fractals myself. I
suspect its real advantage comes into play with size increases over
300% - like when up-res'ing for billboards, etc.
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