It was 14/5/04 10:14 am, when Paul Webster wrote: > A client called me this a.m. to ask about an extensis product allowing > for lossless uprezzing 1400%. Does anyone know about it?Does it work?
Paul I think he means 1600% and not 1400%. Tchew! I hope he's not in the habit of downsizing your cheques. <g> "Powered by the most advanced scaling technology available, pxl SmartScale offers an easy, intuitive way to scale images up to 1600% with no discernable loss in printed quality." Is how Extensis.com describe their pxl SmartScale. You can download a demo and try it and compare it with Photoshop CS's Bicubic Smoother algorithm. I suspect there's very little between them, except you have to fork out another $200, give or take a few cents. Then there's IfranView for free if you are PC based. It supports a number of algorithms (not tried them meself). However, enlarging 1600% and expecting lossless upsizing sounds like a search for the Holy Grail...maybe Extensis have found it by qualifying it with "...no discernable loss in printed quality." I suspect after you increase the size by more than a factor of 2, loss of image quality will be discernable when compared to the original. OK, maybe not by PowerBook users...<g> Early reviews here: http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/reviews/blsmartscale.htm http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/software/smartscale.shtml So, does your client want to upsize Web purposed images, or do they need 500 Mb+ files for fun? <g> Shangara Singh. __________________________________________________ :: Photoshop CS Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) :: Photoshop CS Essential Tips && ACE Exam Aids && Glossary :: http://www.photoshopace.com && http://www.examaids.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
