Monday, October 31, 2011

How To Use Photoshop - Maintaining Sharpness When Resizing Images


By David Peters


If you want to re-size a large photo you have to take the correct precautions to prevent losing too much resolution. Making an image smaller can make it appear blurry if you don't do it right. This can make the picture less clear than it should be.

This is a fairly common issue when resizing images, but with Photoshop there's a solution.

You must have at least Photoshop CS to perform this function. The CS series is the most advanced software for editing images so you should get a copy. It is used by media professionals all over the world because of its unrivaled capabilities.

To reduce the size of a picture without losing too much resolution go to Image - Image Size. Click on Re-sample Image and then pick Bi-cubic Sharper from the options. This will produce the best results when resizing an image as it significantly reduces the blurring of the image when you change its size.

If you want to enlarge a photograph without losing too much resolution select the Bi-cubic Smoother.

This method is extremely effective in keeping the sharpness of the image. You can set this as the default to make things easy for you by going to Preferences - General where you will see Image Interpolation. Select Bi-cubic Sharper as the default choice and it will be set as the default from now on.

Repeating the resizing process too many times will increase the resolution loss giving a blurry appearance. To avoid this only re-size the image once. If you want try out different sizes, use a copy of the original image and when you find the right measurements, simply apply them to the original image once you're done.

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