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[ CreativeGuy ] has a great tip for Photoshop. Does anyone know for sure if using this tip can replace using Genuine Fractals or pxl Smart Scale?

PS: Increasing resolution in Photoshop:

91 Ps Resolution Scaling

There's an old rule that states you should NEVER increase the resolution of your Photoshop file simply by upping the dpi in the Image Setup dialog. That old rule is dying away fast.

Incase you haven't noticed, Photoshop CS offers Bicubic Smoother as one of its interpolation algorithms. Bicubic Smoother is virtually always the best way to increase the size/resolution of your image - including the old wives tale of increasing the size a very slight percentage over and over.

Of course, if you are downsizing your image, choose Bicubic Sharper.

Once you're done sizing the image, run the Unsharp Mask filter to clean up the edges - play with the settings to suit your needs. And remember, the quality of the enlargments still depends GREATLY on the quality of the original image, as well as the output device.

I think you'll find that Photoshop's Bicubic Smoother is, in most cases, better than the 3rd party image resizing plug-ins such as Extensis pxl SmartScale or Genuine Fractals Print Pro.

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