Expert: Glen Demers - 12/9/2009

Question
Hi Glen.
I saved image from 3dmax as JPG, and when i printed on A4 size paper, the resolution is very bad. i need to work on the image on photoshop to create high resolution. Could you help me how to go step by step to have the best resolution? thank you. Best regards. Abir

Answer
Hi Abir,

There is not much you can do to really increase resolution and make the high resolution image as crisp as a high res original.

That said, you can look into software solutions like Extensis Smartscale, Alien Skin Blow-up or Lizardtech Genuine Fractals. There may be others on the market or these may not be available. With the availability of cheap scanners and high resolution cameras these products are no longer in as much demand as they used to be.

An old trick I've used is to create an action in Photoshop that enlarges an image about 5% and assign a function key to this action. You can then keep hitting the key to incrementally enlarge the image. The results are better than enlarging all in one step, but again, there are limits, you cannot add detail. Enlarging it in small steps and a little sharpening will yield the best results.

Hope this helps,
Glen Demers
Adobe Certified Expert, Photoshop 7
Prepress Technician, Best Printing Online
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