Posted by Larry Fischer on October 22, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Anyone have experience with this program--Genuine Fractals ???
From what I gather it is a way to enlarge digital photos.
I guess there are several other programs with do the same thin.
Can it be used with any program or does it attach some other like PhotoShop?
Information appreciated.
the fisch
Posted by Larry Fischer on October 22, 2010 at 3:22 PM
Never mind. I found that the HOST program is Photoshop.
It is for large prints of course but I was wondering about using it for cropped photos for making standard or bigger prints???
I don't have PS yet. I use Nikon's Capture NX2.
PS: NPN search has more info. I should have done that before posting. Sorry but maybe you all have not heard of this program and I do my best to keep you informed....
the fisch.
Posted by Taylor Reed on October 22, 2010 at 3:46 PM
I used it several years ago, currently I use Nik Sharpener Pro 3.0 which is very good.
It would be fine for enlarging crops. It depends on a number of factors - how good is the original file? how large are you printing? what are your personal requirements for detail in prints?
Personally, I've made 16x24s from 6MP files that I was happy with and so were those who purchased my prints! A good rule of thumb, I've found, is that when you sharpen for print it is best to make it look somewhat oversharpened on-screen. I haven't used NX2 in a long time so I don't know what sharpening capabilities it has, but to be honest if I didn't have Nik Sharpener already I would be perfectly content using unsharp mask in PS rather than buying a sharpening program.
Posted by Scott Bean on October 23, 2010 at 9:31 AM
I did a comparison a couple of years ago (software versions have probably changed a lot since then!) of all the 'enlarging software' out there and in the final print, I couldn't really tell a difference in the results, including using Photoshop to do the interpolation. Since I already had PS, I just decided to stick with it. A number of the programs I tested were 'stand alone' programs (but also could work fro within photoshop). I think GF can be used stand alone as well??? Maybe that has changed since I tested it.
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3 repliesFrom what I gather it is a way to enlarge digital photos.
I guess there are several other programs with do the same thin.
Can it be used with any program or does it attach some other like PhotoShop?
Information appreciated.
the fisch
It is for large prints of course but I was wondering about using it for cropped photos for making standard or bigger prints???
I don't have PS yet. I use Nikon's Capture NX2.
PS: NPN search has more info. I should have done that before posting. Sorry but maybe you all have not heard of this program and I do my best to keep you informed....
the fisch.
It would be fine for enlarging crops. It depends on a number of factors - how good is the original file? how large are you printing? what are your personal requirements for detail in prints?
Personally, I've made 16x24s from 6MP files that I was happy with and so were those who purchased my prints! A good rule of thumb, I've found, is that when you sharpen for print it is best to make it look somewhat oversharpened on-screen. I haven't used NX2 in a long time so I don't know what sharpening capabilities it has, but to be honest if I didn't have Nik Sharpener already I would be perfectly content using unsharp mask in PS rather than buying a sharpening program.