useful plug-in

[Rainer]

I didn't know where to put this but as it concernes the printing results it might has its place here.
We often having problems to get a good printsize for our pics and you certainly know that PS can calculate your image size to higher but we still stay limited. I found this plug-in, Genuine Fractals, which you can download from http://www.lizardtech.com and which alows you to make your pic, they say 600%, but I would keep it at about 300% bigger.
I made a really cool A4 print with a photo taken by my Nikon 2mp cam.
I made a quick example for you with a photograph of my son. I didn't take time to rework the new version in PS, so you can get your pics much better then this.
Hope that will be useful for some of you.
ClickForExample

[Fantasm]

Verrrrry nice, Rain. purrrrrr. Oh. You were talking about a program?

That looks very useful. I am going to check it out. Thanks for the link.

[Rainer]

I'm happy that someone seems to be intrested. Funny, I often saw ppl asking us here to resolve those sort of problems and when you offer a solution noone seems to care.
Anyway, I'm happy with this plug-in.

[Stellor]

I've used Genuine Fractals of a couple of years now. When you bring it up you get no response, when I brought it up a long time ago I got a few negative comments.
All you can do is put the information out there. You did a good thing but "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink". Don't let no response change your willingness to help.

Sam

[Rainer]

No negative thoughts here, Sam. I just was surprised. What do you, personaly think of this plug-in?
As said above, I had a try on a A4 print (My Carnac pic) and it really came out great.

[fotodog]

Thanks for the link Rainer!

I'll have to check it out.
I do get frustrated when I can't print what I see in variable sizes.

Thanks, man!


I care, I care, I just get too busy some days.

[Stellor]

I didn't really think you would get negative I just wanted to reassure you.
I like it. I don't use it a lot because I always try to design everything to size plus 20%, and I always work at 300 ppi because I print everything I do. That's why I have 1 GIG of memory and 200 GIG of storage + C.D.. I do use it whenever I use photos in my work because they are never the right size and Genuine Fractals gives me the freedom to not worry about that. I wouldn't like to be without it.

Sam

[Edited on 5/30/2003 by Stellor]

[Phil_The_Rodent]

I've heard of this, but your results look spotty? Like they were median or smart blurred after enlargement... I totally appreciate the post though, I kept reminding myself to look into it.

[Rainer]

as I said, I didn't rework the enlarged version. You should see the print I did. really good.
but that ain't no reason to get at least a 4mp cam
I know you care folks but look at the nicks here and you see what I meant

[Stellor]

Phil: If I only need 10 or 20% I let Photoshop handle it. Working at 300 ppi I don't lose much, but over that I use Genuine Fractals, but I very rarely need more then 100% and I've never been able to detect any loose of quality.

Sam