buglinbilly Loc: Murray, Utah

I was talking with a friend yesterday and he wants to take one of my photos and do a full wall scene in his newly remodeled home.

The photo is a very sharp scenic view, with a couple of elk standing in the foreground and some huge mountain scene in the background.

The photo is only 10 mega pixel, so I know without doing something, it can't be blown up to the size he wants without running it through some sort of program.

With that said, I was talking with a guy last summer when I was out shooting some wildlife photos that told me he no longer worries about mega pixels and his only concern is getting a good sharp photo because he said there are several good programs out there that will allow you to blow up the photo to almost any size you want without loosing the quality of the photo.

Now my question-----Is he correct, and if so what program or programs do you suggest, and how big could one blow up a 10 meg photo with them and still have the quality that was in the original photo? And if such programs exist, how much are they, and how hard or easy are they to use for a handicapped computer person?

I can't think of a better place to bring this question than to UHH for a fast and accurate answer.

I appreciate your reading and responding.

Have a great day. BB

Searcher Loc: Kent, England

There is an ongoing thread discussing what you want to do
here http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-158184-1.html
The difference is the final size but the problems are the same.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I would doubt that you can blow up a 10meg image without losing sharpness or pixelating. It will be interesting to hear what the "Big Hitters" have to say.

Searcher Loc: Kent, England

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

I use Perfect Resizer Professional 7 from onOne Software.

It works very well but even with a 'perfectly sharp' photo, there will be a loss in the quality of the enlarged photo. I have used Perfect Resizer for billboard sized photos and they look ok, but you have to remember large photos are not meant to be viewed right up close.

buglinbilly Loc: Murray, Utah

Thanks to all of you for you quick replies. I am tied up at work right now, but will read the thread to which Searcher provided the link.

And Harold thanks, as I recall onOne was one of the programs that guy suggested. I had forgotten the name, as I was out in the field taking photos. He also mentioned that if I had a good photo I could blow it up to 3 feet to 4 feet with no problem. Was he correct on that too. You say huge photos like billboards are to be viewed from longer distances, but will a 10 meg photo, if its clear and sharp, look almost as good at 36"x48" as it would in say an 11"x14"?

Again, thanks so much to everyone who gives their time and expertise to answer my questions. It is very much appreciated.

BB

CurreyPhoto Loc: Reddick, Florida

Perhaps you and your friend should look at Fathead.com. I don't know if they make murals as large as you want, but perhaps they do.

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

Do you mean 10MB?

buglinbilly Loc: Murray, Utah

Yes, sorry about that! BB

Swamp Gator Loc: Coastal South Carolina

I don't see any reason why a sharp, well exposed, and not too noisy image of that size could not be printed quite large.
As others have stated, it will look best when viewed from a distance, you don't want to stick you nose against something like that to closely examine the details.
A quality printer should be able to get something very acceptable out of it, I'd say go for it.

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

I have done 7 Megapixel shots for larger posters about 22" by 28" and they looked okay.

Here are an example of Perfect Resizer.

The first is a screen shot of the original 22 Megapixel photo.

The second screen shot is at 100%. File size for JPG = 12.5 Mb.

The third is resized 400%, 353 Megapixels- (23,040 X 15,360) shown at 100%. File size for JPG = 117 Mb.

The fourth is resized 800%, 1,415 Megapixels- (46,040 X 30,720) shown at 100%. File size for PSB = 2.2 Gb. PSB files are Adobe large format files. A PSD can only be 30,000 X 30,000 pixels.

These are extreme examples but they show the distortion that occurs. From a distance, the photos can look okay.

Original Photo shown at 12.5%


Original Photo at 100%


400% shown at 100%


800% shown at 100%

SpeedyWilson Loc: Upstate South Carolina

You might find some good information here:

http://www.muralsyourway.com/how-it-works/custom-size-wall-murals/

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

:thumbup: :thumbup:

steveg48

I use Alien Skin Blow-Up. It got very good reviews.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

He won't be printing this himself, right? I would try some of the companies that advertise printing large posters.