are there any photo editing programs that i can raise the resolution of a picture with?

Question

I have some pictures on my computer that were taken with

low quality resolution and look just fine when they are

small sized like thumbnails are slightly larger, but if I

try to enlarge them they always break up. I'm looking for

something that would allow me to raise the pixels per inch

so I would have better resolution and be able to make my

pictures larger without so much break up.

Answer 1

Wow... I looked at all these answers, and only one of these monkeys even came close to being able to help you out.

First of all, most any image editor will allow you to increase the resolution say from 72dpi to 300dpi to 1200dpi. Now, will that produce a good image, hell no.... it won't even come close. However, you can go from a 72dpi to a 100dpi with a little bit of image loss, but I'll show you how to fix that. My instructions are using Photoshop (so check out the trial..)

Open Photoshop

Open Image

Select Crop Tool

Change Crop settings as follows
-Width 5in
-Height 7in (or vice versa if its a landscape)
-Resolution 100 px

Click where the crop starts on the image and drag it to the opposite corner (it will create the crop lines for a preview)
-If the information you want is contained in the image, click enter

Click on Filter -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask
- Amount (45 - 55)%
- Radius (2 - 3) pixels
- Threshold (25 - 50) levels
Click Ok

Click on Channels (beside layers on the layers palette)

Click on the Blue Channel (this will have the most noise)

Choose Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur
- Radius (10 - 15) pixels


Now, I know what you are thinking... I don't want a 5x7, I want an 8x10 or an 11x14. It's all good. Because, now you have an infocus, 100dpi 5x7 that when resized up to an 11x14 you'll still have a good image (image proportions will constrain properly).

Again, this is using Adobe Photoshop. I can't vouch for other software. I use a similar process for making a 2x2 up to a nice 8x10

Answer 2

First off, no computer program can "create" pixels. If they aren't there when you take the picture, they can't magically appear later. So the onl realy solution to your problem will be to change the setting on your camera to the highest possible resolution.

Another thing to watch out for is if you thumbnail a picture a lot of times the program will delete any unused pixels. So if you take a picture, make it smaller, and then make it larger you will also have the problem of it breaking up. You will get much better results if you take the original picture and enlarge it from its original size (although severe enlargement will also create pixilation).

So, just to reiterate, you just need to set your camera to the highest resolution possible. Unfortunately, if you are still not able to get the picture to the size you want, you will need to get a better camera. Good luck!

Answer 3

Most probably, YES. Adobe Photoshop is a very good choice, but you didn't said how low the resolution is, because that's important also. If it's too low there is nothing to do, below 150x150 at 72 DPI. if you can post the photos or at least give some more information about the resolution : what camera?, how many pixels? ... what quality? ... I can give you a better answer.

Answer 4

There is really nothing that can be done. You just need a camera that has at least 6 mega pixels to create enlargements. You can get up to 8x10's even possibly 11x14. Also make sure your camera is adjusted to the highest resolution.

Answer 5

Download the free trial of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 and see if it will work like you want it to. You can adjust the Pixels Per Inch.

I linked the page, select 'Try Now' on the right.

Answer 6

Yes and no. I mean you can't get something that will allow you to increse the dots per inch, but there will be programmes that will allow you to painstakingly increase the oveall beauty of the picture. But it will be slow, and one programme will do a little bit of this and anohter will do a bit of.- It will be a labour of love. Other than that just get a new camera.

Answer 7

You might be able to increase the size of the picture.Adobe photoshop can do this. But the resolution cannot be increase. It will just get streched.

Answer 8

Focus Magic US $45 www.focusmagic.com Works with Mac or PC.

Answer 9

Photoshop can do it, but don't expect the quality to get better if you enlarge the photo: it won't.

Answer 10

You could try photoshop and enlarge your old photo and then resave the again.