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Re: [OM] Mid-Iowa ZuikoFest - Joel's results

Subject: Re: [OM] Mid-Iowa ZuikoFest - Joel's results
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:17:00 -0800
Joel Wilcox wrote:
> I'd like to give that a try.  Bicubic I presume?
>
> I've lately just relied on the FM plug-in SI-Pro. But I think it actually 
> works sort of along the same principle. I like SI-Pro for downsizing quite 
> well -- convenient to configure various ways.
>   

Indeed, that's what the "SI" stands for, Step Interpolation.  I believe 
SI-Pro II, which I use, does a better job than I can do with a lot of 
xx% at a time steps. At least that's what I found with the original 
SI_Pro, and II is better.

It's excellent for down-sampling, but I prefer the results with 
IntelliSharpen II at display size to doing sharpening as part of 
down-sampling. It's also the best up-rez app I've tried for general use. 
For printing, Qimage does a better up-rez job - quite amazing, really.

Anyone who isn't using tools like SI-Pro II, IntelliSharpen II, PTLens 
and NeatImage or equivalent plug-ins from other makers is wasting a lot 
of time. They do a better job than I can do with PS's built-in tools, 
and in much less time. The first three, especially, are so inexpensive 
it seems nuts to me not to use them.

I have them built into Actions with my own settings. Down-sizing to my 
standard display sizes, 840H or 760V, flattening layers, 16=>8 bit and 
open save dialog for JPG are all in single Actions.

Moose
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