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upsizing a cell phone photo?
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The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Thanks Chris |
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"Chris Pisarra" wrote in message
. .. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Let us see it, Chris. Gummo |
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Chris Pisarra wrote:
Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Depends how bad the original is; if the pixel count is too low, the subject (or camera) moving too much, or the focus too "off" you're fundamentally stuffed. BugBear |
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Chris Pisarra wrote:
Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Thanks Chris Much depends on how many pixels it had to start with. Add in that most cellphone cameras have LOUSY lenses, and the problem is made worse. Other than upsizing with several different methods to pick the best, and sharpening, there probably isn't much you can do to make a silk purse from that sow's ear. |
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I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a
decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. http://www.general-cathexis.com/inte...ion/index.html |
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In rec.photo.digital Chris Pisarra wrote:
Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. You have to explain to him that photographic wizardry is defeated by the powerful curse of the phone camera. -- Chris Malcolm DoD #205 IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/] |
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Chris Pisarra wrote:
Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Thanks Chris I can't think of a better opportunity to convince someone to start keeping a cheap camera with them all the time. Another precious photo op ruined by the cell phone. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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Jer wrote:
Chris Pisarra wrote: Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Thanks Chris I can't think of a better opportunity to convince someone to start keeping a cheap camera with them all the time. Another precious photo op ruined by the cell phone. Not ALL cellphone cameras are bad, only MOST of them. Most cellphone cameras intentionally reduce the resolution in order to conserve storage, and reduce the time it costs to transmit the image to another phone to something the customer is willing to pay for. It is the PURPOSE that must be kept in mind. I believe the iPhone is 2mp, which is pretty good (and the photos look good on the iPhone screen). |
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Ron Hunter wrote:
Chris Pisarra wrote: Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Thanks Chris Much depends on how many pixels it had to start with. Add in that most cellphone cameras have LOUSY lenses, and the problem is made worse. Other than upsizing with several different methods to pick the best, and sharpening, there probably isn't much you can do to make a silk purse from that sow's ear. If he sent the image to you through the cellphone network, I would check the original on the phone - maybe it downscales the image before transmitting it, intended mainly for viewing on other cellphones? If so you might be able to get a higher-resolution original off the phone directly. |
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Ron Hunter wrote:
Jer wrote: Chris Pisarra wrote: Help! The bad part about being even marginally capable with a camera and computer is that my friends think I'm a wizard--which I most certainly am not. So my buddy sends me a photo from his cell phone of his 95 year old mother and his 1 year old grandson--and wants me to get great prints for him. I cleaned up the jpg as best I could, but it's still too tiny to get a decent print from. Does anyone have any experience trying upsizing software on these little bitty jpegs? I don't expect even a good 5 x 7, but I'd sure love to be able to get him a decent 4 x 6 print. Any ideas? Any suggestions? Thanks Chris I can't think of a better opportunity to convince someone to start keeping a cheap camera with them all the time. Another precious photo op ruined by the cell phone. Not ALL cellphone cameras are bad, only MOST of them. Most cellphone cameras intentionally reduce the resolution in order to conserve storage, and reduce the time it costs to transmit the image to another phone to something the customer is willing to pay for. It is the PURPOSE that must be kept in mind. I believe the iPhone is 2mp, which is pretty good (and the photos look good on the iPhone screen). Fair enough... if the PURPOSE of capturing an image is for an insurance adjuster to confirm a bent fender or the water line on the living room wall, fine, use a cell phone. OTOH, if the PURPOSE is for capturing a family moment, as described by the OP, reach for something more capable for the task at hand. -- jer email reply - I am not a 'ten' |
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