Blowing up images --- HELP!

[VCRUPI]

Hi everyone,

 

I have to repoduce a rendering for a billboard ad (about 96"x168" @ 50/75 dpi) and was wondering if anyone knew of any software that will allow me to blow-up a rendering/image without losing too much resolution.

 

I'm having problems rendering it so big in 3ds max, keep getting "out of memory" errors, so i've decided to render it at a lower res and see if i could blow it up without losing too much resoultion. I can swear that i read something about a software that does this very well on this site in the past.

 

If anyone has any knowledge of this, can u please post ASAP. Also, if anyone can tell me if 50 dpi is enough for this ad, that would be great as well.

 

Thanks

[vizwhiz]

look for bigrender or bgrender on This Page

 

http://www.scriptspot.com/Main_Scripts.asp?BrowseType=Render&Sort=Name

 

or direct i Think is

 

http://www.scriptspot.com/download.asp?ID=2062

 

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maybe render the sections @ 100 dpi or 150

 

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i just used this .ms about 3 weeks ago to render

a 36" x 24" plotfile @200 dpi i too was getting a "out of memory" error

 

This will create 2x2 or whatever you select sections but beware

There WILL BE A 1x PIXEL BLACK LINE ON THE LOWER AND RIGHT SIDE

 

of EACH of the sections, so remember to "eliminate"" THIS

 

otherwise TOTALLY COOL extremely helpful, bailed me out of a jamb

[Tim Nelson]

Here, check this out. Supposedly you can render small sizes & this will do a good job at super-sizing them. http://www.lizardtech.com/products/gf/

 

I've used it once in demo, but didn't really take the time to compare it to regular photoshop re-sizing.

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

maybe tweak shadow maps and such so less memory is used, ...or, have you tried cranking up the virtual memory, even though it will slow things down overall?

[MrCAD]

I think you should also try this app. Originally known as Shortcut S-Spline

 

 

http://www.trulyphotomagic.com/shortcut/site/content.php?page=ourproducts&section=product_serie_info&cat=3

 

Best Regards,

 

Meher

http://www.drapefx.com

[3dp]

my vote goes with s-spline

usedthis several times to go from 72 to 300 dpi in one hit

much better than the p-shop interpolations for resize imho

for me it's mainly clients wanting a image on a site signboard so for this type of work it's no hassle to take a a3 image 2480x1753 and blow it up to 3 x 2 metres

[LukaDM]

Use Genuine Fractals from Lizardtech http://www.lizardtech.com/products/gf/

It is a plugin for photoshop and will handle any image over 1000x500 pixels in size. We use it all the time and it works a treat.

[moshenko]

I think you should also try this app. Originally known as Shortcut S-Spline

 

 

http://www.trulyphotomagic.com/shortcut/site/content.php?page=ourproducts&section=product_serie_info&cat=3

 

Best Regards,

 

Meher

www.drapefx.com

 

I second that suggestion. I have S-Spline and use it on a regular basis. Very customizable (sharpening and antialiasing settings) and works as a plugin for Photoshop, if desired.

[VCRUPI]

great....thanks for all the rapid responses! I think I'm going to give the s-spline a try. It sounds like something that could really help out for this and future projects.

[VCRUPI]

WOW....that software is AMAZING!! I am completely blown away!

 

PhotoZoom Pro (formerly s-spline) RULES!

 

Thanks guys!