--TW Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I make graphics using a low-level publishing software. Results are great -- but HUGE files. Then I convert it to jpeg -- then I use paint.net to resize the file -- but when I do that, the type comes out slightly out of focus. Any way to avoid that? PS: I choose the "best quality" resizing. Also, I have not upgraded my paint software -- I'm using an old version. Please advise. Thanks! -- TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 When you resize the image are you making it bigger or smaller? Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Upgrade first, or no support. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--TW Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm making the file smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm making the file smaller. For right now I suggest you upgrade like Ash advised. I have never sized down an image at it gets blurry. An image should only get blurry if you enlarge the image. Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 When you resize, you see a drop down menu of different resize methods, try and see if it helps. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--TW Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 The drop down menu says... - Best Quality - Bicubic - Bilinear - Nearest Neighbor I just always pick "by percentage" + "best quality" -- figuring it would give me -- well -- the best quality. No? What should I select if I want to avoid the blurry text problem. By the way, the jpegs have photos AND type in the SAME jpeg. The photos seem to come out ok, but the accompanying text is somewhat blurry. Any ideas? Thanks! -- TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Any way you can show us a picture of the image that is getting blurry and a pick of it before it is resized? Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 If all else fails, type the text after resize. If the text is already there, try to clone stamp out the text then resize, then type text. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--TW Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Dumb question -- how do I post a pic (jpeg) on this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontcannon Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Dumb Answer: like to every other forum. Just link it with an img-tag after you've uploaded it to your file hoster of preference. www.imageshack.us for example. Quote Night Vision Text Effect Tutorial Gallery reddit.com/r/futurebeats | My Mixcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--TW Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Here's the original (large) file... here's the smaller ("resized") version... The posting of these jpegs may or may not work. Imageshack seemed to have some problem with the larger file. ___________________________________________________ SO FORGET BEING ABLE TO SEE THE LARGER FILE -- the imageshack way of posting those pics didn't work (above). Here's a way for you to at least see the BLURRY text problem... http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddv6w6xh_1570fvq557fn Also, when I uploaded the pics, it asked me for the option of "optimizing without resizing" (I did not select that option) -- but here's my question... I thought "optimizing" images WAS resizing them (synonymous) -- no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 No. Ok, Seriously. Have you upgraded Paint.NET yet? Do so. Also, JPG is a lossy format. Things will get blurry - it's just a fact of life. Finally, unless you're resizing on by a factor of halves (50%, 25%), you'll get more blurriness. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFC4EVER Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Its only slightly blurry fram what i can see via the link in your sig-space. Just apply a simple Sharpen+ to the result after re-sizing and it should be quite clear again. Quote ☆★☆★Merry Christmas★☆★☆ .::.My Gallery.::.Make Gold Text!.::. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Text doesn't scale well. You should always apply text at the end, after the image is scaled to the final size. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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