Monitor view V resampled image.

[robbiex]

Hi,

I am using PhotoPaint12 and with which I am reasonably familiar.

For web uploads and web presentation physical sizes are generally pretty small and I guess most of my image editing work is in "what you see is what you get." No problems at all.

For printing I need to work much larger files. My slide and negative scan files are up to around 7900x5300pixels, and TIFF off the scannner can get up around 240Megbyte.

The problem I have, is that the large files appear very grainy and that grain stays in place even when I 'View/Fit in window'. If I resample the image down to say 800x530pix the image is smooth on screen and I can accurately assess colour, contrast and sharpening. Particularly assessing sharpening and shadow detail in the larger files, is impossible.

If I print the large file, at any size, large or small within a reasonable ppi, then those grainly looking images print quite smoothly. It is only the screen view that is a problem because I cant see past the cranky image to edit effectively.

Can anyone tell me why, and what I can do about it?

Thanks.

[Ron P.]

As in your other post, this needs to be addressed on Corel Draw Forums.

[heinz-oz]

Hi,

I am using PhotoPaint12 and with which I am reasonably familiar.

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For printing I need to work much larger files. My slide and negative scan files are up to around 7900x5300pixels, and TIFF off the scannner can get up around 240Megbyte.
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If I print the large file, at any size, large or small within a reasonable ppi, then those grainly looking images print quite smoothly. It is only the screen view that is a problem because I cant see past the cranky image to edit effectively.

Can anyone tell me why, and what I can do about it?

Thanks.

Have you ever heard of film grain? If you scan a slide or negative at such high resolutions to get an image of 7900 x 5300, I suggest what you see is the actual film grain.

[sjj1805]

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The problem I have, is that the large files appear very grainy and that grain stays in place even when I 'View/Fit in window'. .....
If I print the large file, at any size, large or small within a reasonable ppi, then those grainly looking images print quite smoothly. It is only the screen view that is a problem because I cant see past the cranky image to edit effectively.

Can anyone tell me why, and what I can do about it?

Thanks.

Check your video card settings are set to 32bit, plus check you have the latest video card drivers.