Resizing Images - Any hope for new algorithms?

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RalphDN

Resizing Images - Any hope for new algorithms?

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The resampling methods provided by PI are very poor; one need only look at a sharp area of a photo while resizing it with the bicubic or other resampling methods and you can see the blur which is generated in the new image, the crispy sharpness of photos which originally have it is gone in the reduced size version of the photo.

I know that this is always a factor and understand basically why. But some other resampling methods work better with some photos, and it's important to have a selection of methods in a good photo program. For example, I find that in most cases the Lanczos method produces better results.

It would be nice if Ulead would pay a little less attention to cosmetic improvements which make it easer to sell an upgrade and more attention to features like this which improve the functionality of the program.

Until something happens, I'll still have to store my programs, exit PI and use ACDSee to resize the image, then re-load it into PI... embarassing, isnt't it, Ulead? I've been using PI for years, buy all the upgrades like a dummy and have asked for this feature and always gotten la la answers. But I guess it's dummies like me that keep on using programs who lead to the attitude that the program needn't *really* become more professional...

All the best,
RalphDN
PS: Any hope for answers in this forum? I think it's great, because since Ulead doesn't answer one can hope that maybe someone else will ... :o)
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