Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Thanks--I have PS CS, so will try that route first. And yes, Alamy is the one I have registered with. Nathan Tina Manley wrote: > At 12:47 PM 10/13/2004, you wrote: > >> I have decided to see if I can sell some photos via a UK stock agency. >> Maybe I can pay for a lens this way, who knows. Anyway, they have >> minimum size requirements (48 MB for color, 16 MB for grayscale) and >> suggest Genuine Fractals for upsampling if needed. I checked on their >> web site, and the version I would need is $150 with no free trial >> period. So, before I buy: is this any good? Specifically, if I need to >> turn an 18 MB Photoshop file into a 48 MB TIFF file, will the results >> be any good? Or am I just wasting my money? >> >> TIA, >> Nathan > > > Nathan - With the new PhotoShop CS, you don't need GF. Lots of studies > have been done to prove that PS does an even better job than GF. For > enlarging the size, use bicubic smoother, for making a smaller file use > bicubic sharper. Quality really depends on how much noise you have in > the photo to start with. Photos taken with the Canon 10D at 100 ISO > easily go to 48 MB. For higher ISOs you might have to work with the > photo a little more. Are you thinking of Alamy? > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com