October 12, 2022 | Posted in Adobe XD, Website, WordPress
Have you ever attempted to resize a picture to make it bigger but found that the quality of the image was compromised instead?
It’s possible that enlarging a photograph will make it seem hazy and unprofessional. When the scale of an image is increased, the individual pixels in the picture become more apparent. There are thousands of pixels in a picture. This results in a bland and poor-quality image.
This post will demonstrate how to scale photographs without compromising their quality to make them seem bigger.
The picture format most often used on the web is known as a bitmap. Bitmap image files include all of your JPEG and PNG files as well. A bitmap picture is comprised of thousands upon thousands of individual pixels. If you zoom in close enough, you can make out the individual squares that make up each pixel.
The word “bitmap” comes from the fact that each pixel is assigned to a specific position on the picture.
When resizing a picture, most image editing software either reduces the number of pixels or increases the number. Because of this, there is no discernible drop in picture quality when you reduce the size of an image by resizing it. It is mainly because it becomes harder to distinguish those pixels.
On the other hand, if you resize a picture in WordPress to make it larger, the result is that the image will seem pixelated and fuzzy since the pixels will be more noticeable due to the increase in size.
The problem may be solved by adjusting the attributes of each expanded pixel such that they are identical to those of the pixel immediately next to it. This technique is known as a fractal interpolation; however, it is often referred to as fractals. When applied to enlarge a picture, this method yields many superior results.
GIMP is a free alternative to paid photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo. It is also possible to expand photographs while maintaining a high level of quality in the process. However, we feel it is essential to let you know that the result will not be as excellent as Perfect Resize, shown in the third technique below.
To begin, you will need to go to your computer’s downloads folder and run the setup program for the free software. The program can be downloaded for Windows and Mac.
After that, launch GIM, go to the picture you wish to enlarge, and choose Image » Scale Image from the menu bar.
The next step is establishing the required dimensions by entering the width and height.
Choose Cubic as the Interpolation technique under the ‘Quality’ area. When you are through, click the ‘Scale’ button to apply the changes you just made.
After this, you can export the enlarged picture in various formats, including PNG, JPEG, HTML, and more.
Irfanview is a lightweight tool for modifying photographs that do not cost anything. It offers a more intelligent method to resize pictures and make them bigger, but it is only compatible with operating systems based on the Windows platform.
After opening your picture with Irfanview, choose Image » Resize/Resample from the menu bar.
Resize the picture in the pop-up window that appears. To begin, you will need to define the width and height of the desired picture size in the section labeled “Set new size.” After that, you may go on to the next step.
After that, you will need to resample from the list of available methods under the ‘Size method’ heading.
From the dropdown menu that appears next to the filter choice, choose the “Lanczos (slowest)” option.
When you are finished, you should click the OK button after checking the box that is located next to ‘Apply Sharpen After Resample’
Irfanview will now resize the picture for you, after which you can save it to your computer.
If you try to enlarge a picture using a free tool, you could find that it doesn’t perform a very good job of enlarging the image. You may, however, expand photographs while minimizing the quality loss resulting from the procedure by altering the image’s sharpness and contrast.
However, if you want to ensure that the picture maintains its crispness and clarity even after magnifying, you might invest in a high-quality editing program.
ON1 Resize AI, formerly known as Perfect Resize, is a piece of software that, as the name suggests, helps you intelligently resize the photographs on your computer. In addition, it provides a comprehensive set of tools for manipulating images.
It may also be used as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, and Apple Photos, in addition to being a separate piece of software.
Even if the size of your photographs rises or you wish to zoom in on a specific location, the program will help you preserve their excellent quality by using techniques based on artificial intelligence.
Pre-orders for the stand-alone ON1 Resize AL software are now being accepted for $69.99. You can purchase a package for $149.99 if you need additional editing tools for your photographs, such as NoNoise, Effects, Portrait AI, and HDR.
In addition to Cloud Sync storage, an ON1 bundle includes all the tools and plugins provided by the company. This subscription begins at $7.99 monthly and has 200GB of storage space (or $89.99 when paid yearly).