#PHOTOZOOM PRO 7 VS PHOTOSHOP SKIN#
#PHOTOZOOM PRO 7 VS PHOTOSHOP TRIAL#
#PHOTOZOOM PRO 7 VS PHOTOSHOP MAC#

If you care about the quality of how your images are resized (and you should if you print), then Perfect Resize is the way to go. If you would like the actual resized images then contact me and I’m happy to provide a link. For time reasons, I have only included one example image to illustrate the summary of my findings. It should also be noted that I did use a variety of images in my testing and got similar results. I chose the image I did for my testing because it’s pretty much as hard as it gets for resizing real-world photography images.

Keep in mind that not all images are created equally so some easy to resize images might produce identical results, and some complex images may produce slightly different results. This gives you a better idea of how good the resizing algorithm really is! For the best results, downsize your image using Lightroom or Photoshop to something manageable (like 1920 x 1200) then upscale to something like 16x24” 360ppi.

#PHOTOZOOM PRO 7 VS PHOTOSHOP TRIAL#

Downscaling sometimes favors Photoshop, but not always.ĭon’t believe me? Download the free trial of any of the products mentioned and do your own comparisons on your own images. To my eyes, Perfect Resize always comes out ahead when upscaling images. However, I encourage you to try your own images using the methodology I’ve applied and see if it makes a difference. I know I’ll get questions like “but you should try Lightroom 5, or Adobe Photoshop CC”.

#PHOTOZOOM PRO 7 VS PHOTOSHOP MAC#

With respect to Mac versus Windows – I did not observe any benefit to one operating system over the other. Sure enough, when I tried that myself I didn’t notice any improvement. However, my sources at Adobe have told me that is exactly what Photoshop does under the covers for the last several releases, so that won’t yield better results. For example, some Photoshop purists suggest that resizing must be done in increments rather than directly from one size to the next. But wait, did you try…Īny time I do this type of article, I immediately get people who freak out and say but you didn’t do X that’s why you say the results that you did. When you look at the images above there’s no comparison – Perfect Resize is the hands down winner. However, in 2013 the latest version of both products – with sharpening and grain enhancements turned off – proves that Perfect Resize 7.5 is the king of resizing.

#PHOTOZOOM PRO 7 VS PHOTOSHOP SKIN#

Long-time readers of my blog know that I used to be a huge fan of Alien Skin Blowup because it used to beat older versions of Genuine Fractals (the predecessor to Perfect Resize). Perfect Resize 7.5 vs Alien Skin Blowup 3Īlien Skin Blow Up 3 (top) & Perfect Resize 7.5 (bottom)

However, it appears that Lightroom uses the Bicubic Sharper algorithm which resulted in an even softer resized image. Lightroom was actually worse than Photoshop which really surprised me as I expected it would be the same as Bicubic Automatic. Lightroom (top) & Perfect Resize 7.5 (bottom) Now you don’t really even need to click on the photo to tell that Perfect Resize won this battle hands down. It also provides an apples to apples comparison since Adobe doesn’t do any sharpening after resizing either. The reason why I turned off sharpening is because I knew that this would be used on the web so the extra sharpening required to make a print look its best makes online images look way over sharpened. On the bottom was the Epson Resin Coated 16x24 preset with sharpening turned OFF. Photoshop CS6 (top) & Perfect Resize 7.5 (bottom) The best choice was Bicubic Smoother which seemed to match what Bicubic Automatic had done. For the naysayers, yes I did try Bicubic Sharper and Bicubic Smoother as well as the other modes. The resize on the top was done in Photoshop CS6 with 16x24” 360 ppi (8640x5760) using Bicubic Automatic. I did some minor edits using Perfect Effects and then I resized it. Perfect Effects 7.5 vs Photoshop CS6įor this test, I took an image that I had exported out of Lightroom at 1800x1200 pixels. This was a recommendation in my Printing 101 eBook, and it still remains a product that I use regularly when printing. However, it’s funny when I talk to people about resizing images because they immediately wonder why I don’t just use Photoshop or Lightroom? One product that I use often, but don’t talk much about on the blog is onOne Software’s Perfect Resize.

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