Digital BW, The Print

I agree -- GF (now version 5) is what I use to take my scans (mostly 10"x13") up to 24"x30" (I'm using an Epson 7800), which are sharper than the original scan.  I go in 1.5" increasing iterations of the larger dimension.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> (I hope this is not too far off the forum's scope.)
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> In searching for the best way to make the sharpest print I can, I've taken a quick look at Genuine Fractals re-sizing software.  
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> I think it may do a better job of up-sizing images to 720 dpi for printing than if left to the printer software. 
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> A comparison sample of image files is here:
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/GF.jpg
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> In the past I've thought that GF preserves edges better than the alternatives, but I have not done a recent survey of the alternatives.  The GF image in the sample, above, does look better to me than the bicubic method, which is what I'd guess printer software uses.
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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