Digital BW, The Print

First, I'd want to know the image size, not the file size because I
don't think it gives me much information. For example, are your prints
360 pixels x 1,200 pixels, or whatever? Also, what are you printing
to: Epson inkjet, lightjet (as in online or store photolab), etc? That
can make a difference in what resolution you use: I use min. 240 DPI
for inkjet but I go lower (like 200 DPI) for lightjet prints.   

That said, there are limits to how much info. you can pull out of a
smaller images size. As suggested, I'd open in Photoshop, save as a
.tif or .psd file and then either try resizing there, or using Genuine
Fractals or BlowUp (from Alien Skin software) and see how they resize.
 I've used GF before and liked it but I was blowing up images really
big -- 8 x 12 feet for murals and it was really okay if they pixelated
a little. 

Another option would be to print small (4 x6 in for example) then scan
the images in, but I've never done this so can comment on results

Best, David.  

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"stanleybutterfass" <swb@...> wrote:
>
> I have some very old digital images shot with a Sony Mavica. They range 
> from 50KB to 800KB. I would like to print them in B&W. Might there be a 
> way of improving the quality since the size is so small? I would like 
> at least 8x10 prints prefably 11x14.
>