#Hi-res background prob
12-Oct-95 10:26:38
Sb: #194990-#Hi-res background prob
Fm: David Rhoten 71450,2654
To: david W. mennenoh 71561,2343
Dave & Loren:
Depending on the image, and how much you're blowing it up, yes — Iterated
Systems' "Images Incorporated" does a GREAT job. For example, I took the small
"forest w/ stump" portion of the first uploaded sample of WorldBuilder (about
1/4 of a 640×480 image) and used Images Inc to blow it up to 800×600 for use as
my Win3.1x/NT wallpaper (much better in NT w/ support for 24-bit wallpaper!).
I did run a sharpen filter on it afterwards, but as I say, depends on the image
and the enlargement % (it can also reduce the res of an image if you need).
The latest version is Images Incorporated 4.0 (what a dumb name!), and can be
had for around $100 mail order. Check out MicroWarehouse (they're available
online on CIS) — I think they carry it.
Dave