Views
302
Replies
2
Status
Closed
There is a particular annoyance I’ve had with photoshop since I started using it years ago: the quality of a picture/work when it is viewed at any zoom but 100%.
For instance, a zoom of 70% or 99% will be very grainy.
Yes, I know I could use the transform tool to downsize the work, and get a good quality look when zoomed at 100% — but what if I’m working on a high quality picture, and I’m trying to see the whole picture at once, so I’m zoomed at 30%. In most cases, I can’t get a totally accurate look at the effects I’m applying or changes I’m making, since I would need to flatten>resize>zoom back to 100%. If I don’t like the result, I have to undo all that.
One particular example would be when working on websites where a scanline effect is used: When zoomed at, say, 80%, the scanlines look distorted (bigger).
Is there some kind of setting or a plugin out there that handles the zooming effect better? In other words, when a zoom is made, the picture would look as if it was downsized with the transform control, rather than the grainy result I currently see?
Thanks in advance,
Austin
For instance, a zoom of 70% or 99% will be very grainy.
Yes, I know I could use the transform tool to downsize the work, and get a good quality look when zoomed at 100% — but what if I’m working on a high quality picture, and I’m trying to see the whole picture at once, so I’m zoomed at 30%. In most cases, I can’t get a totally accurate look at the effects I’m applying or changes I’m making, since I would need to flatten>resize>zoom back to 100%. If I don’t like the result, I have to undo all that.
One particular example would be when working on websites where a scanline effect is used: When zoomed at, say, 80%, the scanlines look distorted (bigger).
Is there some kind of setting or a plugin out there that handles the zooming effect better? In other words, when a zoom is made, the picture would look as if it was downsized with the transform control, rather than the grainy result I currently see?
Thanks in advance,
Austin
Related Tags
How to Master Sharpening in Photoshop
Give your photos a professional finish with sharpening in Photoshop. Learn to enhance details, create contrast, and prepare your images for print, web, and social media.