I’ve just added 2GB of memory for a total of 4. I’ve read all the cautions about using the 3GB switch and will put that off for now. So for the moment I’m limited to CS2 using only 2GBs.
My question is, when I load Bridge or when I use a plug-in such as Fred Mirinda’s SI Pro 2 – Stair Interpolation Pro, do they use the memory above the 2GB limit?
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I’m using Stair Inerpolation because I am under the impression that it is superior to CS2 in that regard when expanding an image shot in 35mm to, for example, 24 X 36 or larger.
What situations or applications are the different interpolation methods best suited for? Or to put it a slightly different way, when would a user pick one over another?
That was sort of the direction in which I was heading too… For instance, if you have an image with large areas of solid color without much detail, intuitively, I’d pick smoother.
Another rule of thumb I heard mentioned when the improved interpolation methods first shipped was to up-size to 110% with sharper and then down-size to the finished size with smoother.
I gave Dunford the benefit of the doubt and assumed inches.
For "normal" portrait sizes the accepted resolution to work at is 300ppi. However (and this is what Howard means when he said it depends on the viewing distance) when you go to poster sizes and beyond, it is quite acceptable to target a much lower output resolution.
Those huge billboards look great from a distance, yet when you get up close all you see is a mush of dots. Those billboards can be – and have been – produced from 35mm, or the digital equivalent, format.
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