User Guide

Resizing an image
You can resize an image to any dimensions.
To resize an image:
1. Click Image | Resize.
2. Do one of the following:
• Select the Percentage of original radio button and type a
percentage value for the resized image. The aspect ratio of the
image is retained.
• Select the Pixels radio button and type a new width or height
for the resized image. If you want to adjust the width and
height independently, clear the Maintain original aspect
ratio check box.
3. Click the Resampling filter drop-down arrow and select a filter. Lanczos
is the default filter.
4. Click OK.
About Resample filters
Resample filters change how the pixels in an image are affected when you resize
an image. Certain filters add a blurring effect to the image, while others enhance
the hard edges between different areas of the image. The effect of each filter is
subjective, so it is recommended that you experiment with each of them when
you resize an image.
FotoCanvas Lite has several filters available for use:
Box Displays considerable tiling or jaggies when you resize an
image.
Triangle Displays sharp transition lines. The Triangle filter yields
good results for both the reduction and magnification of an
image.
Bicubic Uses a process called Interpolation to minimize the
raggedness that is normally associated with the expansion
of an image. Interpolation smoothes the rough spots in an
image by estimating how the missing pixels should appear,
and then filling them with the appropriate color. It produces
good results with photo-realistic images and with images
that are irregular or complex. Use the Bicubic filter when
enlarging an image.
Bell Smoothes the image.
B-spline Produces smooth transitions, but may cause excessive
blurring.
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