I need help, can anyone tell me how to do this?

[Ol'Canucklehead]

I need to resize an image to put it on a flag for work but the file is a jpeg and when enlarged will come out fuzz and pixilated. The flag company wants to charge me over 200 bucks to have their artist resize it, thats after the 200 bucks just to buy the flag! Please, if anyone can tell me how to just resize the image myself so I don't have to shell out more cash just to have some person do what I'm sure I could do for free, I would love you forever! Thanks.

OCH

 

[Eggyman]

Download gimp.

Open your image, go to 'image' at the top, then 'resize image'.

 

[Master Chief]

If only it were that easy. I dunno I guess the only way to get it clear is to get a higher resolution.

 

[Warhammer]

The thing about jpegs is that it is the lowest, simple form of a picture. I am sure it can't be more clear while it is bigger, because you have to work with what you already have: the jpeg. It's like a mp3 file. You can't really enhance the quality of an mp3 because it is already in it's lowest form.

At least, I think...

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

resizing the image from photoshop doesn't work, it still makes it come out pixilated. What is .gimp?

I hope I can find something, the guy at the flag company said something about vectored art, or vectorizing the image. I have no idea what that means. Anybody know?

 

[StrainedEyes]

I don't think there is much you can do. Jpeg files are already distorted because they get compressed. There really isn't a good way to increase the size of an image without messing with it. What kind of picture is it?

Vector art is what Adobe Illustrator does. Basically Vector means shapes and lines that can be increased in size forever and they stay the same. All graphic designers work work in vector, for logos and such. I don't think you can vector an image though.

 

[Majic Walrus]

Yeah pretty much when you're dealing with a jpeg it's going to be distorted if you try to enlarge it. I'm not even sure what your this company would do with the extra 200 dollars.

 

[StrainedEyes]

What are the specs for the file? Size, resolution, etc.. and what are the specs you are trying to get it to?

 

[Drakon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_Art

Here:

http://vectormagic.com/home

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

THANK YOU SO MUCH DRAKON! Man you saved my ass on that one, it worked perfectly, did exactly what I wanted it to. You probobly just saved me $300 in expense.

 

[Drakon]

It's what I do. But if you wanna order me a pizza with the savings, I won't complain....

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

lol, you hit me your adress in a pm and you might find a speacial delivery

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

And by speacial delivery I DID mean pizza.....nothing involving sex or murder, just pizza.

Thought I'd clear that up.....

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

Well I guess at this point you can either close the thread or leave it up for others who have similar questions and need help. I apreaciate everyone's input and am very glad for the help I recieved.

 

[Drakon]

Out of curiosity, what was the image you needed vectorized?

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

A new logo for my dealership. I originaly had it coved with a plastic wrap filter but now because of vectorizing it I had to go with a more conservative version.

I'll try and throw up a link to the new vectorized image so you can see how well it did.

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

Don't think I can post the new version because its in adobe format, but never the less it looks great! Thanks again Drakon.

 

[Malice]

nice logos

 

[adam-red]

I noticed that its a commercial service. In case you need it in the future, theres always a free but admittedly often less accurate tracing tool included in inkscape which is more or less a clone of illustrator. You just open the image and follow the wizard.

www.inkscape.org

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

Thanks