Best Way To Enlarge Images In Photoshop

How To Upscale Images With Preserve Details 2.0 · Step 1: Open Your Image · Step 2: Make Sure "Preserve Details 2.0" Is Enabled · Step 3: Open The Image Size ... Home>PhotoshopBasics>BestWayToEnlargeImagesInPhotoshop BestWayToEnlargeImagesInPhotoshop ShareTweetPinterest ThistutorialshowsyouhowtoupscaleandenlargeanimageinPhotoshopCC2018andlaterwithoutlosingqualityandwhilekeepingdetailandtextureslookinggreatusingPreserveDetails2.0. WrittenbyStevePatterson. WhenitcomestoresizingimagesinPhotoshop,thegeneralrulehasalwaysbeenthatyoucanmakeanimagesmallerthanitsoriginalsize,butyoucan'tmakeitlarger.Oratleast,youcan'tmakeitlargerifyoucareaboutimagequality.Tomakeanimagesmaller,allPhotoshopreallyneedstodoistakesomeofthepixelsfromtheoriginalimageandtossthemaway.Itsoundslikeabadthing,buttheresultisjusttheopposite.Thesmallerversionusuallyendsuplookingsharperthantheoriginal. Butmakinganimagelargerthanitsoriginalsizeisawholeotherthing.Photoshopneedstoaddpixelstocreatedetailthatwasn'ttherebefore.Andifthatsoundslikeabadthing,that'sbecauseitis.AllPhotoshopcandoisguessatwhatthenewpixelsshouldlooklike,andthenittriestoblendthenewpixelsinwiththeoriginals.Theresultshaven'tbeengreat.Dependingonwhichupsamplingmethodyouused,yourlargerversionusuallyendeduplookingsoftanddullorchunkyandoversharpened. Atleast,that'sthewayit'sbeenuptillnow.ButPhotoshopCC2018introducesabrandnewupscalingalgorithmknownasPreserveDetails2.0.It'sthesequelofsortstotheoriginalPreserveDetailsalgorithmthatwasaddedinanearlierreleaseofPhotoshopCC.PreserveDetails2.0isbyfarthemostadvancedupscalingtechnologythatPhotoshophaseverseen.Andifyoustillbelievethatyoucan'tmakeanimagelargerwithoutitlookingterrible,AdobeandPhotoshopCC2018areouttoproveyouwrong.Let'sseehowitworks! SincePreserveDetails2.0isonlyavailableasofPhotoshopCC2018,you'llneedPhotoshopCCtouseit,andyou'llwanttomakesurethatyourcopyisuptodate. Thisislesson8inmyResizingImagesinPhotoshopseries. Let'sgetstarted! Downloadthistutorialasaprint-readyPDF! HowToUpscaleImagesWithPreserveDetails2.0 Step1:OpenYourImage Opentheimageyouwanttoenlarge.I'llusethisimagesowecanseehowgoodofajobPreserveDetails2.0cando,notjustonfinedetaillikeeyesandhairbutalsoonskintexture(portraitphotofromAdobeStock): Theoriginalimage.Photocredit:AdobeStock. Step2:MakeSure"PreserveDetails2.0"IsEnabled EventhoughPreserveDetails2.0isincludedwithPhotoshopCC2018,it'snotofficiallypartofPhotoshopjustyet.Adobeconsidersitatechnologypreview,andtouseit,weneedtomakesureit'senabled.WedothatinthePhotoshopPreferences.OnaWindowsPC,gouptotheEditmenuintheMenuBar.OnaMac,gouptothePhotoshopCCmenu.Fromthere,choosePreferences,andthenchooseTechnologyPreviews: OpeningtheTechnologyPreviewspreferences. ThisopensthePreferencesdialogboxtotheTechnologyPreviewsoptions.MakesureEnablePreserveDetails2.0Upscaleisselected,andthenclickOKtoclosethedialogbox: The"EnablePreserveDetails2.0Upscale"option. Step3:OpenTheImageSizeDialogBox OpenPhotoshop'sImageSizedialogboxbygoinguptotheImagemenuandchoosingImageSize: GoingtoImage>ImageSize. Toseemoreofyourimageinthepreviewarea,clickanddragthebottomrightcorneroftheImageSizedialogboxoutwardtomakeitlarger: ResizingtheImageSizedialogbox. Step4:Select"Resample" Intheresizingoptionsalongtheright,makesureResampleisselected.ThistellsPhotoshopthatwewanttochangethephysicaldimensionsoftheimage.Inotherwords,wewanttoaddorremovepixels: Selectingthe"Resample"option. Step5:ChangeTheWidthAndHeight EnteryournewdimensionsfortheimageintotheWidthandHeightfields.Bydefault,WidthandHeightarelinkedtogether,sochangingoneautomaticallychangestheother.SinceourgoalhereisjusttoseehowmuchofadifferencePreserveDetails2.0canmake,let'spushthingsbeyondreasonbysettingboththeWidthandHeightto400%: Increasingthewidthandheightoftheimageby400%. Step6:ChangeTheResampleMethodTo"PreserveDetails2.0" Bydefault,theresamplingmethod(thealgorithmPhotoshopwillusetoaddorremovepixels)issettoAutomatic.ThismeansthatPhotoshopwillautomaticallychoosethebestalgorithmforthejob.Atleast,that'stheidea: Theresamplemethodsetto"Automatic". Theproblemis,eventhoughwe'veenabledPreserveDetails2.0inthePreferences,andit'sbyfarthebestchoiceforenlargingimages(aswe'llseeinamoment),PhotoshopwillnotchooseitwhenResampleissettoAutomatic.Instead,itwillusetheoriginalPreserveDetailsalgorithmwhichwasintroducedinanearlierversionofPhotoshopCC.ThiswillmostlikelychangeoncePreserveDetails2.0isofficiallyaddedtoPhotoshop.Butfornowatleast,tousePreserveDetails2.0,weneedtoselectitourselves. Clickontheword"Automatic"toviewalistofalltheresamplingalgorithmswecanchoosefrom.Theonesforupscalingtheimageareatthetop.SelectPreserveDetails2.0.Ifyou'renotseeingPreserveDetails2.0,you'llwanttogobackandmakesureyou'veenableditinthePreferences: Settingtheresamplemethodto"PreserveDetails2.0". PreviewingTheResults AssoonasyouselectPreserveDetails2.0,thepreviewwindowontheleftwillupdatetoshowyouwhatyourupscaledimagewilllooklikeusingthisnewoption.Youcandragyourimagearoundinsidethepreviewwindowtoinspectdifferentareas: ThepreviewwindowshowingthePreserveDetails2.0results. ComparingPhotoshop'sUpscalingMethods BicubicSmoother TogetabettersenseofhowmuchofanimprovementPreserveDetails2.0reallyisoverPhotoshop'spreviousupscalingmethods,let'sdoaquickcomparison.First,positionyourimageinthepreviewwindowsothatyou'reviewinganareaoffinedetail.Then,clickagainontheresamplemethodtore-openthelist.StartbyselectingBicubicSmoother: SettingResampleto"BicubicSmoother". BicubicSmootherwasthebestupscalingmethodwehadbackinPhotoshopCS6andearlier,anditdoesanokayjob.Butasit'snameimplies,BicubicSmoothertriestocleanupanyproblemsbysmoothingouttheentireimage.Ifwelookatthewoman'seyeontheright,alongwiththestrandsofhairinfrontofit,weseethatthoseareasnowlookalotsofterandlessdetailedthantheydidbefore: BicubicSmoothermakestheupscaledimagelooktoosoft. PreserveDetails(Original) InPhotoshopCC,AdobeintroducedanewupscalingalgorithmnamedPreserveDetails.SelectitfromtheResampleoption: SettingResampletotheoriginal"PreserveDetails". PreserveDetailsdoesamuchbetterjobofkeepingimportantdetailsintheimage,asagainwecanseeinthewoman'seyeandhairwhichnowappearmuchsharper.ButwhereBicubicSmoothermadethingstoosoft,PreserveDetailsdoestheopposite.Theimagenowlooksoversharpened.Everythinghasa"chunky"looktoit,especiallythewoman'sskintexture,whichissomethingyoudefinitelydon'twanttooversharpen: PreserveDetailscanmaketheupscaledimagelooktoosharp. PreserveDetails2.0 Nowthatwe'velookedatPhotoshop'spreviousupscalingoptions,let'scomparethemtothenewPreserveDetails2.0inPhotoshopCC2018.I'llreselectitfromthelist: SettingResampleto"PreserveDetails2.0". PreserveDetails2.0usesadvanced,"deeplearning"artificialintelligencetodetectandmaintainimportantimagedetailswithoutoversharpeninganythingelse.AssoonasIselectit,thepreviewintheImageSizedialogboxinstantlylooksawholelotbetter.Goneisthelow-detailsoftnessofBicubicSmootherandthechunkinessfromtheoriginalPreserveDetails.Instead,noticehowamazinglysharphereyeandhairnowlook,almosttothepointwhereyoumightthinktheimagewasactuallyshotatthishigherresolution.Meanwhile,PreserveDetails2.0haslargelyavoidedsharpeningherskintexture.Itremainsniceandsmooth,justasitshould. Keepinmindthatwe'veupscaledtheimageby400%whichisbeyondwhatyouwouldtypicallydoinanormalsituation.Yetevenatthisextremeamountofupscaling,PreserveDetails2.0givesusoutstandingresults: ThevastlyimprovedupscalingresultusingPreserveDetails2.0inPhotoshopCC2018. ASide-By-SideComparison Here'saquickside-by-sidecomparisonshowingallthreeupscalingmethodsinaction.BicubicSmootherisontheleft,theoriginalPreserveDetailsisinthecenter,andthenewPreserveDetails2.0isontheright.Again,theseareallwiththeimagescaledupby400%.Aswecansee,neitheroftheprevioustwoupscalingmethodscanmatchtheimpressiveresultsofPreserveDetails2.0.Notethattheseimageshavebeenresizedandcompressedfortheweb.You'llseemoredramaticdifferenceswithyourownimageinPhotoshop: TheresultfromBicubicSmoother(left),PreserveDetails(center)andPreserveDetails2.0(right). Toupscaleyourimage,makesurePreserveDetails2.0isselectedasyourresamplingmethod,andthenclickOKtoclosetheImageSizedialogbox.Andtherewehaveit!That'showtousePreserveDetails2.0forupscaledimagesthatlookbetterthaneverinPhotoshopCC2018! YoucanjumptoanyoftheotherlessonsinthisResizingImagesinPhotoshopchapter.OrvisitourPhotoshopBasicssectionformoretopics! GetallofourPhotoshoptutorialsasPDFs!Downloadthemtoday!