Tutorial: AKVIS Magnifier

Upstairs

The author of this tutorial is Gordon Sisson.

Mr. Sisson gladfully presents a story about a little man wishing to climb up the big spiral staircase. The tutorial demonstrates an enlargement application of AKVIS Magnifier 2.0 plug-in version.

Gordon Sisson found an interesting picture in his clip art file of an oil storage tank with a striking view of the stairs climbing around the side. The picture was 300 dpi but the focus was a bit soft and it was only 1.4 inches wide. Author wanted it to be eight inches wide. See below how he did it.

• Step 1. Open the original photo in Adobe Photoshop (command File -> Open).
  
  Source image
• Step 2. Call up AKVIS Enhancer from the Filter menu. Select Focus mode. This is a highly useful function which is effective for scanned newspaper or magazine text or any type of photograph. The five sliders provide an adjustment opportunity to provide the improved focus needed. Author created a focus preset that he called Magic which is set to provide moderate focus.
  
  Workspace of AKVIS Enhancer
• Step 3. Press to run the Enhancer plug-in, then press to apply Enhancer Focus. The result is a notable improvement in clarity.
  
  Photo after focusing
• Step 4. In the Photoshop File menu, find Automate and select AKVIS Magnifier to call up the Magnifier plug-in.
  
  Call up AKVIS Magnifier
• Step 5. To go from 1.4 inches to eight inches is a 571% enlargement which is set in the New Size window. You can choose AKVIS Default for this task but the seven sliders offer great scope for adjustment.
  
  Workspace of AKVIS Magnifier
• Step 6. Press to run the Magnifier plug-in and press to apply the result. The result is an enlargement of the original photograph — clear and sharp with fine resolution. In the corner is the original with the proportionately-sized man (a technician) added and the enlarged photo shows the man from the original but not enlarged. This dramatizes the enlargement.
  
  Source image and result