Upstairs: Using Image Enlarger

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 the AKVIS Magnifier AI plug-in in PhotoShop.

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. The author wanted it to be eight inches wide. See below how he did it.

• Step 1. Open the original image in Adobe Photoshop (command File -> Open). The picture lacks clarity.
  
  Source Image
• Step 2. Call up AKVIS Refocus AI from the Filter menu. This plugin is a highly useful for scanned newspaper or magazine text or any type of photograph. The author created a focus preset that he called Magic which is set to provide moderate focus.

  The result is a notable improvement in clarity.

  
  Photo after Focusing
• Step 3. In the Photoshop File menu, find Automate and select AKVIS Magnifier AI to call up the image enlarger.
  
  Call up AKVIS Magnifier AI
• Step 4. To go from 1.4 inches to eight inches is a 571% enlargement which is set in the New Size window.

  You can choose one of the presets, for example, AKVIS 400% B, and change the size settings.

  
  AKVIS Magnifier AI Settings
• Step 5. Press to run processing and press to apply the result. The result is an image 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.

  
  Original Image and Enlarged in Magnifier AI

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