Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5

Отличный инструмент (плагин для Photosop-а) для увеличения изображений. Позволят по заявлениям разработчиков без потерь увеличить изображение на 800%. Под катом полное английское описание.

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Genuine Fractals 5 is a revolutionary step forward for image enlargements. We've taken the industry standard and given it a complete overhaul. New scaling technology, faster performance, new features, new user interface, greater ease of use and much more. Compare Genuine Fractals 5 to any Photoshop scaling method or other third party plug-in, Genuine Fractals 5 is the industry standard in image resizing.
What's new in Genuine Fractals 5.0
Many user-requested enhancements have been included in Genuine Fractals.
The following categories describe the most important of these.

* Universal Binary
* Improved File Format Support
* Faster Performance
Texture Control
New Interface
Film Grain
* Sharpening
* Improved Support for Actions
* Video Tutorials
* Automatic Update Checking
* Improved Cropping Tool & Document Presets

Universal Binary

Genuine Fractals 5 is a universal binary, meaning it can run natively on
both PowerPC and Intel based Macintosh systems using Photoshop CS3.

Improved File Format Support

Genuine Fractals 5 now supports 8 and 16 bit grayscale, RGB and LAB
images. Genuine Fractals Print Pro also includes support for the above
formats plus 8 and 16 bit CMYK color modes.

Faster Performance

This release has been optimized for multiprocessor and multicore
machines and now includes support for hardware acceleration on
processors that include AltiVec and SSE components. The Genuine Fractals
algorithm has also been optimized for speed.

Texture Control.

The Genuine Fractals algorithms have been improved to provide higher
quality scaling results. There are two new algorithm variables that may
be adjusted by the user. They are located in the Texture Control pane
and are labeled Amount and Threshold. The default positions are 3 and 25
respectively. Using these settings will provide results equivalent to
Genuine Fractals 4.1. Adjusting these variables on an image by image
basis can provide improved detail in non-edge regions that contain
detail such as textures (grass, fabric, bark, other natural and man-made
patterns. Below is a description of each control and recommendations of
how to use them.

Amount: This controls the amount of detail in flat, non-edge areas of an
image. If your image contains lots of minute detail that does not have
defined edges (many organic patterns like leaves, rock, bark; or man
made patterns like fabric) it may be good to increase the amount to a
setting of 4 or 5. Settings beyond 5 will often introduce a bumpy noise
pattern which is undesirable unless your original image was from scanned
film. Settings lower than the default 3 are useful for images with large
areas of continuous tone that have no appreciable detail (sand, snow,
sky) but have hard edged foreground subjects such as landscape images,
architecture or portraiture.

Threshold: This controls the amount of hard edge detail that is
enhanced. The default setting is 25. Decreasing the threshold will focus
the algorithms only on edge information. This may be useful for
portraiture or for reducing noise in your image. Settings higher than 25
will increase the amount of small detail in flatter areas of the image.
Settings as high as 100 are useful for highly detailed images such as
hair or feathers. Higher threshold settings will also make Genuine
Fractals process faster.

A good way to start adjusting these controls is by setting the threshold
to 100 and then move the amount up until the image is too noisy (bumpy)
and then reduce the threshold to smooth out the noise in continuous tone
areas. For detailed images with no little continuous tone you might try
the Amount at 4 and the Threshold at 100. For portrait images or images
with significant JPG artifacts you should try an Amount of 2-3 and
Threshold of 25 or lower.

New Interface

Genuine Fractals 5 unveils a new user interface that focuses on your
image. It includes a large central preview of your image and uses
Photoshop standard commands for zooming and navigating around your
image. All controls are located in a new strip of collapsible panes on
the right hand side. Users can open and close panes to display only the
options that they are interested in. The new pixel dimensions and
document size panes use the same layout and options as Photoshops image
size dialog making it an easy transition to users to input the correct
values.

Film Grain

Genuine Fractals 5 now includes and option to add simulated film grain
to your image. Adding grain to your image can increase its visual
sharpness. The grain that is added is overlaid monochrome Gaussian noise
that does not effect the overall lightness of your image. Be sure to
have your preview set to 100% (1:1, or actual pixels) when selecting the
amount of noise to add to your image.

Sharpening

Genuine Fractals 5 now has built-in unsharp masking to help users
sharpen their images before output, saving a step in Photoshop. The
unsharp mask in Genuine Fractals works similar to Photoshop but only
sharpens the luminosity, helping to prevent color fringing and noise.

Improved Support for Actions

Genuine Fractals 5 now has improved support for Photoshop actions.
Actions created using Genuine Fractals will remember the pixel
dimensions or resolution or magnification based on preference. It will
also record the settings used in the Texture, Sharpening and Film Grain
controls. This allows the user to create multiple actions to create
files of different sizes.

System Requirements
Windows
* Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista
* 1GHz or faster Pentium 4 class processor(s)
* 1024x768 or higher display at millions of colors
* 512MB of physical RAM (1GB+ recommended)
* 30 MB of free hard disk space
* Microsoft .NET 2.0 framework
* Web browser with Adobe Flash 8 or higher plug-in installed
* Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3, Elements 4 or 5