blurry pic after scaling?

[bodiscool]

is it normal that a pic would look blurry after u scale it down? before i scaled it with gimp it was sharp but now its all blurry any ideas guys?

 

[Sukigod]

If you downsize a photo a great deal that will happen, it has to do with the mathmatics involved in reducing the number of pixels used to represent the picture. In the graphics biz the trick is to reduce the photo a little, then run a sharpen filter. This is done repeatedly until the desires size is reached.

The most consistant way I\'ve found is a 10% reduction, then a sharpen (not too much, just enough to notice). Do this until you reach final size and it should keep your detail and sharpness.

Good luck!

 

[bodiscool]

damm i should off read this 1st lol oh well the pics up now bit blurry but il get better lol

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by bodiscool
is it normal that a pic would look blurry after u scale it down? before i scaled it with gimp it was sharp but now its all blurry any ideas guys?

What is your Interpolation set to?
What size was the image when you started (exactly - the pixel dimensions)?
What were the finished pixel dimensions?

Originally posted by Sukigod
In the graphics biz the trick is to reduce the photo a little, then run a sharpen filter. This is done repeatedly until the desires size is reached.

Eh, since when?!

Although there are many ways of doing it to get good results generally sharpening is done as the final step; if you sharpen repeatedly you\'re far more likely to generate sharpening artefacts.

Einion

 

[bodiscool]

i think ive sorted it but if u get time any advice on wot i got so far would be very helpfull as ive been taking pics since this post went up http://www.coolminiornot.com/artist/bodiscool
advice on getting red to look like red could be handy too