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I Need Assistance

Nov 12, 2010 3:15PM PST

I just cropped a photo but am not sure how to manage the pixels to make it clear (it is now blurred). I am using Photo Explosion, but I could crop it in a windows program if need be. The OS is windows Vista. Any help would really be appreciated; I need to clear this photo. Thanks in advance.

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I'm confused.
Nov 13, 2010 5:35AM PST

Cropping an image should not make the image blurred, so I'm unsure what is happening or what to suggest.

I haven't used Photo Explosion so I have no knowledge of that, but as far as I know, cropping an image just means 'cutting out'. Is this Photo Explosion application blurring the image as part of the cropping process? If so, what happens if you de-select the cropping tool, does the image become clear again?

I would test this on a "Copy" of the photo, and not the original. That way, if you make any errors you still have the original to copy again to work with.

Mark

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Nov 13, 2010 7:29AM PST

I cropped it so I could see the image clearer so I then enlrged it; I still have the original.

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(NT) Did you crop a thumbnail version of it?
Nov 19, 2010 2:19PM PST
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Did you crop a thumbnail version of it?
Nov 19, 2010 2:25PM PST

If you were working on the full resolution file, the image would be smaller after cropping, but the resolution of the remaining image wouldn't change. If you cropped a smaller file size .jpg version of the image, perhaps intended for email, then it won't have good resolution when viewed post-cropping.

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Nov 20, 2010 11:17AM PST
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Nov 20, 2010 11:19AM PST

I cropped the full resolution but was trying to make it larger so I could see the details clearer (the photo was taken from a distance away).

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That explains it then
Nov 20, 2010 7:36PM PST

As you 'zoom in' to a digital photo you lose definition. The further you zoom in, the larger each individual pixel is displayed, but the fuzzier the overall image becomes.

There is nothing you can do about that.

Mark

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Nov 21, 2010 12:00AM PST

OK, thanks