Best Tools To Enlarge Images Without Loosing Quality

Roland | January 12, 2013 | How To | No Comments

Why Enlarge Images ?

We all like taking images. Not only that we love to share images with each other. However at times, the images that we take or those which we receive from our friends are of low resolution, than what we desire. This creates a tough situation when you want to print it or want a large resolution of the image for illustration purpose.

There are lot of Software in the market which allow resizing the images. But the situation becomes more difficult when you wish to resize the image without losing its quality. At that time, most of the software present in the market proof to be of no use as they can only enlarge the image but they don’t ensure quality.

So, we are here with the Top 3 tools which will help you enlarge your images without loosing quality at all. These software not only make sure that you don’t loose quality of your images but also manage to enlarge them as per your wish. So, let’s get started.

SmillaEnlarger

This is the first tool in the list. The SmillaEnlarger software will help you to enlarge images and that too without losing quality or getting pixelated. It can also convert a low resolution images to a high resolution images by minimizing the images distortion and by maintaining as much as details as possible. Not only that, it also suggests you the best possible resolution in which the image can be resized.

Along with that, it also allows you to set sharpness, flatness and tons of other options. Conversion of the image is also very fast and fluid. It takes a lot less time than other image enlarging software to resize an image to a great extent. All you need to do is to browse and select the image, select the desired resolution and click Convert. That’s it. You are done.

Download SmillaEnlarger from here

SizeFixer – Resize images up to 400%

This is one of the most awesome tools for resizing images which comes from FixerLabs. Because of its capability of enlarging images upto 400% and that too without loosing even a bit of quality makes it one of the best software out there. Earlier it was developed for MAC but later because of its immense popularity, it was developed for Windows as well. Here’s what the software offers.

Absolutely no compromise super-resolution image interpolation.
Cropping made easy.
Stand-alone programs.
8-bit and 16-bit photos.
RGB, JPEG and TIFF photos.
Available for Windows & Mac

Along with these, it provides a lot of customization option as well. However this is a paid application and comes in various flavors. SizeFixer XL, SLR & Home costs $199.95, $269.90 & $59.95 respectively. Even though it is a bit costly, but it is worth it. But you can get your hands on with the software as the company is providing a free trial of the software.

Download the Trial version of Size Fixer from here

Reshade

Reshade is yet another awesome piece of software. Along with the elimination of process such as pixelation, loss of focus, loss of sharpness, exaggerated noise, it also provides a more easier way of resizing images. The software comes in two variants, first an online version which is free for personal use and second a full fledged desktop application which costs $149.

The online version allows the user to upload the image and resize it as per their wish. Along with that, it also provides some customization option which is more than enough for personal use. User can sign up for a free Reshade account and can re-size image to a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 px with a zoom of 2X.

However on the other hand, the premium version of this application provides tons of option, which is quite useful for Professional photographers and users. With the premium version, the user can:

Get crisp-clear contours at almost any zoom
Remove blur and refocus fuzzy images
Perfectly highlight even the finest details of your photos
Subtly reduce photo defects, noise and other artifacts
Quickly batch process and crop all your images, with just a few simple clicks