Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 160

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Crop an image Cropping, resizing, retouching, and transforming photos
Resampling an image
A. Image downsampled B. Original image C. Image upsampled
To avoid the need for upsampling, scan or create the image at the resolution required for your printer or output device.
If you want to preview the effects of changing pixel dimensions on-screen or print proofs at different resolutions,
resample a duplicate of your file.
If you're preparing images for the web, it's useful to specify image size in terms of the pixel dimensions.
1 In the Edit workspace, choose Image > Resize > Image Size.
Select Resample Image, and choose an interpolation method:
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Fast, but less precise. This method is recommended for use with illustrations containing edges that
Nearest Neighbor
are not anti-aliased, to preserve hard edges and produce a smaller file. However, this method can create jagged edges,
which become apparent when distorting or scaling an image or performing multiple manipulations on a selection.
Medium-quality.
Bilinear
Slow, but more precise, resulting in the smoothest tonal gradations.
Bicubic
Use when you're enlarging images.
Bicubic Smoother
Use when you're reducing the size of an image. This method maintains the detail in a resampled
Bicubic Sharper
image. It may, however, oversharpen some areas of an image. In this case, try using Bicubic.
3 To maintain the current aspect ratio, select Constrain Proportions. This option automatically updates the width as
you change the height, and vice versa.
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