Genuine Fractals
Genuine Fractals is image enlargement software that can increase image size well over 1000% without significant loss of sharpness or detail. Its patented, fractal based interpolation algorithms produce improved sharpness and excellent all-round quality especially for natural forms.
Genuine Fractals maintains fine image detail and eliminates edge halos, even with extreme enlargements. It generates a scalable, resolution independent format to which any image may be converted. Well established in the market, Genuine Fractals has become an industry standard among professionals in the graphic arts world.
Comment
However much you magnify a true fractal pattern it always seems to have the same shape -- so it was only a matter of time before someone harnessed this mathematical phenomenon and hitched it to the cause of enlarging photographs.
Genuine Fractals is a genuinely useful product: a massive step beyond traditional bicubic interpolation. It can be essential for photographers who make large format and poster sized prints. Its great rival is Blow Up, from Alien Skin.
Tech info
- Plugs into: Photoshop CS2 onwards; Elements 6 onwards; Apple's Aperture; Adobe Lightroom
- OS: Windows 2000 onward; Mac OS X
- Price level: Approx. $160; (Pro version) $300
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Founded by former Extensis CEO; HQ'd in Portland, Oregon; privately held; staffed by software and photography pros.
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