>I am using Paint Shop Pro 4.14 and I have an image that is 330 X 350.
>What is the best way to enlarge the image to 600 X whatever the maintain
>aspect ratio comes up with and still maintain a very nice visual look?
>I have tried Resampling it, first directly to the size I wanted.  Chunky
>block effect took over the image.  Then I tried resampling by taking it
>up little by little.  Less chunky but far more blurry.

M & list,

    As mentioned, resampling up has to "invent" image data, which computers
are not very good at. However, if you can be bothered to spend the time
yourself, you can do the one-shot blocky version, and then zoom in loads
(6:1 approx?) and use the smooth / smudge tool to take out the blockiness at
sharp boundaries. Sure, it might look a little blurred, but you will make a
*much* better job of filling in the details than Paint Shop Pro.

    You could also try using Photoshop to resample the images up, as I
believe it does a much better job of it than PSP. Get a trial version from
www.adobe.com and just do a screen capture (it won't save files).

Alastair
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