How to Enhance Photo Resolution in PhotoDeluxe

Adobe PhotoDeluxe allows you to enhance a photo's resolution so you get a better-quality image. You can also adjust colors, tones, brightness, contrast and other characteristics.

Things You'll Need

• Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition

Instructions

Increase Resolution

1. Open your photograph.

2. From the Size menu, click on Photo Size. A text box opens showing you the current size and the resolution (in dots per inch, or dpi).

3. Remove any check marks appearing beside Constrain Proportion and Constrain File Size.

4. Enter the new dimensions in the window. The dimensions must be smaller than the original.

5. Enter the new resolution in pixels/inch or pixels/cm. This number must be larger than the original dpi to ensure a higher resolution.

6. Click OK. The image resizes at a higher resolution.

Adjusting Color, Brightness, Balance and Clarity

1. Click on Get Photo button, then on the Touch Up tab.

2. Click Instant Fix. PhotoDeluxe automatically edits your color.

3. Click Done.

4. Use the other tabs in the Touch Up window to adjust contrast, hue and saturation, color balance, etc.

Tips & Warnings

• Digital images contain a fixed number of pixels per inch. You can increase the dpi (and therefore the resolution) by decreasing the dimensions of the photograph. For instance, if you have a photograph taken with a digital camera that is 1800 by 1200 pixels with a resolution of 72 dpi, you could obtain a 300-dpi resolution by decreasing the photo to a 6-by-4-inch size.

• The print quality of the image depends on your printer's capabilities. If your printer is only capable of 300 dpi, it doesn't do you any good to increase resolution to 600 dpi.

• Images will distort if they are not resized proportionally. For example, if the original image is 12 by 8 inches, you could maintain the proportions by resizing to 6 by 4 inches.