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Enlarge photo without loss of quality

alexandredu29 Posted messages 30 Status Member -  
alexandredu29 Posted messages 30 Status Member -
Good evening.

I just retrieved some photos from a hard drive after formatting. It turns out the resolution of each one has been reduced to 160x120 pixels. I would like to enlarge them as much as possible without losing quality.

Is that possible?

Thank you.

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    transat Posted messages 31956 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   9 021
     
    Hello
    The numbers you mention represent the size of the image and not the resolution
    You can always try to enlarge them, but given the initial size, you will be quite limited before the photo becomes pixelated

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  2. alexandredu29 Posted messages 30 Status Member
     
    Is there no solution at all? :O
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    1. JUG
       
      No, even though it is possible to achieve less loss depending on the tools used.
      The dimensions are one of the components of the resolution and indicate the number of pixels (the smallest color points of the image) in length and width.
      By enlarging, these points will be doubled/tripled/multiplied by the factor between the original and the enlargement, but no software will be able to restore the missing points of the image compared to the original at a correct size.
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    2. transat Posted messages 31956 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   9 021
       
      Re
      Jug answered you perfectly
      It's only in the movies or in the "experts" that they've found the solution
      :-))
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  3. alexandredu29 Posted messages 30 Status Member
     
    Ouch, alright, thank you.
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