Software: Photo Tools Collection

Overview

Higher Quality

Equipped with S-Spline Max, the latest generation of BenVista's patented S-Spline algorithm, PhotoZoom Pro 3 creates image enlargements of unequalled quality. PhotoZoom Pro 3 beats any of the alternative solutions, such as Photoshop's Bicubic technique, fractal-based methods, and so-called 'industry standards'.

Truly Any Size

Where competitors fail to get past 300000 by 300000 pixels (or even much lower), PhotoZoom Pro 3 enlarges images up to 1 million by 1 million pixels. No other product offers this capability, let alone with preservation of image quality.

Fits into your Workflow

BenVista does not intend to dictate how you should fit PhotoZoom Pro 3 into your workflow. Therefore, the software works not only as a stand-alone application, but also as an Automation plug-in and Export plug-in for Photoshop.

Choice

Although S-Spline Max has proven to be the optimum technique in most tests, PhotoZoom Pro 3 also offers two other excellent S-Spline techniques. You can choose which you like best. You can even fine-tune each technique to your personal liking, and save your favorite settings so you can use them again later.

Image Support

PhotoZoom Pro 3 perfectly meets the requirements of the professional user when it comes to image support. It fully supports color spaces like RGB, CMYK, Grayscale and Lab, just like metadata of the types EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and ICC profiles. Also, PhotoZoom Pro 3 supports layers, 16 bits/channel (including Raw) and 32 bits/channel (HDR) images and, last but not least, a very wide range of image file formats.

Problem and Solution

Problem:

Enlarging digital low-resolution images leads to loss of quality

The problem lies in creating new information. For example: take an image 400 pixels high and 300 pixels wide. The total number of pixels in this image is 120,000 (400x300). If this image is enlarged by a factor of 4 - to 1600 x 1200 pixels - 1.8 million pixels must be created. An image that looks satisfactory on-screen must often be enlarged several times to be output to a higher-resolution printer. This means a great deal of time is often spent to obtain an enlarged image with a somewhat reasonable quality.

Solution

An ideal enlargement retains its sharpness and has no jagged edges. This is precisely where the patented S-Spline shines. S-Spline intelligently analyses the sharpness and evenness of the original image. S-Spline decides which parts of the image must be enlarged, optimally using more or fewer steps as required. The final results include images, photos and text that remain as true-to-life as possible, with sharp contrasts and no jagged edges.

Features

Photo Zoom Pro 3

• Enlarge your photos and images with S-Spline XL, the No. 1 image resize technology in the world. Awarded and praised by the professional and consumer press over and over again.
• The S-Spline algorithm already excelled in preserving sharp edges, our new S-Spline XL algorithm also adds preservation and reconstruction of fine, more subtle details. With PhotoZoom Pro 2, you can create revolutionary image magnifications of unparalleled quality.
• Batch conversion allows you to resize whole series at once: easily adjust the setting for a batch and there you go.
• Extensive support for high-end industry image formats (such as 48 & 64 bit images)
• The software comes as both standalone application and Adobe® Photoshop™ compatible export plugin, and works on Windows and Mac OS X, making sure that whatever work environment you prefer, the workflow runs smoothly.
• For quick results there are predefined settings for common types of content and enlargement types
• For a subtle finishing touch, you can control the end results through advanced fine-tuning tools.
• Compare quality to what competing programs do by switching between S-Spline XL and any of the other existing interpolation algorithms that are available Adobe Photoshop
• Large preview window with zooming functionality to show you the end resize result in great detail. What you see is what you get.

Photo Artist

• Impressive set of over 50 artistic and creative filters
• Use different styles, genres, and brushes
• Advanced on-screen canvas
• Paint mixers and manipulators
• Unique auto-effect generator

System Requirements

Windows System:

• Operating System: Vista, XP, 2000, 2003, 95, 98, ME, NT4
• Processor: Pentium Compatible
• Memory: 128 MB
• Hard Drive Space: 15 MB Available

Macintosh System:

• Operating System: 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard)
• Processor: PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel Processor
• Memory: 256 MB
• Hard Drive Space: 25 MB Available

For Photoshop Plugin functionality, Adobe Photoshop 6 or higher (on Windows) or CS2 or CS3 (on Mac) is required. Works also with compatible applications such as Corel Paint Shop Pro and Photo PAINT.