dpexpert made a 500 per cent enlargement of a small section of an image using Photoshop single hit, Photoshop in ten percent increments, Genuine Fractals 3.0, the FM stair interpolation action and finally FM Resize Pro.

Choosing between the resulting enlargements is a very subjective exercise indeed. Photoshop single-hit is the least acceptable. Genuine Fractals and FMSI produce similar results, which gives the prize to Miranda’s action because it is cheaper (U$20) than GF (U$160). Comparing the output from ten percent increments in Photoshop and Resize Pro the difference that is noticeable is that Resize Pro produces a higher contrast image which makes for better definition of small details.

For downsizing images from camera output -- Nikon D70 images are 2000 by 3008 pixels at 300dpi -- to web-friendly measurements of 600 pixels high the Miranda Resize Pro is simply brilliant. First sharpen the image then set the numbers in the Resize Pro dialogue box and hit OK and bingo, an image perfect for the web or for emailing.

Like this: FM Resize Pro can be incorporated into a Photoshop action and applied as a batch and it is cheap for what it does.

Dislike that: Nothing much, except that metric measurement units cannot be set as default.

Parting shot: Do visit www.fredmiranda.com, register (free) and look at the gallery section. There are a lot of inspiring images.