| change resolution? | sarahjc13 | 4/29/12 12:48 PM | I just got my first camera & am new to this whole thing. I have some old pics I want to look nice & not grainy. Can I improve the pic quality with picasa & if so, how? I would be grateful to anyone that could help me.... |
| Re: change resolution? | earlboss | 4/29/12 12:59 PM | Hi Sarah: Picasa or any other Photo editor program can't improve the resolution of the picture. Some higher end editors might be able to smooth things out a little, and of course Picasa and others can adjust the contrast, brightness, and color tint. |
| Re: change resolution? | janvb | 4/29/12 1:00 PM | Do you mean old pics on paper ? What exactly did you do or what do you want to do ? |
| Re: change resolution? | tom.ohaver | 4/29/12 1:03 PM | By "old pics", do you mean paper prints or do you mean digital images from an old digital camera? |
| Re: change resolution? | sarahjc13 | 4/29/12 1:05 PM | Thank you! |
| Re: change resolution? | tom.ohaver | 4/30/12 3:23 AM | Since you said that you just got your first camera, then the "old pics" you mentioned are probably paper prints. To get those into your computer, you must first scan them with a scanner. When you do that, be sure to set the scanning resolution to at |
| Re: change resolution? | sarahjc13 | 4/30/12 4:55 AM | They were old pics that were on my computer. Not paper. |
| Re: change resolution? | sarahjc13 | 4/30/12 4:55 AM | I think that they were taken with my old cell phone. They are on my computer, not paper. |
| Re: change resolution? | janvb | 4/30/12 5:23 AM | You can try to improve them like any other picture, for example contrast, color. Increasing resolution is not foreseen in Picasa. You can do that with other (free) programs, like Irfanview, but the result is not always better. |
| Re: change resolution? | tom.ohaver | 4/30/12 6:03 AM | Then the other advice that you got was applicable. Old cell phones usually do not have very good pixel resolution or even good optics, for that matter. Picasa does have a "Sharpen" effect (in the 3rd edit tab) that might make such a picture look a |