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October 12, 2022
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PE 2023 dims “Sharpen” menu selection

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PE 2023 dims "Sharpen" menu item for my opened GIF. 

 

Please explain

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Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2022

In photoshop elements are you using Image>Resize>Image Size?

 

Can you provide a screenshot of the settings?

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October 18, 2022
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In photoshop elements are you using Image>Resize>Image Size?

 

Can you provide a screenshot of the settings?


By @Jeff Arola

Jeff,

 

I am no longer trying to alter the size of my HD image within Elements.

 

My review of various JavaScript programming sites shows that a predominant % of these programmers claim that any alteration of the image size by any external graphics program will always add pixelation when the Browser window is resized. 

I have shown that on my own with Elements. As long as I don't mess with my original HD image, pixelation = zero.

 

Change it's size with any option such as bicubic and pixelation happens. 

 

They continue to state that the only way to resize a HD image is via Canvas via JavaScript. 

And that is what I am currently exploring.

I'd love to upload to you 1 or 2 of my HD images - but I don't know how. 

John

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October 18, 2022

BTW the "before" image above is my original HD image. 

If I resize it with Elements, any change of the Browser window size, "after" occurs

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 15, 2022

Make sure your viewing the resizes image at 100% view (actual pixels)

(double click on the Zoom Tool or go to View>Actual Pixels)

 

If you try to xoom in to make the resized image fit the screen and that's larger than 100% view, then the image will be pixelated.

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October 18, 2022

Jeff,

 

Your patience with me is beyond awesome ... can you stand another follow-up =

 

It's obvious that the following has nothing to do with Photoshop Elements, but you or some of the folk with whom you work just may be programmers and have a hint or hints.

 

You may have guessed already that my "forest" is my writing a Javascript Game with, of course, <canvas> and HTML5.

 

I have a beautiful HD-quality image which I need to down-size .. and as you have stated, that results in producing jagged edges.

 

 

Unfortunately, <canvas> does not permit scaling of the image via the predominantly used .css code wherein width and height of the image is expressed as a %.

 

If it were that easy, I assure you I would not be bugging you.

 

<canvas> as a substitute uses its native drawImage call buried in the <canvas> API, e.g.

 

canvas = document.getElementById(boardID);
ctxBoard = canvas.getContext("2d");

followed by:

ctxBoard.drawImage(myBall, ballX, ballY, ballWidth, ballHeight);

 

Anyway, the above 2 images show the "before" and "after"

 

A major reason the HD image is so big is that this large size was necessary to generte its high resolution.

 

/signed/ Me, AKA John

 

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 12, 2022

Gifs are in Indexed Color Mode for which photoshop elements has limited editing options available.

 

Go to Image>Mode and click RGB Color

 

Participating Frequently
October 12, 2022

You're awesome

 

Now, PE has become fun. Bought PE For Dummies book

Participating Frequently
October 15, 2022

May I ask another question?

 

I have a great smoothed image, almost 100% UN-pixelated. 

So, I go to Elements and use resize to make it smaller. 

Image becomes severely pixelated and unusable. 

What am I doing wrong?