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gori_1996
gori_1996
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January 29, 2017
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how to integrate bicubic sharper and smoother

  • January 29, 2017
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hello world,

something very unusual happened today when I tried to fix my image size...

I only got 3 options under "Resample Image" i.e "Nearest Neighbor, Bicubic, Bilinear "

I mean when I was using the same Photoshop 7.0, It was having few more things which helped me resizing my image more efficiently, they were "Bicubic Sharper & Bicubic Smoother "

so here's my question...

why isn't it pre-installed...??

and what I have to do to add these preferences.

Would be glad if anyone can HELP me...!!

thanxx a LOT...!!

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Correct answer Per Berntsen

If you mean Photoshop 7 from around 2001, I'm not sure if it had Bicubic smoother and sharper.

I think they may have been introduced much later - maybe in CS4 or CS5.

My guess is that you have seen these options in a later version of Photoshop.

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Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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January 30, 2017

Photoshop 7 only had the three resize options Nearest Neighbor, Bicubic, Bilinear in Image Size and General Preferences>Interpolation.

Photoshop CS is when the Bicubic Sharper and Bicubic Smoother were added to the Image Size dialog and General Preferences>Interpolation.

If on the other hand, your using photoshop elements 7, then Bicubic Sharper and Smoother are in the Image>Resize>Image Size dialog, but not in the General Preferences.

gori_1996
gori_1996Author
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February 1, 2017

Thanxx for immediate reply...

R_Kelly -> so if I am correct I have to download the latest version for having these new options among the few... Right...??

If you can advice me the best version for beginners which is free at the same time...!!

It would be HELPFUL for me...

davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
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January 29, 2017

Were the options greyed out or missing?

What version of Photoshop are you using? It was unclear whether you are using PS 7.0 or used to use PS7

If using a CC version and they are greyed out check your Image mode and bit depth e.g. Indexed colour removes some options as does 32 bit mode

If missing all together you may need to reset preferences. Go to Preferences-General and click on Reset Preferences on Quit - then close and restart Photoshop.

Dave

gori_1996
gori_1996Author
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February 1, 2017

Thanxx for immediate reply...

davescm -> I tried your idea but it didn't worked... anything else you can HELP with...??

If you can advice me the best version for beginners which is free at the same time...!!

It would be HELPFUL for me...

Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 29, 2017

If you mean Photoshop 7 from around 2001, I'm not sure if it had Bicubic smoother and sharper.

I think they may have been introduced much later - maybe in CS4 or CS5.

My guess is that you have seen these options in a later version of Photoshop.

gori_1996
gori_1996Author
Known Participant
February 1, 2017

Thanxx for immediate reply...

Per Berntsen -> so if I am correct I have to download the latest version for having these new options among the few... Right...??

If you can advice me the best version for beginners which is free at the same time...!!

It would be HELPFUL for me...

D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity Expert
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February 1, 2017

gori_1996 wrote:

If you can advice me the best version for beginners which is free at the same time...!!

No Photoshop version is, or ever was, free. This is professional-grade, expensive software.

The only "free" versions are the cracked and illegal ones.

If you want to stay legitimate, you might want to look at other, less expensive alternatives. Photoshop Elements is one.

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