Ludgateman Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I've received an offer from Serif for Photozoom Pro 6, the dedicated enlargement software I previously used with Photoplus in various incarnations. Since moving to Affinity Photo, I've been very happy with the Enlarge Document function in AP - my question, does Photozoom Pro produce enlargements any better than AP can natively, or are elements of the Photozoom algorithms part of the AP process? I'd be interested if anyone has done any comparitive tests. Thanks chaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I have PhotoZoom Pro 6 and I'm favourably impressed with it. I've attached the result of enlarging your avatar to 400% of its original size using the 'Photo - Regular' preset in PhotoZoom; I can't see how to achieve a comparable result in Affinity Photo. Ludgateman 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Wow. That's very impressive. Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludgateman Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thank you Alfred, thats very helpful. Looks like it may be worthwhile, especially as it works as a plug-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmrecs01 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Thank you Alfred, thats very helpful. Looks like it may be worthwhile, especially as it works as a plug-in. Except I don't think it does, (work as a plug-in) either in Affinity Photo or PhotoPlus X8! Quote Win 10 Pro, i7 6700K, 32Gb RAM, NVidia GTX1660 Ti and Intel HD530 Graphics Long-time user of Serif products, chiefly PagePlus and PhotoPlus, but also WebPlus, CraftArtistProfessional and DrawPlus. Delighted to be using Affinity Designer, Photo, and now Publisher, version 1 and now version 2. iPad Pro (12.9") (iOS 17.4) running Affinity Photo and Designer version 1 and all three version 2 apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I wrote a short reveiw of this in the Cambridge in Colour forum (www.cambridgeincolour.com/forums/thread57675.htm). I compared the enlargements in PS, AP and PhotoZoom. My conclusion was that, for this one example, PhotoZoom was (just) better. EDIT: In my CiC posting I referred too PhotoZoom as if it were a Serif product. It is not. It is an independent product marketed by Serif. Thanks to Alfred for pointing this out. I have been unable to edit my original posting at CiC. Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.