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Hey guys I wasnt sure where this should go and I was hoping maybe someone here would have the answer.

I need a program (free preferably) that is a picture program that can blow up digital pictures without distortion (Because of pictures). Here is why.

I recently bought the Axis and Allies board game, I love the game (save for a few things) and my biggest gripe is the size of the board, sometimes, there is too much in a tiny space.

So my solution is to take and layout a new board (Possibley cardboard and around twice the size) and find a picture of the gameboard and print it off in sections that are twice the size and put together a new larger board. I know from blowing up pictures before that when you resize a picture to larger, some major distortion happens because the number of pixels stays the same or something happens. What Im looking to do is to be able to blow everything up, but so it is still clear, and easy to read and such. Thanks guys!

[Gargamel]

I don't know of any off hand, but If you take it to a local print shop (kinko's etc), they should do it for you. Seeing as you have to get it printed and mounted anyways......

The problem is, the information that allows the lines to stay smooth, doesn't exist at the larger image sizes. So the programs have to extrapolate the info from the surround pixels, and that's what leads to the distortion. Photoshop could probably do it, but you'd probably be editing a lot by hand. But try it, it might work out ok. Try switching formats too, to one that doesn't compress the image as much, so it retains a lot more of the original info, that way there will be less guess work done by the app.

I'd really just take the whole board to a print shop and ask them to to make it bigger, they should do all the work for you.

Originally Posted by Gargamel

I don't know of any off hand, but If you take it to a local print shop (kinko's etc), they should do it for you. Seeing as you have to get it printed and mounted anyways......

The problem is, the information that allows the lines to stay smooth, doesn't exist at the larger image sizes. So the programs have to extrapolate the info from the surround pixels, and that's what leads to the distortion. Photoshop could probably do it, but you'd probably be editing a lot by hand. But try it, it might work out ok. Try switching formats too, to one that doesn't compress the image as much, so it retains a lot more of the original info, that way there will be less guess work done by the app.

I'd really just take the whole board to a print shop and ask them to to make it bigger, they should do all the work for you.

as well as putting it on a new board??? How much do you think it would cost??

[Gargamel]

For mounting and everything.... $20-$50.

But at the least they could print and cut the prints for you, probably less than $15 for that. Then get some good cardstock or foam board, and mount it to the board that way. Any good art supply or Photo store (that sells darkroom supplies) will have the materials to mount it.

Originally Posted by Gargamel

For mounting and everything.... $20-$50.

But at the least they could print and cut the prints for you, probably less than $15 for that. Then get some good cardstock or foam board, and mount it to the board that way. Any good art supply or Photo store (that sells darkroom supplies) will have the materials to mount it.

I know about the poster board but thanks man!

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

I know about the poster board but thanks man!

No prob, just walk into the art store and ask. Tell them what you want to do and they will point you in the right direction for supplies.