Convert image to retina display?

[KSKENE247]

For some reason I feel as if I have seen a thread on this before, but I cant seem to find it anywhere. (even with search and google) Is there anyway to convert an image so it looks better on the iphone's retina display? I have photoshop if anyone feels like they want to explain or if its possible and you'd like to just do it for me then feel free!

 

[Lukeyy19]

You can't just make an image bigger without it lowering it's quality, (unless it's a vector image, but this image is not and that's a whole different thing)

And looking at that image it doesn't even look that good of a quality to begin with, the only way is if you have a bigger image or remake it, larger.

 

[Infraggable Kru]

For some reason I feel as if I have seen a thread on this before, but I cant seem to find it anywhere. (even with search and google) Is there anyway to convert an image so it looks better on the iphone's retina display? I have photoshop if anyone feels like they want to explain or if its possible and you'd like to just do it for me then feel free!

ENHANCE!!!

I feel bad for this generation of kids that grew up watching too much CSI

also I'm 80-90% sure you didnt pay for that copy of Photoshop, just from reading your post

Images that are exactly 960x480 will look the best on the iPhone 4 display

 

[KSKENE247]

ENHANCE!!!

I feel bad for this generation of kids that grew up watching too much CSI

also I'm 80-90% sure you didnt pay for that copy of Photoshop, just from reading your post

Images that are exactly 960x480 will look the best on the iPhone 4 display

nah not csi... i knew it was too good to be true but maybe it was just deja vu or something. and you should raise your estimation to about 100%...
But thanks anyways guys

 

[Gjeepguy]

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Photoshop gives you a couple options for resizing an image. If the image is iPhone 3G size you can increase the image size by 200%. Photoshop gives you a couple options for resampling of the image. Bicubic, bilinear and etc. This will remake the image at a higher resolution and interpolate the missing pixels.

 

[jason221]

Images that are exactly 960x480 will look the best on the iPhone 4 display

I think you mean 640x960.

 

[Infraggable Kru]

I think you mean 640x960.

yup sorry about that

 

[Gjeepguy]

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Photoshop gives you a couple options for resizing an image. If the image is iPhone 3G size you can increase the image size by 200%. Photoshop gives you a couple options for resampling of the image. Bicubic, bilinear and etc. This will remake the image at a higher resolution and interpolate the missing pixels.

here is a resampling of the image at 200% using nearest neighbor. i tried to clean it up by resharpening the image and a slight gaussian blur.

 

[Roessnakhan]

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[Interstella5555]

For some reason I feel as if I have seen a thread on this before, but I cant seem to find it anywhere. (even with search and google) Is there anyway to convert an image so it looks better on the iphone's retina display? I have photoshop if anyone feels like they want to explain or if its possible and you'd like to just do it for me then feel free!

1. Zoom
2. Enhance
3. Repeat
4. ??????
5. Profit