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How to Downsample and Sharpen an Image
Downsampling an image means to reduce its resolution (upsampling increases it).
Downsampling can be done with any type of image: TIF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc. Bit-depth (8-bit or 16-bit) doesn’t matter for downsampling, unlike Curves and RAW conversion.
There are a number of reasons to downsample an image:
- To reduce download time.
- To fit on a reasonable size screen.
- To meet publishing requirements (e.g., 180/240/360 dpi for an 8 X 10 page in a magazine).
- Proofs at less than full resolution, copyright submittals, etc.
- In acknowledgment that full image resolution contains less (possibly much less) actual resolved detail than the dimensions imply.
- For purposes of comparison.
- To reduce digital artifacts such as staircasing and jagged edges, e.g. “oversampling” followed by a size reduction.
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