Make a Logo Larger Without Quality Loss

[Yutosi]

I have a logo that is very small and I want to make it very big. The problem is that the logo gets pixelated when I increase the image size and just stretch it, but I need this for printing on a large banner. What are the options for making an image larger without considerable loss of quality?

Thanks for helping.

 

[iDad]

depends on the image but can you just go to to >Image >Image Size>then increase resolution is if that helps

 

[Gaussian]

Printing on a large banner = very large image size. Unless you convert it to vector there's really now way to not have it get pixelated.

The good thing is that usually a large printed banner will be viewed from some distance away, so it might not look as bad as you think.

If it's a relatively simple logo I would first try converting it to vector. You can do this by tracing the image in Adobe Illustrator with vector tools.

 

[Tron]

There's some plugins that claim to do it better than the built in resizing algorithm in Photoshop, I think Alien Skin Blowup is one. I don't know how much better they are, but you can probably give it a shot with the trial version.

 

[abbe]

You can search for some software online. I have come across a few that promise to actually help increase the size without losing quality...I have never tried any of those personally but you can surely give it a try.