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Blow Up 3
Pros
- Options to stretch and crop when upsampling
- One-click presets save time
- Fast, 64-bit stand-alone application
- Includes Photoshop and Lightroom plug-ins
- Can be used without relying on an image editor
Cons
- Output images can look too uniform
- Images with noise or compression are problematic
Software Details
- Alien Skin
- OS X 10.5.6 or later
- Intel
- $199
Macworld's Blow Up 3 Coverage
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Blow Up 3 proves reliable for photo enlargements Alien Skin Blow Up 3 can take a small image and enlarge it to poster size extremely well. -
Alien Skin releases photo enlargement plug-in Blow Up 3 Alien Skin's new version of its photo enlargement plug-in is easier to use and costs $50 less.
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