MochaSkyChick 0 #1 July 9, 2003 I have my first skydive photo that was taken from a video shot but it has a bit of a grainy quality. I was wondering if there was any program I could use to smooth it out. I’ve tried resizing and working with it in PaintShop but can’t really get a better quality. Any suggestions? The photo is hilarious because I had the fear of God in my face and you never would have thought that I'd still be jumping after that pic. So, I would really like to blow it up and frame it but I’d like to get at least a 1024 x 768 quality out of it. Is this possible? PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #2 July 9, 2003 How grainy is it, really? There are a few filters you could apply, but they can only do so much. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #3 July 9, 2003 There is not much you can do for grainy. Any filter or process that would fix the graininess will just blur the fine lines and edges. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #4 July 9, 2003 If you have PhotoShop you can spend a lot of time cleaning it up...................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #5 July 9, 2003 Photoshop... de-interlace filter... its not the greatest, but will do OK JoshAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #6 July 9, 2003 for the most part, stills taken from video usually are grainy, and they stay grainy. I think this is the reason video guys have actual cameras on their head, because taking stills off the video and printing them up doesn't work very well. For instance, my avatar is a still from a video, but the reason its so small is because when I enlarge it any bigger, it gets grainy. anyways, try messing around with it in photoshop, but I don't think you can get it to 1024x768... p.s. post the photo.... we wanna see! MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyfrog 0 #7 July 9, 2003 I'm not sure what resolution digital cameras are set to, but I am quite certain that you won't get an image at 1024 x 768 quality out of it. There's just not enough "info" there for you to blow it up that large... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #8 July 9, 2003 Quotep.s. post the photo.... we wanna see! Weeelllll....It's pretty scary and I would want the first photo people on DZ.com see of me is absolute terror. Nevertheless, I might as well because it would definitely be good for a laugh. I'll have to post it and a normal photo once I get back to the hotel this afternoon. PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #10 July 9, 2003 Hey! Scuba Steve! I love Adam Sandler movies! Except this one.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #11 July 9, 2003 Quotebeer? Nope, sorry. This photo was taken over Memorial Weekend 2002. I have 126 jumps now. PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #12 July 9, 2003 Here is the picture on which I was trying to up the quality......OK, you can stop laughing now. I know it's not exactly the poster child for skydiving. But look how much love skydiving now. I just need to get some newer skydiving pics to compare to this one. No seriously, you can stop laughing now. PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #13 July 9, 2003 bwaaaahhh hahahhaha look at that whuffo scream! of course, most people's faces probably looked like that too. At least you're not alone MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #14 July 10, 2003 Quotebwaaaahhh hahahhaha look at that whuffo scream! of course, most people's faces probably looked like that too. At least you're not alone Well I have 126 jumps so I'm not a whuffo anymore. That pic was taken Memorial 2002. I've been jumping since then. PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #15 July 10, 2003 Great picture. That is really funny. __________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #16 July 10, 2003 Ya know, the more you jump and the better you get, the funnier and funnier that photo is going to be. That's priceless.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #17 July 10, 2003 QuoteYa know, the more you jump and the better you get, the funnier and funnier that photo is going to be. That's priceless. I know. I didn't even knew the photo was being passed around my DZ until around my level 5. A guy came up to me and was like, "You look familiar....OH MY GOD, you're the girl from the photo!" PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #18 July 10, 2003 bwaaahhhaaahhhaaahahhaha!!! That's classic! I love it. The dogs are looking at me quizzically wondering what's so funny. Too bad they can't see 2-dimensional. Seriously, you should be proud of that picture. Not many people get that scared and don't run away. What you need is a 'now' picture so you can show before and after. Hang both up in the student area as inspiration to them. In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #19 July 10, 2003 QuoteWhat you need is a 'now' picture so you can show before and after. Hang both up in the student area as inspiration to them. I never thought of that one. I'm gonna get a bunch o pics made this weekend. PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #20 July 10, 2003 Quote.OK, you can stop laughing now. No I can't......no really I can't. Seeing that picture I would have bet that you'd never do it again let alone get off stundent status that kicks ass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,537 #21 July 10, 2003 Way too funny. I completely agree that it's priceless, and will get more and more priceless with jumps that you make. I think you need to become an instructor eventually, just so you can show off that picture. I, of course, was never scared (NOT) Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #22 July 10, 2003 Absolutely priceless!!!!! What a great picture. LOL! So glad you stayed in the sport! J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #23 July 10, 2003 QuoteSo glad you stayed in the sport! Me too! PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeedToJump 0 #24 July 10, 2003 QuoteIt's the best addiction a person could have... Well there's skydiving, wind tunnel and beer, how to choose which is the best, hmmm..... I LOVE that pic Here's one from my first jump, nothing like yours, but you can definitely see that "oh sh*t" look and if you look really closely you can see the addiction starting Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MochaSkyChick 0 #25 July 10, 2003 It's kinda like you're thinking, "What's that over there?" PMS #62 Zarza R[red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
