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The latest version of our stand-alone application has been improved even further. Now we are offering cropping, batch processing and many other features all integrated together. We’ve tried to make it easy to use in the most common situations that our users encounter:

• resize images easily, adjusting the basic parameters first and cropping all in one go
• select the optimal print resolution, compression quality and other advanced settings if needed
• switch to a different crop if you change your mind without any undo operations
• handle a large collection of images with just a few clicks, using the batch processing option
• standardize the size of a whole folder at once, cropping the center of each image or stretching it as needed

Except for the added features, some of the existing settings have been tweaked for better and more consistent results on a wide range of images. Do test it out and see if you like it.

As we’re continually working to improve the application, we welcome your feedback at any time, be it positive or not. We’ve made it easier to send it our way by using the “feedback” button inside the application itself.

Don’t forget to check out the new user manual that comes with the beta version we just released. You could find out some interesting tips on how to improve your productivity when using Reshade.

Any of our existing customers will be able to test out the full version of the beta simply by installing it. The license information for the older official release of Reshade v1.51 is transferable to this new version.

Have a great day! We hope you enjoy the new Reshade 2.0 Beta.

A new version of Reshade Image Enlarger will be available soon. Some of the new features included in the Beta are:

• cropping
• batch processing
• independent size adjustment
• multiple size units
• print resolution adjustment
• compression settings

For more information please download the software quick guide (PDF format).

In this tutorial I will show you one of the many methods of editing a scanned drawing.
First, let’s draw something and scan it. I might not be Picasso, but this will work:

I’ve scanned this picture as a A4 paper, with 300dpi, resulting in a 1349×2040 image. It’s a lot for web-use, so we need to change that.

Let’s open this in Photoshop and try to give it a more web-friendly size. Go to Image -> Image Size (CTRL+ALT+I) and decrease the size and resolution of the picture (modifying the Resolution from 300 to 72 will do the trick):

So, here is the image after the resize:

Now, let’s do some basic tweaking for the picture. Duplicate the layer (Layer -> Duplicate layer). Name it Multiply. Grab the Magic Wand tool (not the best option in the world, but it will do the job), and click outside the character to select the white background. Hit the Delete key. Select the blend mode to Multiply. Basically, here we just made the character be more intense in color and the background to stay the same.

With the selection still active, select the Background layer, and play with the Levels option (Mode -> Adjustments -> Levels or CTRL+L) so the white will be even more intense.

To do things more interesting, duplicate the Multiply layer (Layer->Duplicate Layer) and name it Linear Burn (also, change the blend mode to Linear Burn) and downscale the opacity to a convenient value (in this case, around 50%). You don`t want the cartoon to be too intense in black.

Now, the final touches. First, save the project as a JPEG (File -> Save As -> JPEG or CTRL+SHIFT+S). We will leave Photoshop aside for a while, and do a alternative and modern way to correct the imperfections of the image. Go to http://www.reshade.com, and login / signup (free). Select Online Image Resizer. Upload your JPEG with the drawing and press the Submit button to upload the image. You may wonder why I do not just use Photoshop. The answer is really simple: I want to see the image directly in the browser so I can have a idea of how it will look on the Internet, and this application is faster and easier than Photoshop, with the same results.

First, select the size you want. Be sure you select a bigger size, so the effects will work. Check the Denoise button, select a Soft denoise (the Hard selection will result in a crisp image, which is not the case in our example). Also, check the Smooth button, with the Strong option selected (the Soft option is a good alternative, but I get better results with the Strong option in this case).

When you’re done, press the RESIZE button and you will end up with your clear drawing edited for further use (crop, incorporate in other designs, etc):