Q113848: Artist: Stickers Become Jagged-Looking When Enlarged

Article: Q113848
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfaq
Last Modified: 27-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a 
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SUMMARY
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When a sticker in Fine Artist is resized using the Shrinker and then enlarged
using the Grower, it looks like a bitmap, often to the point where the sticker
is no longer recognizable.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Place a sticker on a painting.

2. Click the Transformer tool.

3. Click the Shrinker tool.

4. Click and hold down the mouse button so the mouse cursor is on the sticker
  until the sticker is half its original size.

5. Click the Grower tool.

6. Click and hold down the mouse button so the mouse cursor is on the sticker
  until the sticker returns to its original size.

RESULT: The sticker looks very jagged (like a bitmap) and is distorted.

MORE INFORMATION
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When a sticker is reduced in size, pixels are removed to scale down the bitmap.
When the same sticker is re-enlarged, those pixels are not replaced, and the
sticker may look as though it was assembled from square blocks. Rather than
enlarging it, once a sticker has been reduced in size, it should be removed and
replaced with a new sticker if a larger size is desired.

Additional query words: 1.00 kbhowto kids mskids bitmap jagged ugly win mac shrink resize grow wave wavey distorted messy yuck bitmappy graphic picture object image fuzzy 1.10 mczee screen display 1.10a squares

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Keywords          :  kbfaq
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbHomeProdSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbFineArtist100 kbFineArtist110 kbFineArtist110a kbFineArtist110Mac kbFineArtist110aMac kbFineArtist100Mac
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0,1.1,1.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a

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