v1.05 // last update 03.2011
A reader of my journal just pointed out that Picutel Smart Resize plug-in is no longer available for download asking me to help in some way. I was surprised to see their website is not working and the plug-in is nowhere to be found.
Picutel Smart Resize is a Photoshop plugin for advanced photo resizing I found shortly after my posting about content-aware image resizing. It's easy and works great! You simply select the important regions to be preserved, type the new dimensions in the plugin dialog (file/automate/smart resize) and press OK.
I've tested the plugin with the following image...
Make sure to watch this amazing video presented by Dr. Ariel Shamir and Dr. Shai Avidan. I was really blown away! The two have found a way to resize images in an intelligent way based on their content. It seems they can change the proportions of an image without artifacts and unnaturally tall or short objects. They demonstrate how one can...
