[Gimp-user] resizing image creates blurry image

[BWK <forums gimpusers com>]

> I'm trying to resize an image from 398x398 to 28x28.  I've followed
> several guides and each time gives me the same effect.
>
> Things I've tried:  
>
> 1. Resize to 28x28 using NoHalo 
> 2. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using NoHalo, finally using Unsharp
> Mask to sharpen
> 3. Resize to 28x28 using LoHalo
> 4. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using LoHalo, finally using Unsharp
> Mask to sharpen
>
> each of them came out with the same effect of the image being blurry. 
> I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and none of the guides I've seen
> seem to help.

With such a large percentage reduction you are always going to lose a lot of
detail. There is absolutely no way around this. You just can't represent the
same amount of information in such a small number of pixels.

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