making pictures a higher quality

redballoon_2

i have a gif file that i need to be a higher quality for publishing it on to a newsletter and business documents. how can i do this.

cheers

[Deleted User]

Your only chance is vectorising it.. turning it into a true line drawing.

Here's a website that'll do it for you http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

GoofyGAT

Or, if that doesn't work, you could try obtaining/creating a better quality image.

What is it an image of? Where did you get the original from? Perhaps we could help you find/create a better quality one? Post a link/screenshot of the image if you can (& if there aren't any privacy issues). G

isofa

You can't introduce extra quality to a bitmap file, without causing pixellation. You need the highest quality file to start with, then use that to create smaller files if required, you can't do it the other way around without it looking poor quality.

If the file was a vector file such as an EPS, then you could resize it to any size, because it is resolution independent. From vector files you can also create high res bitmap files, although for printing, you'd want to keep it vector.

Back to your GIF file. You might be able to up it by approx 25% without too much degradation, using Photoshop or another tool. First convert it from indexed colour (which a GIF is) to full RGB, then upsize it by no more than 25%, preferablly using bi-cubic sampling, it'll go a little hazy and blurred, but will increase in size. It's a last resort to use the technique, especially in printing.

Else if it is the right type of image, you might have luck with ringo_24601's suggestion of vector magic.