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How to Upscale Pictures
A/ Make an account on AI Image Enlarger (https://imglarger.com/) website using an email address.
Visit https://imglarger.com/Pricing, choose Free, fill email address and password and click Get Started.
They will send an email with link to verify the account on your email address and after you click it, you will be able to login. (That email sometimes takes some time to arrive, so be patient.)
With free account you can upscale 19 pictures. Picture for upscaling can be max 1200x1200px and max 5MB.
Once you run out of free pictures and want to upscale more, you can either upgrade your account by buying another plan...or you can create new free account using another email address.
When you run out of emails, you can always create some more, I tried https://protonmail.com/ and it looks like it works well, I created more than one without issues and you don’t need phone number for creating email accounts. To create account visit https://protonmail.com/signup and pick FREE.
B/ Pick the right photo
I included examples of several original and upscaled photos (you can find many more in the Upscaled folder. The result is very much depended on the original picture. Quality, resolution and amount of details play part. First one is really pretty sunset photo and the upscaled one looks ok, but the people in the picture are blurred, because they were small and therefore not many details can be found. AI Image Enlarger doesn’t come up with details that are not in the original like some other services.
Second photo gets better result, but the face is still quite blurred, because is small. Third photo is actually screenshot from video, therefore the quality isn’t the best. it’s ok in original size, but result shows those imperfections.
Fourth photo compared to the size of picture the face is rather small, but since the photo has higher resolution, the actual size and amount of details is big enough to give relatively good result. Fifth photo is perfect for upscaling, you have good quality close up with many details and upscaled picture is really nice. Though when you look really close, some details still are not perfect, like lips bleeding color on teeth. But frankly you will have some imperfections pretty much every time.
C/ Upload picture, choose whether you want 2x or 4x upscale and click Start. Then you just have to wait until Download button appears.
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News Sites with HD Photos and How to Get Them
In order of probability to find HD pics. Change of link might not work for every photo or give better result, there might not be HD version of the photo.
OHMYNEWS
http://www.ohmynews.com
http://ojsfile.ohmynews.com/STD_IMG_FILE/2018/0828/IE002384464_STD.jpg
http://ojsfile.ohmynews.com/PHT_IMG_FILE/2018/0828/IE002384464_PHT.jpg
http://ojsfile.ohmynews.com/BIG_IMG_FILE/2018/0828/IE002384464_BIG.jpg
http://ojsfile.ohmynews.com/ORG_IMG_FILE/2018/0828/IE002384464_ORG.jpg
TOPSTARNEWS
http://www.topstarnews.net
http://www.topstarnews.net/news/photo/202003/739806_463239_3454.jpg
http://www.topstarnews.net/news/photo/202003/739806_463239_3454_org.jpg
STARDAILYNEWS
http://www.stardailynews.co.kr
With HD pictures you might not see option “Save Picture As” because it’s used as background, use “View background image”
ASIA TODAY
https://www.asiatoday.co.kr
In article gallery you might not see option “Save Picture As” because whole photo is covered by divs with arrows to switch between photos. Save whole page or use Developer Tools to find the picture.
NEWS1 KOREA
https://www.news1.kr
https://image.news1.kr/system/photos/2018/3/26/3029694/article.jpg
https://image.news1.kr/system/hp/2018/3/26/3029694
스포츠경향
http://sports.khan.co.kr
http://images.sportskhan.net/article/2020/05/01/l_2020050102000022000000981.jpg
http://images.sportskhan.net/article/2020/05/01/2020050102000022000000981.jpg
iMBC 연예
http://enews.imbc.com
SBSfunE
https://ent.sbs.co.kr
https://img.sbs.co.kr/newsnet/etv/upload/2020/06/22/30000649096_1280.jpg
https://img.sbs.co.kr/newsnet/etv/upload/2020/06/22/30000649096.jpg
파이낸셜뉴스
https://www.fnnews.com
https://image.fnnews.com/resource/media/image/2020/05/18/202005181632226601_l.jpg
https://image.fnnews.com/resource/media/image/2020/05/18/202005181632226601.jpg
YONHAP NEWS AGENCY
https://www.yna.co.kr
https://img4.yna.co.kr/photo/yna/YH/2018/08/28/PYH2018082821330001300_P2.jpg
https://img4.yna.co.kr/photo/yna/YH/2018/08/28/PYH2018082821330001300_P4.jpg
OSEN
http://osen.co.kr
https://file.osen.co.kr/article/2020/05/15/202005151705774177_5ebe4d602f63c.jpg
https://file.osen.co.kr/article/2020/05/15/202005151705774177_5ebe4d602f63c_1024x.jpg
조이뉴스24
http://www.joynews24.com
엑스포츠뉴스
http://www.xportsnews.com
ZENITH NEWS
http://www.zenithnews.com
내외뉴스통신
http://www.nbnnews.co.kr
천지일보
http://www.newscj.com
News-Ade
https://www.news-ade.com
스타저널
http://www.starjn.com
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HD pics on other Korean services
List of Shinhwa links
Bugs
My go to site for covers. Has small gallery on artist page, just click on thumbnail to open gallery, in gallery click on photo and it will open in full size on new tab. (https://music.bugs.co.kr/artist/4375) Also on album page you can open same way album cover. (https://music.bugs.co.kr/artist/4375/albums)
Soribada
On album page you can open album cover, click on magnifying glass icon on the thumbnail. It will open in full size on new tab. (http://www.soribada.com/music/artist/AK002080/albums)
Melon
Melon makes it a bit more complicated. You can download album covers, but their max size is 2000, so if that cover is on Bugs, don't bother with Melon. If you click on thumbnail, then on the picture in popup window and you will get picture in another popup window. That will be only 1000x1000px. If you want max size then you will have to use Webdeveloper tools (How To) to get to the url of the picture in any step and delete everything after ".jpg" and change the end of file name to "_org" Melon has small gallery of the artist too. You can click on thumbnail, then you get full size but in small window, if you click on it, you will get same picture in big popup window. You can save it with CTRL+S, but it will be version with only 80% quality. If you want original, you will have to use Webdeveloper tools (How To) to find and change url - delete everything after ".jpg"
Example
Albums https://www.melon.com/artist/album.htm?artistId=100078
(thumbnail) https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm/album/images/101/51/210/10151210_500.jpg?b8f66dd8e1b4079414caa349feef0a99/melon/resize/282/quality/80/optimize
(other steps) https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm/album/images/101/51/210/10151210_1000.jpg?b8f66dd8e1b4079414caa349feef0a99/melon/quality/80/optimize
(max) https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm/album/images/101/51/210/10151210_org.jpg
Gallery https://www.melon.com/artist/photo.htm?artistId=100078
(thumbnail) https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm/photo/images/000/800/45/568/80045568_1000.jpg/melon/resize/148/quality/80/optimize
(other steps) https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm/photo/images/000/800/45/568/80045568_org.jpg/melon/quality/80/optimize
(max) https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm/photo/images/000/800/45/568/80045568_org.jpg
Naver VIBE / Naver Music
You can download album covers, you will have to open picture in another tab and delete all parameters.
Example
https://vibe.naver.com/artist/144/albums
(thumbnail) https://musicmeta-phinf.pstatic.net/album/002/438/2438621.jpg?type=r360Fll&v=20180516171707
(full) https://musicmeta-phinf.pstatic.net/album/002/438/2438621.jpg
Naver Movie
Naver Movie has gallery where you can find HD pics, it doesn't let you open it, you will have to open picture in new tab and delete all parameters from url. Same thing with posters in filmography and movies and dramas have their own gallery.
Example
Gallery https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/pi/photo.nhn?code=12122#tab
(thumbnail) https://movie-phinf.pstatic.net/20200603_177/1591147160382i5YHE_JPEG/movie_image.jpg?type=w221_2
(viewer) https://movie-phinf.pstatic.net/20200603_177/1591147160382i5YHE_JPEG/movie_image.jpg?type=m665_443_2
(full) https://movie-phinf.pstatic.net/20200603_177/1591147160382i5YHE_JPEG/movie_image.jpg
Filmography https://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/pi/filmo.nhn?code=12122
(thumbnail) https://movie-phinf.pstatic.net/20160524_103/1464057576760xgUhB_JPEG/movie_image.jpg?type=m133_190_2
(full) https://movie-phinf.pstatic.net/20160524_103/1464057576760xgUhB_JPEG/movie_image.jpg
Movie Daum
Has gallery https://movie.daum.net/person/contents?personId=48267, the full size you will get when you click a thumbnail and get into picture viewer, just use save picture as. Movies have galleries too.
KOFIC
Movies have galleries - strip of thumnails with little arrows to move it, when you click thumbnail, you will get full size picture
http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/peopleView2.jsp?peopleCd=10003957 http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20159643
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How to Get HD Pics from SNS and Other Services
List of Shinhwa links
Instagram
Rant Warning: Hands down the worst place for pictures. Unfortunately used increasingly as main channel and ruins chance for good pictures even for other platforms. Companies often make the picture to post 1080x1080 size and upload it everywhere. It was bad to begin with, but Facebook totally ruined it. They've applied their horrible compression and style of urls. End of rant.
How to:
Save profile picture in best quality only with online service, at the moment works for example https://www.instafollowers.co/
Save photos: I use Save page as and then look for the photo in the folder. Don't save different posts into one folder, the big one will be likely ovewritten by it's preview (possibly not in chrome, they will create new version). Max size you will get is width 1080px, height can go up to 1350px.
Facebook
How to save photos: No special way, just click on it and then click on the arrows in the right top corner to be sure it's the biggest size there is, then Save picture as. I think bigest size is around 2000px, quality reduced by excessive compression.
Twitter
How to save photos: To be sure you have biggest size, open picture in another tab or window and check last parameter "name" if it's 4096x4096, you have it, otherwise change it to 4096x4096 or orig.
Example (original photo 6516x9776)
https://twitter.com/slmw790728/status/1249370020058202113
(2048) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVanOUKXsAA-mg0?format=jpg&name=large
(4096) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVanOUKXsAA-mg0?format=jpg&name=orig
(4096) https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVanOUKXsAA-mg0?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
Weibo
How to save photos: The easiest way is in mobile version, where you get "large" just by clicking on photo and that you just save with right click, if you don't have mobile version link, use Web Developer Tools (Basics How to Handle Pictures). Mobile version also has unlimited scrolling, so you are not limited in case you don't have weibo account. If you have desktop version, open picture in new window and change mw960 to original or large, I think large and original now give same size. Not sure about max size, but definitely beter quality of pictures than previous platforms.
Example
Desktop version ShinCom: https://www.weibo.com/shinhwachina2013
Mobile version ShinCom: https://m.weibo.cn/u/3290121547
https://wx1.sinaimg.cn/mw690/c41b454bgy1fv190hmu61j22hf3lakjs.jpg
https://wx1.sinaimg.cn/large/c41b454bgy1fv190hmu61j22hf3lakjs.jpg
https://wx1.sinaimg.cn/original/c41b454bgy1fv190hmu61j22hf3lakjs.jpg
Youtube
How to save photos: Open photo in new tab and change url, set new number big and if result photo is exactly that size, try bigger. Don't forget to delete the text behind number or change it to -nd, just like in example.
Example https://www.youtube.com/c/aguTVeric/community Profile pic
https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AAUvwnj3e4FNCFuJrgl-yKCACHo8ubnSX5ruu1UpYWk=s88-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj
https://yt3.ggpht.com/ytc/AAUvwnj3e4FNCFuJrgl-yKCACHo8ubnSX5ruu1UpYWk=s5000
Community post photo
(preview) https://yt3.ggpht.com/n8glj6Oaqaw7FYhOrSwFsHUEfI9vq-CLnSOQvY-Ey1QCiLMgC6_T725UisUw8l2RwB4cr7A138gk5w=s640-c-fcrop64=1,1eb30000c9bcffff-nd
(detail) https://yt3.ggpht.com/n8glj6Oaqaw7FYhOrSwFsHUEfI9vq-CLnSOQvY-Ey1QCiLMgC6_T725UisUw8l2RwB4cr7A138gk5w=s640-nd
(full) https://yt3.ggpht.com/n8glj6Oaqaw7FYhOrSwFsHUEfI9vq-CLnSOQvY-Ey1QCiLMgC6_T725UisUw8l2RwB4cr7A138gk5w=s6000-nd
Vlive
How to save photos: Nothing special, just click the photo to get larger version or open in new tab and remove parameter. One good thing about the recent horrible redesign, the photos now show original size, not 1920px max.
Example
https://www.vlive.tv/post/0-20954718
https://vfan-phinf.pstatic.net/a/32ied8/6_33cUd018svc5gdyki7s4xhk_l2r9fw.jpg?type=w1000
https://vfan-phinf.pstatic.net/a/32ied8/6_33cUd018svc5gdyki7s4xhk_l2r9fw.jpg
Naver Post
Generally the best option, keeps full original size, for example Chef Moon poster (7087x10630)
How to save photos: When you click on picture, icon will appear in bottom right corner. Click on it and it will open new tab with the original size, right click mouse and Save picture as or use CTRL+S and save whole page and look for pic in the folder. Or open the preview picture in new tab and delete parameter "type".
Example (direct link might give you error, just click into url box and press enter, that will open it)
https://m.post.naver.com/viewer/postView.nhn?volumeNo=28294358&memberNo=22111245
https://post-phinf.pstatic.net/MjAyMDA1MTdfMTgy/MDAxNTg5Njk3NDU5MDgw.ebibGGou56SNFWcMIRBx86TzGPzqA7NDYn0WM_NsLCIg.uNBfT_y7f55bVcbf7WR4cGGtb9utHFpYfhZ3fg5ouWkg.JPEG/1.jpg?type=w1200
https://post-phinf.pstatic.net/MjAyMDA1MTdfMTgy/MDAxNTg5Njk3NDU5MDgw.ebibGGou56SNFWcMIRBx86TzGPzqA7NDYn0WM_NsLCIg.uNBfT_y7f55bVcbf7WR4cGGtb9utHFpYfhZ3fg5ouWkg.JPEG/1.jpg
Naver Blog
How to save photos: You have two options, (1) open in new tab change "postfiles" to "blogfiles" and delete parametr "type" or (2) click the picture, it will open new window and if there is bigger version in top left corner there will be icon to open that bigger window with it. Small hurdle is, that it will close if you click on it. Easiest way is to use CTRL+S and save it as page, picture will be in the folder. Or you can use Webdeveloper Tools (Basics How to Handle Pictures)
Example (direct link might give you error, just click into url box and press enter, that will open it)
https://blog.naver.com/cp015998/222128801478
https://postfiles.pstatic.net/MjAyMDEwMjhfMjI2/MDAxNjAzODQ1NzUxNzAw.FSM8GJfCriz-8AR11RQnm63JlC7VKX08ZJQc8RUrJuAg.bC5psasGyPQ4E3w5wlw-nxhpetFMDXOy8czotxs6-4Ug.JPEG.cp015998/MBC_%EB%82%98%EB%A5%BC_%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91%ED%95%9C_%EC%8A%A4%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%B4_01.jpg?type=w773
https://blogfiles.pstatic.net/MjAyMDEwMjhfMjI2/MDAxNjAzODQ1NzUxNzAw.FSM8GJfCriz-8AR11RQnm63JlC7VKX08ZJQc8RUrJuAg.bC5psasGyPQ4E3w5wlw-nxhpetFMDXOy8czotxs6-4Ug.JPEG.cp015998/MBC_%EB%82%98%EB%A5%BC_%EC%82%AC%EB%9E%91%ED%95%9C_%EC%8A%A4%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%B4_01.jpg
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Comeback links
SBS Inkigayo
https://programs.sbs.co.kr/enter/gayo/main
http://program.sbs.co.kr/pdNote/pdNoteEnd.do?pgm_id=&pgm_mnu_id=41847&pgm_build_id=48¬eCode=nt_10000015101¬eId=10000131360
https://twitter.com/sbsnoriter
https://www.vlive.tv/channel/D0A5D1/board/4924
SBS MTV The Show
https://twitter.com/sbsmtvtheshow
MBC Music Core
https://www.mbcsportsplus.com/news/index.php?mode=view&cate=&b_idx=99883034.000#07D0
https://m.post.naver.com/my.nhn?memberNo=16220685
https://twitter.com/MBC_entertain
https://www.facebook.com/MBCentertain/
MBC Show Champion
https://twitter.com/showchampion1
Mnet MCountdown
https://m.post.naver.com/my.nhn?memberNo=24876555
https://twitter.com/MnetMcountdown
https://www.weibo.com/MnetOfficial
https://m.weibo.cn/u/5994687354
https://twitter.com/MnetMAMA/
https://www.mwave.me/en/mcountdown/photo/list
KBS Music Bank
https://twitter.com/KBSMusicBank
http://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/enter/musicbank/pc/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/kbsmusicbank/
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Basics How to Handle Pictures
General note: I talk about desktop, that is my natural habitat. Browsers differ, but the functionality is usually at least similar.
Usual way to save picture in browsers is right mouse click and pick "Save picture as" or some variant of it.
For URL change you will have to click "Open picture in new tab" or some variant of it.
Some websites don't allow right click, then you are left with four options:
There are browser add-ons for saving pictures from websites. I don't have any experience with those, but I know some people use those. Search "add-ons for saving pictures" with name of the browser you use and you will get some.
For some SNS there are online services for saving pictures and videos. It can be the only option sometimes (for example some Instagram content).
Save the whole webpage and find pictures in the folder. CTRL+S usually works, if not, then right mouse click and find the option there or you can find it in menu of the browser.
Use Webdeveloper Tools. CTRL+SHIFT+I will open a window with HTML code where you can find the picture URL and open it in another tab, where you can save it. (see pic)
Click on a link with pressed CTRL to open it in a new tab works generally. Except when the link is actually some javascript function, then it might not work.
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Hello :)
If you have some question or specific area you want some help with, feel free to ask, it’s open even for not logged in people.
I plan to post random tips from "just show me where to look” to “I really want to dig” level, I plan to use this as link archive for me too, so I’m not hiding any secrets to have the best pictures to post lol. Also I don’t understand Korean, so my tips will be about how to navigate without this crucial skill.
You won’t be able to find everything you want. But maybe tips will help you to find some gems. It’s a bit like treasure hunting :)
This guide is Shinhwa centered, but most tips can be applied to hunt for any other Korean fave you have.
Olga, the pics nerd
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