Opening RAW images w/PS

[christopher_platt]

Hey all-
In the Camera RAW dialog box, one of the options is the image size. There is the standard size (which I'm guessing is using the actual pixels from the camera. There are also two options for smaller(indicated by minus signs) and two options for larger(indicated by plus signs). My question is: If I wan't a larger print (hypothetically 11x14) would it be better to open the file at it's actual size and then after I've worked on it increase it in 10% increments until I have the size I need or to just open it as the larger size? Stated another way, does anybody know exactly how PS enlarges the picture when you do it in the Camera RAW dialog box (for example bicubic smoother or sharper, etc.)
Thanks,
Chip

[Sean Dempsey]

I tested it out, and with Photoshop CS, I found the best way to enlarge was to do the 10% thing. I enlarge to 13x19 and use 300dpi all the time. I didn't find that enlarging all at once, or using the RAW editor to enlarge helped at all. It's all the same pixels, and the 10% method resulted in less noise and distortion for me.