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 04/06/2005 11:02:18 PM · #26
Does anyone know if the new PS CS2 will have sharpening available as an adjustment layer?
 04/06/2005 11:06:18 PM · #27
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Does anyone know if the new PS CS2 will have sharpening available as an adjustment layer?


Earlier today i read through the What's new document posted over at DPReview, and I saw nothing related to that.

04/07/2005 12:14:46 AM · #28
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Does anyone know if the new PS CS2 will have sharpening available as an adjustment layer?


If your refering to USM sharpening you can fade it now this way:

In the USM window set the Threshold slider to 0.
Then set the Amount and Radius settings slightly more than what's desired.
Last step is to fade the effect with the Threshold slider by increasing the number until you get the right look.
 04/07/2005 08:24:24 PM · #29
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Does anyone know if the new PS CS2 will have sharpening available as an adjustment layer?


Earlier today i read through the What's new document posted over at DPReview, and I saw nothing related to that.


Cool features despite the no sharpening on layers. Guess I'll have to upgrade when the time comes. =[
 04/07/2005 08:27:16 PM · #30
Originally posted by fulgent:
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Does anyone know if the new PS CS2 will have sharpening available as an adjustment layer?


If your refering to USM sharpening you can fade it now this way:

In the USM window set the Threshold slider to 0.
Then set the Amount and Radius settings slightly more than what's desired.
Last step is to fade the effect with the Threshold slider by increasing the number until you get the right look.


Thanks for the tip, but USM on a layer would let you more than just fade, like non-destructively sharpen and then save that info in the file for later adjustment or removal. As it is now, if you want to save the master with sharpening you need to merge down paste a new layer and sharpen that layer - I guess it's not that big a deal, but it would be nice.
 04/07/2005 08:39:33 PM · #31
I'm a little confused about the history brush (I've never used it).

Can you do that with basic editing rules?
04/07/2005 09:31:24 PM · #32
Originally posted by beckettboots:
I'm a little confused about the history brush (I've never used it).

Can you do that with basic editing rules?


I would think that would be a big no. It's selective editing - you're painting away something in a specific area.
 04/07/2005 10:42:40 PM · #33
Free photoshop sharpening action

If you're entering a member challenge you might try this action, it's free.
 04/12/2005 08:30:59 PM · #34
My favorite sharpening technique involves High Pass instead of unsharp mask. It's probably been posted around here elsewhere. Here's what I do:

1. Duplicate background layer

2. Apply High Pass filter (Filters > Other > High Pass)

3. Set the slider to about 1.5 pixels, so you can barely see the outline of the image

4. Open up Levels -- adjust so that the contrast is higher and the outlines are brighter and more distinct

5. I'll occasionally run a noise reduction filter (I use Noiseware) at this stage, but this is optional

6. Apply a Gaussian Blur of about 1.5 pixels

7. Go to the layers palette -- set the blending mode to Overlay (you can also use Soft Light or Hard Light, but I like Overlay the best)

8. Set the opacity to between 20 and 50%.

The benefit of this over Unsharp Mask is that you're effectively making an edge mask, thereby masking very subtle edges and noise that will look jagged with USM. This provides nice, smooth results, and it is controllable at many levels of editing. I'll often apply an USM as well at the final image size too.

Message edited by author 2005-04-12 20:31:53.
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