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08/04/2005 08:36:34 PM · #1 |
Does anyone use nik Sharpener? I saw in an interview with Vincent Versace that he uses it as his only sharpening tool (Vincent is a photographer & digital editor and he works with Douglas Dubler).
According to Vincent, the newest version of the software (2.0) is light years ahead of anything else. He says it'll sharpen based on color and his example was that you could sample the fog in a photograph, sample the trees, fenceline, animals or whatnot and choose to have certain things retain a soft presentation (like the fog) while everything else got sharpened. I'm just wondering if anyone has firsthand experience with this tool. I currently use either PhotoShop's USM or FredMiranda's CSpro (but that's only for one camera type and I'd have to buy one for the 20D).
Thanks for your experiences or thoughts.
Kev
Message edited by author 2005-08-04 20:39:08.
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08/04/2005 09:51:00 PM · #2 |
$330 for a sharpening tool is a TAD stiff...You can do some pretty creative sharpening using layers and masks in Photoshop. Like using the Lab colour conversion first then sharpening the luminosity channel only...Lots of cool ways to sharpen in Photoshop.
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08/04/2005 10:52:53 PM · #3 |
Yeah, I ran some test tonight with the downloadable demo compared with a couple of methods. I found that my tests produced equivilent results. I thought someone else might have some other taken on it and be able to show me something it could do that would make me go "WOW!" That's a cool tool.
The sharpening by color sounds kinda cool but not for $300+.
Kev
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08/04/2005 10:58:39 PM · #4 |
Actually Photoshop CS2 has some very impressive sharpening tools now.
Along with a few other enhancements like noise reduction, even on a per channel basis, made it well worth the upgrade.
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08/04/2005 10:59:21 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by BradP:
Actually Photoshop CS2 has some very impressive sharpening tools now.
Along with a few other enhancements like noise reduction, even on a per channel basis, made it well worth the upgrade. |
Like you need more tools to make good photos... ;) |
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08/04/2005 11:02:12 PM · #6 |
If it weren't for PS, I would suck worse!
Thanks! 
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08/04/2005 11:02:34 PM · #7 |
Hell, he doesn't need any more tools to make good shots. I'm thinkin' he has to start drawing his submissions. Does noise reduction work on crayons?
;)
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