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04/08/2005 09:15:49 AM · #1
Does anyone know why I am getting a halo around the darker objects in the photo when I am running the unsharp mask? Its really getting on my nerves. Its almost making my submission for the "Abandoned Building" Challange look layered. And it also looks like crap because I can't get rid of it because of the rules... Any ideas of how to prevent this in the future?
04/08/2005 09:19:13 AM · #2
smaller radius maybe ... try something like 0.3
04/08/2005 09:43:19 AM · #3
Originally posted by eostyles:

Does anyone know why I am getting a halo around the darker objects in the photo when I am running the unsharp mask? Its really getting on my nerves. Its almost making my submission for the "Abandoned Building" Challange look layered. And it also looks like crap because I can't get rid of it because of the rules... Any ideas of how to prevent this in the future?


Yes, you are oversharpening your image, applying to much USM.

Advice varies a lot but typical start values for USM are:
Amount: 100%
Radius: .3 (as was suggested above)
Threshhold: 0

You want to start from there and tweak USM until you get the most sharpening without halos. You can also try other basic rules sharpening techniques. Some were in a recent discussion here: Sharpening question

Message edited by author 2005-04-08 09:44:21.
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