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07/24/2006 09:02:49 PM · #1 |
I'm trying to hunt for some sharpening software. I've got Photoshop CS2 and have used USM and Smart Sharpen but am wondering if there is anything better out there?
This may have been covered somewhere in the forums but I can't find anything, so if someone could either point me to a current discussion or give some insight here that would be great!!
Thanks!
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07/24/2006 09:31:31 PM · #2 |
Sharpening as a part of the normal workflow for correctly focused images, or sharpening as a means of rescuing slightly OOF images? If the latter, check //www.focusmagic.com ...
R.
Message edited by author 2006-07-24 21:31:53.
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07/24/2006 09:34:32 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Sharpening as a part of the normal workflow for correctly focused images, or sharpening as a means of rescuing slightly OOF images? If the latter, check //www.focusmagic.com ...
R. |
Oh, umm - well sharpening to help the 20D along since images are not as sharp as i would like. Thanks for the link - I ran across that one earlier but haven't heard much about it.
Any one else have some suggestions? |
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07/24/2006 10:29:26 PM · #4 |
| If your pic is out of focus the best way to save it is to convert it to a B&W photo. Normally a B&W photo will look better and sharper than a colour blurry one. If you look at the focusmagic link they do indeed make the photo look sharper but at the expense of a lot of jaggies and noise. PS CS2 does a good job at sharpening. If it's a little too OOF try finding the edges first, sharpen them in a layer then sharpen the rest. There's tutorials on how to do that. |
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07/24/2006 10:33:32 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
If your pic is out of focus the best way to save it is to convert it to a B&W photo. Normally a B&W photo will look better and sharper than a colour blurry one. If you look at the focusmagic link they do indeed make the photo look sharper but at the expense of a lot of jaggies and noise. PS CS2 does a good job at sharpening. If it's a little too OOF try finding the edges first, sharpen them in a layer then sharpen the rest. There's tutorials on how to do that. |
Thanks for the update... I guess I am really looking for something that would be part of the workflow as all the images the 20d produces need sharpening for the sizes I'm enlarging them to (12x18 and 16x24). |
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07/25/2006 10:43:48 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Sharpening as a part of the normal workflow for correctly focused images, or sharpening as a means of rescuing slightly OOF images? If the latter, check //www.focusmagic.com ...
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If you rescue slightly OOF images with Focus Magic, would you do that before anything else, or as the last step instead of normal sharpening? |
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07/25/2006 10:47:49 AM · #7 |
//www.pixelgenius.com/sharpener/index.html
I have this loaded in CS, it does a pretty good job, but shouldn't be used for basic edit challenge entries
Message edited by author 2006-07-25 10:48:06.
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07/25/2006 10:51:32 AM · #8 |
I've been playing with a little trick lately:
I add a layer, then oversharpen slightly, then change the layer mode to darken. Then I merge layers and sharpen again... it's got a somewhat decent rescue effect and can really add some pop...
Smart sharpen probably does this significantly better.
I might also use smart sharpen in two layers personally because the trick does indeed work better when the normal sharpening is done on a duplicate of the flattened layers. Not basic editing legal of course.
I am farrrrrrrr behind Mr. Bear in the PS knowledge department. When he recommends Focus Magic, I would say that his words are much weightier than mine. The only benefit of my post is that it's free. :) |
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