Skudge

This is my first post, other than the question I asked which I don't think counts as a post. Came across this site a while back -- very nice site, and many tuts, including one called "Smart Sharp". Instead of using "unsharp mask", which we all know creates havoc at high resolutions, this process enables you to go up to 300, 400, even 500% sharpening without degrading the image. It really works well. Here is the url:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tu...rt_sharp.shtml

Larry

jpfitness

thanks Larry for that link and welcome - I am always sharpening up our images from our camera as they always turn out blured and with no buttons to change anything except flash on and off [confused] I guess until I read the book I will continue to sharpen them [bustagut]

Skudge

My problem is that when I read the book, it makes it worse!

That's probably because you read the wrong book Larry

Blinky2004

That's a good link Larry, thanks.

That's actually an 'old' technique now -- at least to me it is.
But it's become one of the best methods used now though. I highly recommend it.

If you want to get "creative" with your sharpening/blurring, try using Curves on the channel to create the mask. Or, try also using the "Trace Contour" filter, then apply either the Maximum or Minimum filter to the channel -- which one you use depends on the bg colour of your channel.

And... you could also apply some of the other filters to create an even more interesting selection to work with -- like the filters under the Artistic menu.

Skudge

Mark.....that's why you're The Keeper!! I'm going to experiment with all those ideas.

Skudge

BTW Gaus, neat avatar

thanks Larry

wbiss

Thanks Larry! You taught me something new!

dabeach02

interesting..i'll try it...can you post your results...a comparison?...its seems like the images always looks great on the monitor but when printing them out...thats a diff story