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Thats very impressive. It almost looks like its finding detail thats not there.
sharpening, now that is an area of photshop that really confuses me 
If i just do sharpen (the button itself) it doesent seem to make any difference. if i use the "smart sharpen" i think i do too much, and it looks silly.
can really see the differnce with the above, what method did you use, if you dnt mind me asking
If i just do sharpen (the button itself) it doesent seem to make any difference. if i use the "smart sharpen" i think i do too much, and it looks silly.
can really see the differnce with the above, what method did you use, if you dnt mind me asking
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Paintshop Pro 7 has three sharpening filters...
'SHARPEN MORE'
This is very aggressive sharpening and usually too much for most shots .
'SHARPEN'
Far less aggressive and usually usable on a lot of images.
'UNSHARP MASK'
The best way to sharpen usually (unless the image is very very soft) in very small increments.
In the shot above, the original was so soft I used the 'Sharpen More' filter. Then tried adding the 'Sharpen Filter' which was just a little too much, so finally applied USM a few times, till it was just starting to look over-sharpened, then undid the last USM step.
I don't think there's any easy or standard way to sharpen - it's always a judgement call and depends so much on the original image.
'SHARPEN MORE'
This is very aggressive sharpening and usually too much for most shots .
'SHARPEN'
Far less aggressive and usually usable on a lot of images.
'UNSHARP MASK'
The best way to sharpen usually (unless the image is very very soft) in very small increments.
In the shot above, the original was so soft I used the 'Sharpen More' filter. Then tried adding the 'Sharpen Filter' which was just a little too much, so finally applied USM a few times, till it was just starting to look over-sharpened, then undid the last USM step.
I don't think there's any easy or standard way to sharpen - it's always a judgement call and depends so much on the original image.
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I tend to use USM in Photoshop until the bit I want least sharpened is right. I then go over the bits I want more sharpened with the sharpen brush until im happy with the results.
