Sharpening should be the very last step you do before printing and
should be done to a file that has been cropped and specifically resized
for that print size. If you are sending images to a lab you should not
do anything other than cropping and some local contrast enhancement.
Leave the resizing and sharpening to the lab. They have much better
software than we do.
Chuck Norcutt
Phil wrote:
> Shapening is something I haven't really got to grips with, just how far do
> you go, I have been using
> USM in CS, but have now got CS2, secondly should you sharpen in RAW in CS2
> or do it all once converted, how do you ell if an image has been over
> sharpened, any exampless?
>
> Phil
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AG Schnozz" <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:51 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT Pentax agrees with the Schnozz
>
>
>
>>Chuck wrote:
>>
>>>I followed all of this except "But the softness of the
>>>processing
>>>appears to be quite linear and easily addressable with a
>>>fine-tuned USM"
>>>I haven't gone back and re-read the review comments nor have I
>>>attempted
>>>to sharpen one of the sample files but it seem to me what
>>>you've said
>>>there is a direct contradiction of the review. Explanation?
>>
>>I downloaded several of the sample images and loaded them up in
>>photoshop and applied USM to the images. I was able to apply an
>>extremely aggressive sharpening to the images without fear. If
>>I tried even half the sharpening to either the E-1 or A1 files I
>>would have had artifacts and blobbies left and right. The image
>>of the bridge, inparticular, took HUGE amounts of sharpening.
>>
>>I don't understand where others are finding fault with the
>>Pentax files as I see them as highly usable and as good as
>>anything I've ever tested. They are really good.
>>
>>AG
>>
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