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1. Re: When is it best to sharpen an image?
Chris Cox Nov 28, 2010 3:50 PM (in response to *Rich*)Both can be needed, for different reasons.
The book Real World Sharpening goes into the theory.
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2. Re: When is it best to sharpen an image?
*Rich* Nov 28, 2010 4:11 PM (in response to Chris Cox)Thanks Chris. I have put that book in my Amazon wish list for next payday and look forward to taking a week to read it.
In the meantime, anyone have a suggestion that will cover most sharpening scenarios. I primarily work with landscapes comprised of a lot of detail, shot in RAW w. a 10MP DSLR. Print sizes range from 11x17 to 17x25. Thanks.
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3. Re: When is it best to sharpen an image?
Chris Cox Nov 28, 2010 6:15 PM (in response to *Rich*)I can't suggest the best settings, but the summary of the book would be: sharpen a little on capture to make up for blurriness on your lenses and camera, sharpen more before printing to make up for the loss of sharpness when halftoning, and optionally sharpen in between for creative purposes.
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4. Re: When is it best to sharpen an image?
Tai Lao Nov 28, 2010 8:45 PM (in response to *Rich*)Both are necessary steps: Capture Sharpening and Output Sharpening. The latter has different modalities that are dependent on the resolution of the image and the output media: web, inkjet, contone…
Look into PhotoKit Sharpener by PixelGenius. Just reading the blurb or a review of the set of plug-ins will make a bunch of things clear to you.
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