Digital BW, The Print

Barry,

Just to add my 2 cents worth, too...

Please don't forget that increased contrast will make images appear sharper. I, too, have GF Print Pro and have compared it numerous times to the original free SI action and, more recently, my D30 SI Pro action. To my eye...and, of course, this is a very subjective area here...if you get the contrast between the two identical the SI version looks a little sharper. I ain't saying it's much, but I can see it on my monitor anyway.

One of the reasons I use Fred's actions is because other software I have, GF and nik Sharpener Pro, seem to "kick up" the contrast. As a matter of fact, I recently discovered that the Autoscan technique in nik Sharpener Pro actually generates a more contrasty image than simply applying the filter sans the Autoscan step. I happened to select the "wrong" thing one day, and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the result! Fred's CS Pro, on the other hand, produces clean, sharp images without those artifacts we all fight avoid.

Besides, whether Fred's SI is a hair sharper than GF or the other way 'round. Who cares? Look at the price difference. I own several of Fred's actions and each performs very closely to or slightly better than software costing, sometimes, hundreds of $$. Fred's actions are a steal by comparison. I recommend buying 'em by the dozen.

Best regards,
Alan

-----Original Message-----
From:	flyfishingusa2002 [SMTP:tflyfish@...]
Sent:	Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:14 PM
To:	DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject:	Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation - Which Version to Buy?

Jerry, sorry to disagree, but I have Fractals Print Pro and i think 
that it beats all the Stair Interepolation actions that I have 
tried. I have closely looked at the results from all and Fractals is 
not only sharper but offers better contrast as well, 
The only problem being is the price.

Just my 2p's worth.

Barry

Who Dares Wins

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> I just have the free one, (about a year or so old) but it beats 
genuine
> fractals by a hair. Just barely noticeable, but you can see it.
> 
> I will probably get the D60 one soon for my new camera.
> 
> jerry
> 
> 
> 
> daintreeriver2002 wrote:
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I'm really anxious to buy Fred Miranda's SI Pro PhotoShop 
Action.  I
> > sent his customer support an email last Friday inquiring about 
which
> > one would be best given my camera, but they have not answered my
> > email yet.
> > 
> > I'm uncertain which version I should purchase since my Nikcon
> > CoolPix5000 is a 5 megapixel camera.   Should I get the one for 
Canon
> > D60 (6 megapixel) or the Canon 1D (4 megapixel)? Or would the 
Nikon
> > D1x be best?
> > 
> > Can anyone give me some advice on which version would probably be
> > best for me to use?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Bob
> > 
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