Digital BW, The Print

oops forgot to mention that you can vary the effect considerably by fading
the sharpened layer it creates in the layer properties dialog and erasing
sections of undesirable sharpening using the layer mask on the after sharpen
layer. Very controllable in being able to effectivley implement the
selective sharpening which is already mosty confined to the edges within the
image.
Read the Orginal authors PDF manual included in the distro, it's very
informative. And also note that has a later commercial version availble via
the supplied link on the same page.

Glenn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "digikdm" <monroekd@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:49 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] unsharp workflow


> I have read numerous unsharp mask workflows from a variety of sources.
> Some say to perform the unsharp mask only once as the last touch
> prior to printing. Some say use it twice.. once after scanning, and
> once before printing. Some say three times with the third application
> coming between the scanning and printing. Some say apply the unsharp
> mask and then apply the FADE UNSHARP MASK. I have experiented with
> multiple  methods, sometimes with the effect of
> photographic "progeria"( medical term for premature aging). It seems
> that there as many workflows as there are experts.Currently, I
> perform unsharp mask as a last procedure. I set the amount around
> 200, threshold around 1, and then play with the radius( .3 to 1) till
> I see achieve some crispness without too much artifact. I was just
> wondering if there is anyone out there who is pleased with whatever
> method they are using and if they wouldn't mind sharing it.Also, do
> any of the "remove grain" software fixes out there help reduce the
> grain-effect of the unsharp mask filter?
> thanks,
> Kevin  Monroe
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