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RE: [Digital BW] help -- edge sharpening and Roark curves

2004-04-28 by Daniel Staver

> I tried edge sharpening using a channel mask with nice results on a 
> portrait.  However, when I converted to RGB and tried to apply the 
> Roark curves (MIS VM on a 1200) I got very strange results.  It 
> appears that the colors only "took" on the portions that had been 
> sharpened, that were black on the mask.  It printed strangely.  When 
> I applied the curves to a copy that had not been sharpened, it looked 
> normal.  Any ideas about what I missed?

Sounds like one of your adjustment layers are interfering with the
curve. Make sure the curve is the top layer, or flatten the image before
you apply the curve.

Or maybe you forgot to deselect a hidden selection before applying the
curve? In that case CTRL-D should do the trick.

--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no

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