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RE: [Digital BW] CS2 Merge to HDR B&W Prints

2005-11-30 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: mxgo95747
>
> I have tried using the the CS2 "merge to HDR" procedure and both
> the prints and the screen images come out rather flat.

Not surprising. The point of HDR is to squeeze a wide dynamic range into the
narrower one that you can actually see on the screen or in a print. In
general, you have to follow up by restoring local contrast, using tools like
wide diameter Unsharp Mask.

> I, also, notice that the final
> merged image comes out at 72 ppi,
> while I started with all images at 360 ppi.

Meaningless numbers. Ignore them.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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