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2002-08-08 by Jerry Olson
Hi Andy, I use it and find it to be just a HAIR sharper than Genuine Fractals. Barely noticeable. I was amazed at how good it is, and wished I had tried it before I bought the GF program. Use it before you do any sharpening. Jerry
2002-08-09 by A. Huntley
Hi Andy, I agree with Jerry. I've run numerous comparisons on various images pitting GF against Fred Miranda's SI PhotoShop action and, each time, have found SI just a tad sharper. Probably not enough the you would notice it at print size, but, hey, I figure sharper can't hurt! If you are using SI against, say, D30 image files you owe it to yourself to try Fred's camera-specific SI Pro actions. They produce even better results than the original SI. As Jerry said, I too wish I had found Fred's website before investing in GF. Best regards, Alan
-----Original Message----- From: ungram [SMTP:ungram@...] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 1:42 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation Does anyone have experience with Stair Interpolation, an alternative to Genuine Fractals? I'd appreciate any pointers especially where in the workflow you would apply the Action. I suppose that it would be just before the print routine. I use MIS VM and an 1160. Andy Unger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2002-08-09 by workmantx@aol.com
Hi All, The last few messages about a Stair Interpolation Action in PS caught my eye. What is Fred Miranda's web site that provides this information? Thanks. Bob
2002-08-09 by Phil & Marilu Morse
Believe it or not: http://www.fredmiranda.com/ ;-) Phil Morse ----- Original Message ----- From: <workmantx@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation > Hi All, > > The last few messages about a Stair Interpolation Action in PS caught my eye.
> What is Fred Miranda's web site that provides this information? > > Thanks. > > Bob
2002-08-10 by A. Huntley
Bob, www.fredmiranda.com Highly recommended for many wonderful Photoshop actions. Best regards, Alan
-----Original Message----- From: workmantx@... [SMTP:workmantx@...] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 7:10 AM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation Hi All, The last few messages about a Stair Interpolation Action in PS caught my eye. What is Fred Miranda's web site that provides this information? Thanks. Bob Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. Please follow these basic guidelines: - Include your full name with your message. - Include the address of your website, if you have one. - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; - Complete your Yahoo profile. - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2002-08-10 by interrante
Has anyone tried his other actions? He has a number of interesting ones listed under "Photoshop actions for all digital cameras" http://www.fredmiranda.com/Action_profilesPage/index.html Mark --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "A. Huntley" <prasepe@a...> wrote: > Hi Andy, > > I agree with Jerry. I've run numerous comparisons on various images pitting GF against Fred Miranda's SI PhotoShop action and, each time, > have found SI just a tad sharper. Probably not enough the you would notice it at print size, but, hey, I figure sharper can't hurt! If you are using > SI against, say, D30 image files you owe it to yourself to try Fred's camera-specific SI Pro actions. They produce even better results than the > original SI. > > As Jerry said, I too wish I had found Fred's website before investing in GF. > > Best regards, > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: ungram [SMTP:ungram@y...] > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 1:42 PM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... > Subject: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation > > Does anyone have experience with Stair Interpolation, an alternative > to Genuine Fractals? I'd appreciate any pointers especially where > in the workflow you would apply the Action. I suppose that it would
> be just before the print routine. I use MIS VM and an 1160. > > Andy Unger > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2002-08-10 by Jerry Olson
I just bought his D60 sharpener. It is better than any other sharpener I've ever used. It automatically gives you the sharpest image possible without any artifacts. Jerry interrante wrote:
> > Has anyone tried his other actions? He has a number of interesting > ones listed under "Photoshop actions for all digital cameras" > http://www.fredmiranda.com/Action_profilesPage/index.html > > Mark > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "A. Huntley" <prasepe@a...> > wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > > > I agree with Jerry. I've run numerous comparisons on various images > pitting GF against Fred Miranda's SI PhotoShop action and, each time, > > have found SI just a tad sharper. Probably not enough the you would > notice it at print size, but, hey, I figure sharper can't hurt! If > you are using > > SI against, say, D30 image files you owe it to yourself to try > Fred's camera-specific SI Pro actions. They produce even better > results than the > > original SI. > > > > As Jerry said, I too wish I had found Fred's website before > investing in GF. > > > > Best regards, > > Alan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ungram [SMTP:ungram@y...] > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 1:42 PM > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... > > Subject: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation > > > > Does anyone have experience with Stair Interpolation, an > alternative > > to Genuine Fractals? I'd appreciate any pointers especially where > > in the workflow you would apply the Action. I suppose that it > would > > be just before the print routine. I use MIS VM and an 1160. > > > > Andy Unger > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2002-08-10 by Austin Franklin
> I just bought his D60 sharpener. It is better than any other sharpener > I've ever used. It automatically gives you the sharpest image possible > without any artifacts. > > Jerry Jerry, I believe the sharpest image you can possibly get would be if the image was a line art image ;-) I am curious, does the D-60 have a linear mode? I guess you could always do that in PS if you wanted... Regards, Austin
2002-08-10 by Austin Franklin
> -----Original Message----- > From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@...] > Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:25 PM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation > > > > > I just bought his D60 sharpener. It is better than any other sharpener > > I've ever used. It automatically gives you the sharpest image possible > > without any artifacts. > > > > Jerry > > Jerry, > > I believe the sharpest image you can possibly get would be if the > image was a line art image ;-) I am curious, does the D-60 have > a linear mode? That's supposed to be LINE ART mode...sorry...spell checker gone wild...
> I guess you could always do that in PS if you wanted... > > Regards, > > Austin >
2002-08-10 by A. Huntley
Mark, I have several of Fred's actions: LPBatch, CSPro, SIPro, DigitalVelvia, to name a few. All work as advertised. And, you can't beat 'em for the price! I have directly compared SIPro (stair interpolation) to GF, and CSPro (sharpening) to nik Sharpner Pro, and Fred's actions consistently perform as well as or better than software products costing hundreds of $$. Highly recommended! Fred's gallery pages are a feast for the eyes, too. Surf on over....... Best regards, Alan
-----Original Message----- From: interrante [SMTP:interrante@...] Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:52 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation Has anyone tried his other actions? He has a number of interesting ones listed under "Photoshop actions for all digital cameras" http://www.fredmiranda.com/Action_profilesPage/index.html Mark --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "A. Huntley" <prasepe@a...> wrote: > Hi Andy, > > I agree with Jerry. I've run numerous comparisons on various images pitting GF against Fred Miranda's SI PhotoShop action and, each time, > have found SI just a tad sharper. Probably not enough the you would notice it at print size, but, hey, I figure sharper can't hurt! If you are using > SI against, say, D30 image files you owe it to yourself to try Fred's camera-specific SI Pro actions. They produce even better results than the > original SI. > > As Jerry said, I too wish I had found Fred's website before investing in GF. > > Best regards, > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: ungram [SMTP:ungram@y...] > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 1:42 PM > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... > Subject: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation > > Does anyone have experience with Stair Interpolation, an alternative > to Genuine Fractals? I'd appreciate any pointers especially where > in the workflow you would apply the Action. I suppose that it would > be just before the print routine. I use MIS VM and an 1160. > > Andy Unger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2002-08-10 by Jerry Olson
Have no idea Austin, I just compared it to all my other sharpeners, and it wins. (there is over 40 different steps in the action!) Jerry Austin Franklin wrote:
> > > I just bought his D60 sharpener. It is better than any other sharpener > > I've ever used. It automatically gives you the sharpest image possible > > without any artifacts. > > > > Jerry > > Jerry, > > I believe the sharpest image you can possibly get would be if the image was > a line art image ;-) I am curious, does the D-60 have a linear mode? I > guess you could always do that in PS if you wanted... > > Regards, > > Austin > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2002-08-10 by Jerry Olson
You probably could IF you knew what each of the 40 steps were. Jerry Aus
> > Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation > > > > > > > > > I just bought his D60 sharpener. It is better than any other sharpener > > > I've ever used. It automatically gives you the sharpest image possible > > > without any artifacts. > > > > > > Jerry >
2002-08-11 by ungram
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Alan Zinn <AZinn@n...> wrote: > At 01:36 PM 8/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >Mark, > > > >I have several of Fred's actions: LPBatch, CSPro, SIPro, DigitalVelvia, to > name a few. All work as advertised. And, you can't beat 'em for the price! I > have directly compared SIPro (stair interpolation) to GF, and CSPro > (sharpening) to nik Sharpner Pro, and Fred's actions consistently perform as > well as or better than software products costing hundreds of $$. Highly > recommended! Fred's gallery pages are a feast for the eyes, too. Surf on > over....... > > > >Best regards, > >Alan > > > > May be a dumb question but: does Stairstep sharpen regular PS files better > than GF or is it designed for digital camera images mainly? Stair Interpolation is not a digital camera specific action. It is designed to enlarge a file without degrading the image quality. It has the same goal as Genuine Fractals. It is not a sharpener. Would some of the other people who have used SI have suggestions about dealing with huge size files that result from SI? Lets say I scan a 35mm neg or transparency at 2400 on my Epson 2450 with a resulting 50meg or so file. (With 120 film the issue isn't as extreme.) I then use SI to enlarge to 10x15. Now I have a huge file. My instinct is to reduce the resolution prior to printing to 480pi, save then sharpen and then work up the pre-print routine. Is this the right workflow. Andy Unger
2002-08-11 by Alan Zinn
At 01:36 PM 8/10/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Mark,
>
>I have several of Fred's actions: LPBatch, CSPro, SIPro, DigitalVelvia, to
name a few. All work as advertised. And, you can't beat 'em for the price! I
have directly compared SIPro (stair interpolation) to GF, and CSPro
(sharpening) to nik Sharpner Pro, and Fred's actions consistently perform as
well as or better than software products costing hundreds of $$. Highly
recommended! Fred's gallery pages are a feast for the eyes, too. Surf on
over.......
>
>Best regards,
>Alan
>
May be a dumb question but: does Stairstep sharpen regular PS files better
than GF or is it designed for digital camera images mainly?
thanks,
AZ
Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.
http://www.panoramacamera.us
or
keyword.com lookaround2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Alan, a HAIR better than Genuine Fractals. Very small, but noticeable in side by side comparisons. Jerry Alan Zinn wrote:
> > At 01:36 PM 8/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >Mark, > > > >I have several of Fred's actions: LPBatch, CSPro, SIPro, DigitalVelvia, to > name a few. All work as advertised. And, you can't beat 'em for the price! I > have directly compared SIPro (stair interpolation) to GF, and CSPro > (sharpening) to nik Sharpner Pro, and Fred's actions consistently perform as > well as or better than software products costing hundreds of $$. Highly > recommended! Fred's gallery pages are a feast for the eyes, too. Surf on > over....... > > > >Best regards, > >Alan > > > > May be a dumb question but: does Stairstep sharpen regular PS files better > than GF or is it designed for digital camera images mainly? > > thanks, > > AZ > Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera. > http://www.panoramacamera.us > or > keyword.com lookaround > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
2002-08-11 by Jerry Olson
Alan, Well, Yes, they are a bit sharper. Jerry HO HO!
> >> May be a dumb question but: does Stairstep sharpen regular PS files better > >> than GF or is it designed for digital camera images mainly? > Jerry, > > You mean it does hairs better? - HE HE
2002-08-11 by Alan Zinn
At 11:11 AM 8/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Alan,
>
>a HAIR better than Genuine Fractals. Very small, but noticeable in side
>by side comparisons.
>
>Jerry
>
>Alan Zinn wrote:
>>
>> At 01:36 PM 8/10/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> >Mark,
>> >
>> >I have several of Fred's actions: LPBatch, CSPro, SIPro, DigitalVelvia, to
>> name a few. All work as advertised. And, you can't beat 'em for the price! I
>> have directly compared SIPro (stair interpolation) to GF, and CSPro
>> (sharpening) to nik Sharpner Pro, and Fred's actions consistently perform as
>> well as or better than software products costing hundreds of $$. Highly
>> recommended! Fred's gallery pages are a feast for the eyes, too. Surf on
>> over.......
>> >
>> >Best regards,
>> >Alan
>> >
>>
>> May be a dumb question but: does Stairstep sharpen regular PS files better
>> than GF or is it designed for digital camera images mainly?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> AZ
>> Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.
>> http://www.panoramacamera.us
>> or
>> keyword.com lookaround
>>
Jerry,
You mean it does hairs better? - HE HE
thanks,
AZ
Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.
http://www.panoramacamera.us
or
keyword.com lookaround2002-08-12 by A. Huntley
Alan, I think a little confusion may have set in here. SI (Stair Interpolation), like GF, is for "rezzing up" image files. SI does not sharpen, nor does GF. However, I noticed that Fred's new PRO versions of SI do have an unsharp mask step built in. It must be a mild application of unsharp mask because subsequent sharpening of the image does not cause any problems. I use Fred's actions mainly on image files from digital cameras. My large format B&W work does not require any interpolation to obtain the prints sizes I normally output. Hope this helps. Best regards, Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Zinn [SMTP:AZinn@...]
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 7:56 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Stair Interpolation
At 01:36 PM 8/10/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Mark,
>
>I have several of Fred's actions: LPBatch, CSPro, SIPro, DigitalVelvia, to
name a few. All work as advertised. And, you can't beat 'em for the price! I
have directly compared SIPro (stair interpolation) to GF, and CSPro
(sharpening) to nik Sharpner Pro, and Fred's actions consistently perform as
well as or better than software products costing hundreds of $$. Highly
recommended! Fred's gallery pages are a feast for the eyes, too. Surf on
over.......
>
>Best regards,
>Alan
>
May be a dumb question but: does Stairstep sharpen regular PS files better
than GF or is it designed for digital camera images mainly?
thanks,
AZ
Maker of Lookaround panoramic camera.
http://www.panoramacamera.us
or
keyword.com lookaround
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