PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-16 by lovelipp
Has anyone bought the pixel genius PhotoKit Sharpener? How good is it with B&W scanned 35mm 400 ISO? Thanks for any info. Arlene
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PhotoKit sharpener
Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-16 by Editor P.O.V. Image Service
lovelipp wrote: >Has anyone bought the pixel genius PhotoKit Sharpener? How good is it >with B&W scanned 35mm 400 ISO? Thanks for any info. > Arlene > > IF I recall correctly, they have free trial downloads of both their PhotoKit and the Sharpener.. Click on the "TRY" links at: http://store6.esellerate.net/store/catalog.aspx?s=STR5228953526&pc= Keith Krebs "Just some guy," and caretaker of the Multiverse's largest EPSON printer User Community (highly recommended by Vogon Poets and MegaDodo Publications), at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPSON_Printers/ "For the rest of you out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together guys"
Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-16 by Carl Schofield
I've been using PK Sharpener (new 16 bit version) with Photoshop CS for my digital images (from a 6 mp Canon 10D) and it works just fine. The only problem with using it for B&W scanned images (particularly high resolution scans) is that you must convert the files to RGB mode to use PK Sharpener and that move, together with the layers that are employed during the sharpening process quickly leads to an extremely large file size. This might not be a serious problem if you have a lot of computer horsepower or your initial file size isn't too big (probably true for 35mm), but now that I'm going to be working with the 4x5 format it is an issue dealing with files that can approach 1 gb in size with the PK Sharpener workflow. Aside from this limitation, the quality of the process is very good with logical and flexible controls.
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On Sunday, November 16, 2003, at 02:56 PM, lovelipp wrote: > Has anyone bought the pixel genius PhotoKit Sharpener? How good is it > with B&W scanned 35mm 400 ISO? Thanks for any info. > Arlene > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark > Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & > Canada. > http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 > http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/ucIolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > 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 flames > - 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/ > >
Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-16 by A. Huntley
Arlene, I own and have used the PhotoKit Sharpener on scanned 35mm film, large format film (4x5, 8x10), and digital image files from my D30 and 10D. I have done several tests against other sharpening products that I already own or can download as trial versions--PowerRetouche, FocalBlade, Fred Miranda's actions and plugins, other sharpening actions that have been posted on the net, PS USM, etc. I read and tried many different techniques for obtaining the style of sharpening that I'm looking for...I prefer clean, non-artifacting sharpening vs. absolute sharpness. In my testing and actual prints I have found the PhotoKit product to be the most versatile, and it just makes plain sense. I absolutely LOVE the sharpening brushes. At this point, I don't know how I ever lived without 'em! <g> If you decide to purchase this product, I really don't think you'll be sorry. Alan Huntley P.S. - BTW, the FocalBlade product was my next runner-up. Very nice software indeed. ----- Original Message -----
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From: "lovelipp" <ArleneLoveL@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener > Has anyone bought the pixel genius PhotoKit Sharpener? How good is it > with B&W scanned 35mm 400 ISO? Thanks for any info. > Arlene
Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-16 by A. Huntley
Carl, I work with large format--4x5 and 8x10--PK Sharpener (is the 16-bit version available now?) and PS 8 (err...CS), too. Generally, I find that I must flatten the file after the Capture Sharpen step or the files just get to large, especially 8x10. And, I'm talking B&W, only, here! I was working on an 8x10 neg last weekend that was scanned at only 800ppi--I didn't plan to go over 16x20 with this image--and I couldn't use PK Sharpener. Or, more accurately, I don't have the horsepower it would have taken to process this file. Even without PK sharpening my final file was almost a gig! I was working in high bit mode in CS. Just prior to printing I flattened the file and applied my PowerRetouche sharpening filter to it. Everything worked out fine, but I was holding my breath... Alan Huntley ----- Original Message -----
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From: "Carl Schofield" <scho@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener > I've been using PK Sharpener (new 16 bit version) with Photoshop CS for > my digital images (from a 6 mp Canon 10D) and it works just fine.
RE: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-17 by Ken Carney
It is a very good product. Before I used selective sharpening with PS
unsharp mask and the history brush, but Photokit sharpener is much more
convenient, and more sharpening options also. Photkit ($50) is also very
good -- saves a lot of time. The only drawbacks to either that I have seen
are (a) required 8-bit files (I'm using PS7) and (b) large files at that.
Lately I've been trying to get comfortable with 35mm. 16-bit scans are only
around 120mb, but even when converted to 8-bit, when working with Photokit
sharpener and Photokit the working files are way over one gb. Try it, you'll
like it. I use it mostly with Portra 400, a 400 more or less b&W dye film.
(If the Photokit sharpener enhances some noise with the dye clouds, say in
sky areas, you can get rid of it with NeatImage. Hope this helps.
Regards,
--Ken Carney
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-----Original Message----- From: lovelipp [mailto:ArleneLoveL@...] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 1:56 PM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener Has anyone bought the pixel genius PhotoKit Sharpener? How good is it with B&W scanned 35mm 400 ISO? Thanks for any info. Arlene 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 flames - 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/
Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener
2003-11-17 by Steve Kale
Yes you can upgrade to 16bit PK if you have CS see Versiontracker came out in the last couple of days Steve
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From: "A. Huntley" <Alan.Huntley@...> Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 16:55:46 -0700 To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener Carl, I work with large format--4x5 and 8x10--PK Sharpener (is the 16-bit version available now?) and PS 8 (err...CS), too. Generally, I find that I must flatten the file after the Capture Sharpen step or the files just get to large, especially 8x10. And, I'm talking B&W, only, here! I was working on an 8x10 neg last weekend that was scanned at only 800ppi--I didn't plan to go over 16x20 with this image--and I couldn't use PK Sharpener. Or, more accurately, I don't have the horsepower it would have taken to process this file. Even without PK sharpening my final file was almost a gig! I was working in high bit mode in CS. Just prior to printing I flattened the file and applied my PowerRetouche sharpening filter to it. Everything worked out fine, but I was holding my breath... Alan Huntley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Schofield" <scho@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [Digital BW] PhotoKit sharpener > I've been using PK Sharpener (new 16 bit version) with Photoshop CS for > my digital images (from a 6 mp Canon 10D) and it works just fine. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cav50um/M=267637.4116719.5338353.1261774/D=egrou pweb/S=1705019182:HM/EXP=1069113418/A=1853618/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com/De fault?mqso=60178338&partid=4116719> 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 flames - 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]