Hello Cory! Unsharp mask can be a complicated subject to discuss on a mailing list as there are so many variables both in terms of how one sharpens the photo, the degree of sharpening (i.e., sharpness, pixel, and threshold settings), the subject and detail of the image as well as its contrast range, the size of the final print or web image and so on.
The one thing you don't want to do is over sharpen (yecch!). Here's a suggestion to get you started: Convert the image to LAB color and then click on the lightness channel. Set the sharpening to 20% or so, pixels to one, and threshold to zero. Now, sharpen the image, and repeat the process until you get the result you like. This way you can see the degree of sharpening incrementally, and, if the image becomes too sharp, you can just undo the last sharpening command. Once you're satisfied with the degree of sharpening, convert back to RGB, and, voila ... more or less <LOL> Kind regards from busy Turin, Tyrone > I'm playing around with unsharp mask and wondering > what people are using as a starting point. It's a > little hard to see the effects on the photos I've > tried so far. -- Email.it, the professional e-mail, gratis per te: http://www.email.it/f Sponsor: CEPU Easy: Assistenza Universitaria a 280 EUR/mese Clicca qui: http://adv.email.it/cgi-bin/foclick.cgi?mid=1795&d=23-10
