Hi Dave ... There's no "magic number" for sharpening, and there are several techniques. Assuming that you're using a digital image for the base, convert to lab mode, and bring up the lightness channel. Sharpen only that channel.
Set the threshold to zero, pixels to one, and USM sharpness to 10. Then keep sharpening until the image looks too sharp, and back off. If after backing off, the image looks too soft, go into USM and set the next increment lower, to four or five. Now, that'll get your pic sharp for the web. As for sharpening for printing, there are no absolutes. It all depends on the size you're going to end up with, the amount of detail on the print, whether color or B&W. A good guide line is to sharpen 10 about 100, and go from there. If you look at the image at 100% on the screen, that should give you some sense of how it will look on the paper. David Madsen wrote: > > I just tried the RAW plug-in for Photoshop with great success. I do, > however, need a refresher course on sharpening. I am having trouble finding > the balance between too much and not enough. > > David Madsen > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.davidmadsen.com
