On 21 May 2005 at 23:29, Paul Stenquist wrote: > If you work your brightness, contrast, shadow, and exposure controls in > the RAW converter, you probably won't have to fool with limits. You can > also set the hue more effectively int he RAW converter. You should also > try upsizing when you convert the RAW. It's superior to interpolating > after conversion. Finally, look at any sharpness changes at 200%. i > think you'll find that a setting of 100 in the RAW converter will cause > artifacts. Some say it's better to sharpen after conversion. I've done > it both ways, but I've never gone above 70 in the RAW converter. More > often I've settled somewhere between 50 and 60. Lately, I've been using > Unsharp Mask after conversion, sometimes with different amounts in > different areas of the pic.
I generally apply minimum sharpening in the RAW convertor (5). I have found that the RAW sharpen exacerbates any remnant CA or sensor bloom and can also cause unsightly halos around naturally saturated areas of the image. It also enhances noise which could otherwise be completely removed before sharpening using packages such as Neat Image or Noise Ninja. I prefer to sharpen using USM in PS that way I can mask highlights or areas of bloom so that they aren't exaggerated in the sharpening process. I also make the vast majority of my image adjustments in the RAW convertor these days, especially colour adjustment but I think I may have mentioned that before :-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
