If you have Photoshop CS3 or above, try Image --> Adjustments --> Shadows/Highlights. This can provide better sharpening than the Sharpen filter alone.
Pat On 29/05/2010, at 2:32 PM, Denise Williams wrote: > > Hi Chris > Have you tried the Filters in Photoshop? When you have the drop down menu of > filters go to Sharpen and then depending on your version of Photoshop you'll > have a few choices of the type of sharpening available. Best to use Unsharp > Mask. Remember to keep the radius to no more than 2.5 and the threshold to > 0. > > Hope this helps > > Denise Williams >> >> Aperture and Graphic Converter have image sharpeners. Of course, there are >> strict limits which depend upon the sharpness of the original image. >> >> Vlad James >> >> On 29/05/2010, at 12:07 PM, Chris Burton wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi muggers >>> >>> I am presently going through my blue whale id image catalogue, and some of >>> them are not so clear, mainly due to the distance of whale from the camera >>> at >>> the time. So when I zoom in the detail is not so good, even after improving >>> the image in photoshop with contrast, brightness, levels etc. >>> >>> I suddenly thought if there is any software that would enable me to improve >>> (even marginally) the image I have? Does anyone know of this and could >>> please >>> advise? >>> >>> Im not so optimistic and pretty much think it depends on the original image. >>> >>> I did some google searches and there is some software available for PC's but >>> nothing came up for macs. >>> >>> >>> best regards >>> >>> Chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>

