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Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:09 pm

One more question.

What do you feel are the best interpolation alogrythems going today for resampling images up and down? Any preferences for different sorts of images?

Thx.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:20 pm

This is not intended to be a technical column, but tips for creative use of Photoshop.

I hope you can find the answers to your questions somewhere.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:34 pm

Uhhh....I am talking about reducing noise with photoshop. Uhhh...with filters, layers, cheap actions, cheap filters, quick techniques etc...

And toothcombing is an inherrent problem with using photoshop levels on 8bit images. Uhh....I guuess you don't want to go into these types of photoshop tips.

The interpolation question is also related to ps and ps plugs and related stuff as well.

You said ask photoshop questions you had and I did. Guess these type of ps tips are out of bounds or something.

Cheers

PS Sorry but noise , interpolation, and levels are related to the creative side. They are related to all sides. Just like sharpening.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:39 pm

Uhhhhh....here is your second tip of the thread I think.

Today's tip has to do with sharpening photos so they don't have that "sharpened" look.

Hmmmmm.......this looks pretty darn technical to me huh? Uhhh....yep.

Noise is directly related to sharpening so do you still want to say this is just a thread for creative tips when you started it with sharpening?

I'm confuzed.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:41 pm

Today's tip has to do with sharpening photos so they don't have that "sharpened" look. I have had to learn a variety of ways for retouching pics, but I found this week that I really had to use everything and anything to save some 25-year-old pics of countryside and kids. These had to be scanned from shiny rough linen finish paper, and though the descreening feature of the scanner got rid of the texture it left the pics soft and even blurrier than a normal scan. So, since I've been doing so much sharpening lately, it's on my mind.

Sharpening with Photoshop Unsharp Mask Filter:

Tip-1: Try to sharpen only once if possible, after you have done your tone and color work is usually best. If the pic is more blurry you can sharpen twice, doing the first one softer with top slider under 100 and a pixel radius up to 1.0. The final sharpening should be very fine, top slider 400-500 and middle 0.2 - 0.4 on a pic that's 700-800 pixels wide, and you may want to fade it a bit.

Tip-2: To avoid haloes, fade the USM to either dark or light, whichever looks better.

Sharpening with High Pass Filter:

Tip-3: Choose high pass from "other" in filter menu, set to 0.3 to 0.5 or until the edges of the image are visible in the gray screen, then fade to Overlay mode. This will not leave haloes.

Sharpening with KPT6 Equalizer:

Tip-4: This, and plug-ins like it, can individually select the pixel areas to be sharpened, and the finest is very fine! I don't know what I would do without this great plug-in! Set the right hand slider about 3/4 the way up, and the next slider about 3/4 the way down, and you get a softness around the sharpness...a great look that's both soft and sharp and fairly natural looking to boot, good for many pics.

Sharpening with burn and dodge:

Tip-5: This, like all sharpening methods, increases contrast. It is most useful for eyes and other areas of a pic that need to stand out crisply. Go over eyes with burn set to shadows at opacity less than 12% and follow with dodge set to highlights. Fade at luminosity mode to avoid getting overly saturated colors.

Channel sharpening:

Tip-6: Instead of sharpening the whole image, sharpen just the black channel in CYMK, or just the lightness channel in LAB mode, or the cleanest channel you can find in RGB. Fade to luminosity mode when sharpening the red, green, or blue channels to keep color from oozing around the edges.

Sharpen Tool:

Tip-7: Don't be afraid to use this. At low opacity it's very useful as a finisher to touch up and highlight certain small areas. Used in lighten mode it can add sparkle too.

There is the whole dang tip for gosh sakes.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:42 pm

Here is another technical, not creative tip you gave earlier. Made another post just for it like the other one.

1) If you find your photos are flat in tone with disappointing color, as when taken on a cloudy day for example, here's a quick fix: Just hit PS autolevels, and fade back a bit.

Stll really confuzed. :roll:

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:50 pm

This is what you said in very bold type at the beginning of the thread. THE FIRST POST :!:

I will be placing all sorts of general image editing tips here in this thread from time to time. I hope you find them helpful. If you have any questions, just ask.

Hmmmm....I guess you are changing the meaning of general tips. Very clintonian. You are so full beans and bs Phyllis. :!:

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:53 pm

Edit...Phyllis deleted the post this reply belonged to. No text.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:56 pm

EDit Phyllis dekleted another bs post above..

You are telling really big stories again :!:

Your second post of the thread.

I forgot an important and fun way to use Photoshop with your photos. Make collages with them. I make my own Xmas cards each year. I use an inexpensive paper that is perfect for cards with a nice shiny finish. Just have to score it, then fold and trim.

If that's too much trouble, try this:

Uhhhh....making colages is not a simple and quick tip. :!:

Still confuzed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Denoising actions are one step and VIOLA. Toothcombing can be combatted by simply using layers and using a fade in the correct blending mode or something like that.

Resampling plug-ins are simplys one or two step clicks as well. Books!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'mon...let's get real here someday.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:58 pm

Don, you may harrass me all you want. It still won't make me able to answer your technical questions.

To all: Since Don has decided to disrupt yet another of my threads, I will have to discontinue this little Tips column I've been writing for everyone. If you would like to learn more about easy ways to enhance your photos, you may still do so in the discussion and tutorial forums on my Innographx site, url under my name.

I enjoyed writing this for you all over the past several weeks. I hope you found something useful here.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:59 pm

Ahhhh....cmon. I ask honest general photoshop questions and you freak out. Go figure..... :roll:

Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:00 pm

Seven posts in a row, trolling for a fight.

Please, God, make it stop.

Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:02 pm

Nope...trying to get some simple photoshop questions answered here.

I see you are out on the troll again today though. Why don't you try to answer the questions or find another thread to flame people in.

Thx

Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:09 pm

Nice of you to delete some of your bs posts in this thread.

Thx

Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:09 pm

Don, please get some help. You're sick.

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