Sharpening Image

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Aug 17, 2007
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I have a question as to which layer and what layer order I should use for sharpening just before printing. I have an image with the top layer in the layers palate was used for the general cleanup, next is the blurring layer, than eye adjustments, than levels adjustment and the background layer copy and the bottom layer is the untouched original. Now should I make a copy of the original background layer and put it at the top of the layers tree and sharpen that layer or should I just sharpen the background layer copy right where it is in the layer’s tree. As you can see I don’t know where to do the sharpening layer and could use help. Thanks!

clean up imperfections
blurring layer with mask
eye adjustments with mask
levels adjustment
background layer copy
background layer
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Joel
Aug 17, 2007
"Gary F. Pitel" wrote:

I have a question as to which layer and what layer order I should use for sharpening just before printing. I have an image with the top layer in the layers palate was used for the general cleanup, next is the blurring layer, than eye adjustments, than levels adjustment and the background layer copy and the bottom layer is the untouched original. Now should I make a copy of the original background layer and put it at the top of the layers tree and sharpen that layer or should I just sharpen the background layer copy right where it is in the layer’s tree. As you can see I don’t know where to do the sharpening layer and could use help. Thanks!

clean up imperfections
blurring layer with mask
eye adjustments with mask
levels adjustment
background layer copy
background layer

Just use the simple pick

– Sharpen if need else don’t have to

– Sharpen whatever layer, area which gives the best result

IOW, you want to go for the BETTER result not by any order.
Aug 17, 2007
On 2007-08-17 01:04:47 -0230, "Gary F. Pitel" said:

I have a question as to which layer and what layer order I should use for sharpening just before printing. I have an image with the top layer in the layers palate was used for the general cleanup, next is the blurring layer, than eye adjustments, than levels adjustment and the background layer copy and the bottom layer is the untouched original. Now should I make a copy of the original background layer and put it at the top of the layers tree and sharpen that layer or should I just sharpen the background layer copy right where it is in the layer’s tree. As you can see I don’t know where to do the sharpening layer and could use help. Thanks!

clean up imperfections
blurring layer with mask
eye adjustments with mask
levels adjustment
background layer copy
background layer

If the sharpening is for a focus effect,
any layer that gives you the desired effect is good, keep an original at the bottom of the layer stack.

if your sharpening for prepress to compensate for digital softeness, always sharpen your image dead last. Make a duplicate, flatten, convert to output CMYK profile ( if you don’t know it then go US prepress sheetfed CMYK. Then finally apply sharpen to the image. I usually have three choices to sharpen.
1. Sharpen the whole image.
2. Sharpen the channel with the least amount of information or noise.
3. Convert to lab mode and sharpen the luminosity channel.

I sometimes sharpen the unwanted color but you have to compensate for color halos > fade

Good luck

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