Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 11 January 2001, Jiri_Dvorak@idx.com wrote: > what is a good/standard workflow in PS after the image is scanned? > From what I found so far, one should not use 'contrast/brightness' and 'sharpen' > adjustments, but 'level/curves' and 'unsharp mask'. So in which order do you do > this? > > Thanks, and if it seems too OT, please reply privately. > > Jiri I save unsharp mask for the last Last LAST step before printing. I resize first to the largest print size I'll wnat, get rid of dust/scratches, then adjust colors using adjustment layers, then save and archive the file. When I want to print the file, I flatten the image, convert to Lab color, unsharp mask only on the "L" channel, convert back to RGB, and print. If I want to resize I do that before sharpening. The reason I use adjustment layers rather than adjusting the original pixels is because multiple adjustments can cause clipping errors, which, when accumulated, will result in a loss of tonal gradation. Using adjustment layers avoids that problem. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/