Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Straus wrote: > > on 12/27/01 3:59 PM, Jeffery Smith at jsmith45@bellsouth.net wrote: > > > I have no idea how to even use an unsharp mask. Jasc software gives you 3 > > parameters that mean nothing to me: (1) radius, (2) strength, and (3) > > clipping. What on earth do these mean, and what would be a reasonable > > setting for them? > > No help file?? If I had to guess. Radius=what size you want your edge to be > .6-1.2 in PS, Strength=how much sharpening effect you want 50-80 for web in > PS, & Clipping=how smooth do you want to keep your photo (not sharpening ea > pixel) 1-5 (smoothest) is normal for PS. I wouldn't trust me on this one > though since I have no idea how to use that software. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html In "unsharp mask" in Photoshop there are three parameters "Amount" usually between 75 and 250, any bigger it gets to look like a Xerox of a Xerox. "Radius" usually between .4 and .8 It seems to me that very large file sizes require a higher number. Even 1 or slightly above. "Threshold" always at zero. Only suckers play with this parameter says Deke McClelland in the Photoshop Bible. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html