Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/28/01 2:02 PM, Mark Rabiner at mark@markrabiner.com wrote: >>> "Threshold" always at zero. Only suckers play with this parameter says >>> Deke McClelland in the Photoshop Bible. >> >> Sure zero is fine if you want every pixel to be separated from the next like >> a grainy neg. In some cases it's needed and can give you that look, I find >> in most it is not. If you want to keep your low contrast areas looking >> smooth and not spotty the 3-5 range will almost always look better. Play >> around with it and use what looks good to you... >> -- >> John >> Chicago, IL > > > You just set the "amount" lower. Does the same thing. > "Threshold" just confuses the issue. Leave it at zero. Ok but the whole point of threshold is to not let any amount (%) of sharpening affect any group of pixels within that 3-5 range. If you keep your % lower you may not get enough sharpening effect where it's needed while trying to keeping your smooth areas in check. I may have to go back and test a few methods to see... - -- John Chicago, IL http://SlideOne.com ==================== - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html