Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I find there are three tools, configured as PhotoShop filters, that serve me well: Focus Magic, Neat Image, and the Nik Suite. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2019, at 9:43 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > In the photoshop Sub Menu List under "Sharpen" are 6 options: > Shake Reduction > Sharpen > Sharpen Edges > Sharpen More > Smart Sharpen > Unsharp Mask > I remember the 16 Kai's tools there was sharpen tool I felt was much > better than Unsharp mask. When that tanked I thought I was a fish out of > water but unsharp mask turned out to be better when I got better at using > it > I used to play around with the 5 other photoshop sharpen options worlds > unto themselves but I've fallen into plain vanilla "Unsharp Mask" for the > past full decade and more. > "Shake Reduction" was not even on the menu list last time I looked. But I > never look. Maybe it was? > I think it could take me a couple of weeks to perfect the wonders of the > new "Shake Reduction" and maybe it would be worth it. I feel like its dumb > of me to not belong to a news list where I can see what people think about > the various sharpening options in Photoshop and how they compare to third > party add ons. > The problem with my use of add ons is I'm always afraid I'm going to like > them. Because they're all here today gone tomorrow. I could spend a summer > in a summer camp crash course on sharpening options already in photoshop. > Thing is my pix are sharp enough. Sometimes I select a small area and > sharpen it twice. A very uncool thing to do but I have no shame. > > . > > > > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > ?On 9/17/19, 5:34 PM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley via LUG" > <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > It's hard to tell the difference in a small jpeg on the internet but > both > of these do a good job: > > Smart Sharpen: https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/169782435 > > Sharpen Ai: https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/169782436 > > I'll probably end up using Sharpen Ai most often because it's a LR > plug-in. > > Thanks, guys!! > > Tina > >> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 1:57 PM Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> PESO: >> >> I recently had to reinstall Windows 10 and all of my Photoshop plug-ins >> had to be reinstalled, too. The only one I've had problems with is Focus >> Magic which I use a lot. I get a runtime error: >> Runtime Error (at 5:198): >> Internal Error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdocs" >> >> The software company is no help just saying that they've never seen that >> error before and have no suggestions. I'm tired of messing with it and >> started looking for a similar program. I downloaded SmartDeblur but it is >> awful and nothing like Focus Magic. >> >> Can anybody suggest a replacement for Focus Magic?? >> >> TIA >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley >> <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> >> *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html >> <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>* >> >> >> >> > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > > <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html> > *https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html > <https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/649596.html>* > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >