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A clearer explanation of Hi Pass sharpening

Now that we know a lot more work/experimentation is required for inserting videos into the blog, here's a link (or click on the title) to a very good explanation of Hi Pass sharpening.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/sharpen-high-pass/

(Scroll down to bottom of first page to get to 2nd and 3rd pages)

I've used this method for sharpening most of my prints entered in comps over the past 6 months. No ones commented that any of them look 'over sharp' so it must be an effective method.

Alternative method of sharpening images

Here's a way to not only sharpen images without creating over-sharp halos and other artefacts that can creep into an image due to excessive use of Photoshop's sharpening filters, it also gives your image improved detail, definition and contrast at the same time.

The reason it is so effective is it only sharpens areas of your image that have edges to them. Areas that are not an edge are left untouched. For example, clouds in a scene remain looking 'real' (soft) whilst edges (trees, masts, buildings, etc) are sharpened. You get a more realistic result without the sharpening being too obvious.

This is an experimental video I've made - sound levels need more work, resolution may be a bit small and it needs Intro and Exit footage added - but it's an opportunity to see what happens when we post videos into our blog. Resolution is 1280x720 so I hope it's not too fuzzy when viewed at full screen on your machine.

It's just on 6 mins duration, in .mp4 (mpeg4) format. I hope it plays OK on your machine without crashing it.

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