gb wrote:
I would agree that some plugins are at best mere time savers to problems that someone else has already figured out. But some are genuine improvements in the way that the digital information is processed to achieve a goal. Focus Magic is one of these. It does not sharpen an image by enhanceing the transition between light and dark pixels (unsharp) as is found in PS. It uses a deconvolultion algorithm that attempts a kind of reverse blur of a spot of light. It is used extensively in astronomy correcting for atmospheric and lense distortions. I have found it is a superior way to sharpen a large percentage of digital photographs. I would encourage any serious enthusiast to at least try a demo of it and evaluate it.
gb
"Pjotr Wedersteers" wrote in message
BF wrote:
Has anyone tried the focus magic plugin for PhotoShop? I looked at the demo video and it looks like a must have for anyone like me that uses PhotoShop for image and color correction.
Thanks,
Bill
I often find all these plugins sort of contradict with the concept of PS. PS (practically) packs all the nifty stuff you can dream of (wait for the lecture on all 473829 things it doesn’t do…) and gives you total freedom and then people choose and buy all kinds of one-click extras. Sharpening photos and fixing colours. Why would I buy a plugin for
something
that is easy to do in PS ?
I do believe you if you all say thi or that plugin is great. I just think many are rather unnecessary.
Just my 2 cents.
I whole heartedly agree! Focus Magic is the best sharpening tool I’ve used. It’s seems like "magic" the way it will sharpen some pretty badly out of focus images. Even "regular" digital images are nicely sharpened with this tool.
It seems to work by narrowing the lines and edges in the image. I’m not sure what it is doing, but that’s how it appears. So, you get nice thin, sharp edges without the blooming and harshness of Photoshop’s sharpening.
Believe me, there is nothing in Photoshop that does what Focus Magic does. It’s worth every penny.
OK, it’s not perfect. The motion blur correction is only partially successful. The motion blur can’t be very big. If you are under about 7 pixels of correction, it works pretty well. It’s saved a few pictures for me. (Hand-held, low light, shots during a wedding ceremony.)
Clyde