Unsharp Mask - new user.

2007-09-28 11:12:26

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

Many thanks in advance.

W99

@MisterMax

2007-09-28 23:44:30

wrote:

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

I usually use 14, 1.5, 0.
Small steps are better, so I repeat at once or sometimes twice. Larger images, maybe even three times.
- Max

@Mike Russell

2007-09-29 06:31:15

wrote in message

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

There are a number of techniques. For basic sharpening, I generally use a small radius - .5 or so - and a large amount 150 or 200. With the particular camera I have, this gives a nice edge to things, without adding halos that plastic/metallic sheen that is characteristic of over-sharpening at a larger radius.

Google also for HIRALOAM (high radius, low amount). That is a contrast enhancement move.

Experiment - it's free.
--
Mike Russell - www.curvemeister.com

@BF

2007-09-29 16:40:22

wrote:

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

Many thanks in advance.

W99

I like the "Focus Magic" Plugin for Photoshop. The image you supplied is obviously badly out of focus and is very small. Here is a couple minutes in CS2 and Focus magic plugin. Still not very good.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s108/Billfor/1451921059_3 88f61491B.jpg

@nalatalb

2007-09-29 22:28:24

On Sep 28, 7:12 am, wrote:

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

Many thanks in advance.

W99

You will make it sharper, not blurry. Try filters>Gaussian Blur,

@nalatalb

2007-09-29 22:29:52

On Sep 28, 7:12 am, wrote:

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

Many thanks in advance.

W99

Sorry, I misunderstood, Please disregard my last post

@Condom

2007-09-30 02:14:42

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:12:26 -0700, wrote:

Hi there.

I'm new to Photoshop CS3 and want to use the Unsharp Mask filter on the following photo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85947342@N00/1451921059/

in order to make it less blurry.

Can anyone recommend the ideal settings for Amount, Radius and Threshold?

Many thanks in advance.

W99

I think I got pretty good results by increasing the contrast by 20, brightness by 25, and adding a simple "Sharpen" from the Filter menu.

CDX:)