View Full Version : Sharpening plug in
Schnauzer
04-12-2005, 7:29 PM
Has anyone tried this . Sounds good for the 20D.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/shopping/20DCSpro
paradise
04-12-2005, 8:13 PM
Well, I will let you know in a few hours :) Just bought it. for that price, why not try it. Supposedly, his stuff is all quality. And if it is really optimized for 20D output it may be worth the price.
Schnauzer
04-12-2005, 9:04 PM
I was thinking the same thing Ed .
Schnauzer
04-13-2005, 10:40 AM
Ed ,
Since you have already ordered it I am anxious to see what you think of it . If you like it I am going to order it . With my 5 thumbs it hard for me to evaluate such things .
paradise
04-13-2005, 10:48 AM
Man, got really busy last night with the Zoo pics. I will try tonight to test it.
That looks like an awesome plug-in. Can we get a group discount?
Schnauzer
04-15-2005, 5:34 PM
The whole free world is waiting for your report Ed . Seriously have you had a chance to try it yet ?
paradise
04-15-2005, 7:33 PM
I am so swamped. I tried a quick run through it. But not on my good computer at home, I did it quickly at work. It seems all it is is an automation of several passes, a high bass and a reg. USM. I dont know in which way theyare optimized for 20D. But I may be totally wrong. I just emailed it to me at home, and will try to do it at home tonight.
Ed, please post some before and after shots. I'm interested in seeing what it did to the picture.
328iGuy
05-23-2005, 10:09 PM
I personally use Fred Miranda's Intellisharpen II plugin and it is a life saver, with that and his Velvia action....thats practically all I need for 75% of my photos I shoot. Highly recommended.
paradise
05-24-2005, 11:04 AM
Well I totally forgot about this thread. :)
I have tried it and found that it is OK, and certainly works to make your life easier, but I am not sure how universally good it is. Benny and I both tried it out during his visit, and found that it is 50-50. It's the same (for the most part) as the Lab color/lightness/sharpen method. I prefer to do it manually, though still use the Miranda one once in a while.
i really like the smart sharpen for cs2. also, i've learned to sharpen in a seperate layer, to be able to remove any halos if they appear.
JerseyJay
05-24-2005, 2:48 PM
It's the same (for the most part) as the Lab color/lightness/sharpen method.
???
What do you mean
squidfish
05-26-2005, 11:19 AM
I picked up the plug-in and quite like it, mainly for the global adjustment setting allowing an easy fine tune of the sharpening. I noticed that on the default settings with 100% global setting you tend to lose some colour saturation though.
cheers
Rich
paradise
05-26-2005, 11:54 AM
???
What do you mean
The method I have been using of sharpening is this (given to me by a printer we both know, Jay):
Change mode to Lab Color
Change channel to Lightness
Open USM, do your sharpening
Turn on Color channel, see if it works, if you like it...
Switch back to RGB
The reason it gives for switching to Lightness channel is that by doing it you are not affecting the colors of the image, just the edges of the b/w contrast areas.
Seems logical to me, I know the Fred miranda plug in does a similar thing, but it does more by selecting the edges and performing sharpening on them only.