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11. Reducing Noise and Sharpening

What You’ll Do

Update Legacy Images

Apply the Sharpen Wide Edges Preset

Apply the Sharpen Narrow Edges Preset

Sharpen an Image in Luminance Mode

Reduce Noise

Introduction

Sharpening enables you to enhance edge contrast in your images, whereas noise reduction enables you to remove unwanted dot patterns that are apparent in your photographs. The Detail panel in the Develop module contains sliders that can help you perform both of these tasks.

It’s important to note that images shot in raw file format are untreated and can always use some sharpening and noise reduction. However, jpeg images already have some sharpening and noise processing applied by the camera. The Detail panel controls are intended for use ...