CHAPTER 9
Sharpening Images
In This Chapter
Sharpening—The Final Step
The Unsharp Mask Filter
High Pass Sharpening
Emboss Sharpening
Sharpening—The Final Step
In many instances, the images you work with will benefit from a little sharpening. After you complete your retouching/restoration steps, sharpening should be the final step in the editing process. Images are also generally sharpened after downscaling (such as those being prepared for use on the Web). This process will not correct images that are out of focus and blurry, but it will improve images that are slightly soft, such as scanned photographs. Some scanners employ an auto-sharping ...
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