Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Straus wrote: > > on 12/28/01 2:02 PM, Mark Rabiner at mark@markrabiner.com wrote: > > >>> "Threshold" always at zero. Only suckers play with this parameter says > >>> Deke McClelland in the Photoshop Bible. > >> > >> Sure zero is fine if you want every pixel to be separated from the next like > >> a grainy neg. In some cases it's needed and can give you that look, I find > >> in most it is not. If you want to keep your low contrast areas looking > >> smooth and not spotty the 3-5 range will almost always look better. Play > >> around with it and use what looks good to you... > >> -- > >> John > >> Chicago, IL > > > > > > You just set the "amount" lower. Does the same thing. > > "Threshold" just confuses the issue. Leave it at zero. > > Ok but the whole point of threshold is to not let any amount (%) of > sharpening affect any group of pixels within that 3-5 range. If you keep > your % lower you may not get enough sharpening effect where it's needed > while trying to keeping your smooth areas in check. I may have to go back > and test a few methods to see... > -- > John > Chicago, IL According to what i remember Deke writing "Threshold" is like a neutral density filter. Doesn't do nothing. Course he could be wrong or i could have read him wrong. But i don't think so. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html