Linearsharpen 1.01 illustrated help

[Pekka]

Download 1.01 from http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LinearSharpen_D60_101.zip

To run this action you'll need Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or later.

You install it by dragging and dropping the LinearSharpen_D60_101.atn file over Photoshop's action palette.

It converts linear TIFF's to sharpened final photo, fully in 16-bit mode.

Linear TIFF's are converted from RAW (CRW) files using either Canon RAW Converter 2, Yarc or Breezebrowser. Each program has a setting for converting to
LINEAR TIFF 16-BIT
(NO SHARPENING may apply too)

In Canon Raw Image Converter 2 settings are (sharpening setting does not affect linear conversions in Canon's software):

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/CRIC.gif

LINEAR TIFF is very dark looking and that is just ok:

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/linear.jpg

When you open a linear TIFF to Photoshop, it must be converted or assigned AdobeRGB color space. Set color preferences so that profile mismatches are "asked" by PS, so when you open an "untagged RGB" profiled image, which is what e.g. Canon conversion gives, you get a dialog to choose what color profile should be used.

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/color_preferences.gif

When you open a linear TIFF use either of these settings:

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/assign_1.gif

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/assign_2.gif

Now,open LinearSharpen action folder if it is not opened:

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/opened.gif

Select one action from top three choices
JUST CONVERT
CONVERT + SHARPEN (FAST)
CONVERT + SHARPEN HQ (smooth)

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/select_action.gif

and press PLAY (the triance button in the bottom of the action palette).

Now you see a lot of automated steps. Wait until all action stops and you see a finished image.

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/converted.jpg

When chooser is selected in aftershave action you have several choices of brightness and saturation on Photoshop's HISTORY palette after conversion. Click on them and select one to your liking.

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/done.gif

If you need less saturation, or noise reduction for high ISO photos, select an appropriate action and press play.

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/select.gif

Most modification actions above are very subtle, you may need to apply them more than once to get the effect you want.

If you need to batch run LS or want to skip chooser and use a certain brightness saturation level, set aftershave action to one end result only, not the chooser:

http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LStutor/aftershave.gif

[wcapald]

Brilliant.

So many people just take all this work for granted. Absolutely superb.

Wayne

[lozoyad]

Pekka,

I think it would be very cool to include this Illustrated document as an html doc in your zip file for LS60.

[chewiebakka]

wow pekka this is great for newbies like me. thanks a lot man!
i still have some questions though.
do u guys do crop and all that before or after u apply pekkas action?

Aftershave(tick only one), i dont really get that part. what does it do to the picture?

RUN USERDEFINED PRESETS mean what?

these are the two things that i dont really understand other then that its the most awsome thing!

BTW how have u come up with all this stuff? why 15times usm and then brightness -1 for another ten times? u must have spent ages figure all that out. Or else u r just one hell of a photoshopper with a good eye for photography? whats ur secret man?

keep up the good work!

[Pekka]

Thanks!

BTW: get
http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LinearSharpen_D60_102.zip

It has a slight sharpening change (less black haloing) and also "saturation -5" in chooser. There is also now something called "smart contrast added" which gives some color contrast boost without affecting highlights.

Next version will concentrate entirely on improving sharpening.

Aftershave(tick only one), i dont really get that part. what does it do to the picture?

It selects you the final brightness and saturation level (you see them in history palette after action has ran):
- "chooser" gives all choices at once
- all individual choices gives that individual choice only :)

You have to select only the "chooser" or only one of the individual settings, if you select two or more from aftershave the results won't be correct.

RUN USERDEFINED PRESETS mean what?

If you scroll down the action window you'll see that there is a section "USER PRESETS BELOW".

Copy actions from "components" to preset ("userdefined 1 - 5") and you'll have some custom manipulation actions which make again a snapshot of the result to the history palette after finished.

Copying actions is done by selecting an action and dragging it to small window icon (next to trash can) on bottom of the action window.

The presets should be applied to final image, and you can use these for giving photos a certain look you're after (you can record your own commands to the presets, too, of course).

[sagebrush]

I would like to run LS in PS7 using automated batch. My problem is the automation stop when I get the "Missing Profile" and waits for a reply. How can this also be automated?

Thanks in advance,
Bob

[Mike 289]

Had this problem too! I found a fix:-

In PS go to 'File' > 'Automate' > 'Batch' > in Batch window tick in the box labelled Suppress Colour Profile Warnings.

Or does anyone know of a better one?

Mike

[Morden]

In PS go to 'File' > 'Automate' > 'Batch' > in Batch window tick in the box labelled Suppress Colour Profile Warnings.
This is what I do, also, although I'm not at all sure which of the three options it 'chooses' when it skips the warnings.

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Morden wrote:
In PS go to 'File' > 'Automate' > 'Batch' > in Batch window tick in the box labelled Suppress Colour Profile Warnings.
This is what I do, also, although I'm not at all sure which of the three options it 'chooses' when it skips the warnings.

This depends on how you have your colour settings configured. You should have RGB colour management policy set to "preserve original profile". This will ensure that the untagged image file coming in will stay untagged until LS D60 does its stuff.

Regards,

[Morden]

Thanks, Roger.

[bryan]

Pekka wrote:
Thanks!

BTW: get
http://photography-on-the.net/D60/LinearSharpen_D60_102.zip

The above link doesn't appear to be valid any longer.

[D60wannabe]

What about the 10d...anything in the works...please please please;)

Paul

[mansari]

d60wannabe wrote:
What about the 10d...anything in the works...please please please;)

Paul

Anyone? I am also very interested in Linearsharpen for 10D; please :)

[Gwenny]

I am looking also for the D60 LinearSharpen. The link above is dead.