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May 31, 2007 07:40 |  #16

2 / 3 USM Passes?!? Ok, this is a new world to me. I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere else on this forum - can anyone link me to a thread discussing USM? Or can anyone post up pictures showing what they've been able to achieve by going through multiple USM passes?

Cosworth : Your suggested USM levels, are they suited to a particular style of photography or would you say they work pretty well across the board?




  
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May 31, 2007 07:51 |  #17

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2 / 3 USM Passes?!? Ok, this is a new world to me. I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere else on this forum - can anyone link me to a thread discussing USM? Or can anyone post up pictures showing what they've been able to achieve by going through multiple USM passes?

Cosworth : Your suggested USM levels, are they suited to a particular style of photography or would you say they work pretty well across the board?

The multiple passes have different purposes. The first pass is designed to sharpen the shot, the second is designed to add contrast, the third is to combat the effects of the resize. This should work for most photos, although if you have cropped an image (more than just a slight crop) you may need to adjust the settings.


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May 31, 2007 13:46 |  #18

@rene/into - Right now, I either batch hundreds post RAW adjustments in a standard way using batch/action and ACR or I'm going in, adding adjustment layers and really working on the photograph for some specific reason, so I can see the download upgrade to CS3 (after my current project) and continued use of it for a long time. Now for my wife's minimal work, if they add sharpening to LR, I could see her in that. CS just confuses her, then she calls the local photo-geek for help. ;}

@op - these guys are spot-on, you will do at least two USM passes. After a while, you'll settle on what you use/like by type of photo and subject; my settings vary but are similar to cos's. I know it sounds wierd, at first. The key there is to avoid oversharpening.


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May 31, 2007 13:54 |  #19

hortonsl62 wrote in post #3298046 (external link)
@rene/into - Right now, I either batch hundreds post RAW adjustments in a standard way using batch/action and ACR or I'm going in, adding adjustment layers and really working on the photograph for some specific reason, so I can see the download upgrade to CS3 (after my current project) and continued use of it for a long time. Now for my wife's minimal work, if they add sharpening to LR, I could see her in that. CS just confuses her, then she calls the local photo-geek for help. ;}

@op - these guys are spot-on, you will do at least two USM passes. After a while, you'll settle on what you use/like by type of photo and subject; my settings vary but are similar to cos's. I know it sounds wierd, at first. The key there is to avoid oversharpening.

LR 1.1 will address the sharpening. Check out the threads regarding ACR 4.1 for more info. LR and ACR will mirror each other so we know it will be there. The question is when. :)


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