tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312640351553996069.post1177605704424765774..comments2023-04-03T13:03:08.797+01:00Comments on David's photography blog: Sharpening using unsharp masks, part 2Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01637794816032625118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312640351553996069.post-30362799463394936352013-05-13T17:43:28.814+01:002013-05-13T17:43:28.814+01:00If you render an image from your RAW file using th...If you render an image from your RAW file using these settings then you will be applying a very small amount of sharpening. I imagine Adobe have this as the default setting so that people don't think their images are out of focus when they zoom in to 100% (digital images have to be sharpened - they're inherently soft).<br /><br />I have this turned off and sharpen using an automated USM-based action on exporting my images - it's just quicker for me.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637794816032625118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312640351553996069.post-90512227337529297872013-05-13T17:30:08.562+01:002013-05-13T17:30:08.562+01:00Thanks David for your swift response. I suppose wh...Thanks David for your swift response. I suppose what is confusing me is that in CS6 ACR I have a tab called 'Detail'. When i click that there are some preset sharpening settings such as Amount 25, Radius 1.0, Detail 25, Masking 0. So I presumed once I open a Raw image from ACR then these sharpening settings were applied? Although I don't really notice much difference unless I apply Unsharp Mask on the opened image. Any ideas? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312640351553996069.post-8169780100159830722013-05-13T15:26:10.947+01:002013-05-13T15:26:10.947+01:00Hi,
I shoot RAW which means I'm working with ...Hi,<br /><br />I shoot RAW which means I'm working with untreated data from the sensor (there's no such thing as camera RAW sharpening defaults).<br /><br />I sharpen my images using a Photoshop droplet on exporting from Lightroom.<br /><br />Obviously if you shoot JPEGs then your camera has to convert the RAW data as the image is recorded and sharpening can be applied. If you're happy with the results that this provides then it saves you time later on. But once you've done it you can't remove it!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637794816032625118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312640351553996069.post-61536574835036876242013-05-13T15:03:55.160+01:002013-05-13T15:03:55.160+01:00Hi David. I just wondered if you leave your camera...Hi David. I just wondered if you leave your camera's default sharpening for jpegs or camera raw sharpening defaults for raw files before you do unsharp mask? Or do you zero out any default sharpening in your camera or photoshop/lightroom first? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com