At 19:24 09-09-01 +0000, you wrote:
>I find
>Nik Sharpener utterly useless-- it ALWAYS oversharpens, no matter what
>settings I use.
Agreed. I've seen it in action and think it's grossly overpriced for what
little it does as opposed to custom Photoshop actions or packages like
UltraSharpenPro.
> I can do a better job with careful settings on PS's USM
>tool, sharpening individual channels, etc. The BEST way is to use one of the
>PS Actions that creates a custom edge mask for you image before you apply
>USM. I forget the URL for Johnny's versions, but there is also a very good
>one from Katrin Eismann at www.digitalretouch.org.
See ftp://ftp.pinkheadedbug.com
and
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The function of art is to reveal this radiance through the created object."
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