[filmscanners] Re: Thumbnails looking flat

["Henk de Jong" <hsdejong@xs4all.nl>]

> In fact I apply unsharp mask routinely after scanning (not for all the
> images though - only these needed), so I do not do it again for images
> prepared for web (thumbnails and 800x600).
Rule of thumb is that sharpening should only be applied as the last step in
image processing.

> Do you think it is necessary to increase the amount of Unsharp Mask as
> the image is getting smaller ?
I never use sharpening within VueScan or afterwards on the output file.
I always use sharpening only as the last step after resizing and before
saving the image.


> I suspect probably there might be something inherent into Save for Web
> processing of the images to reduce the sizes further downgrading the
> quality in some way.
> I'll try regular resize and Save instead to see the difference.
Better try an Unsharp Mask as the last step before saving the image :-)

With kind regards,
Henk de Jong







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