Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
SCOTT KELBY
Step Nine:
All four sliders in the Sharpening section of the Detail panel let you have a live preview
of what the sharpening is affecting—just press-and-hold the Option (PC: Alt) key as you
drag; your screen will turn grayscale, and the areas that the slider you're dragging will af-
fect appear as edge areas in the Preview area. This is particularly helpful in understanding
the Masking slider, so press-and-hold the Option key and drag the Masking slider to the
right. When Masking is set to 0, the screen turns solid white (because sharpening is being
evenly applied to everything). As you drag to the right, in the preview (shown here), the
parts that are no longer being sharpened turn black (those areas are masked). Any areas you
see in white are the only parts of the photo receiving sharpening (perfect for sharpening
women, because it avoids sharpening their skin, but sharpens the things you want sharp,
like the eyes, hair, eyebrows, lips, edges of her face, and so on). Below is a before/after of
ourmanhole covershot,withthesesettings—Amount: 110,Radius: 1,Detail: 78,Masking:
0.
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