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Description
Includes several sharpening techniques including the common desaturated High Pass. Versions for both for 8 and 16 bit images.
Tested in CS3, CS4 and CS5.

The sharpening (user chooses radius) is placed on a new layer, and opacity can then be adjusted to increase or decrease the strength.

Suggested starter-settings:
Sharpen for screen: 0.3-1.0 px radius.
Sharpen for press (halftone): 2 px radius.
Sharpen for print (inkjet): 2-3 px radius.
Local contrast increase: 100-250 px radius.
Larger radii usually require less strength.

Tips:
* Use a super-high radius and low opacity for local contrast enhancement.
* Also try the blending modes Overlay and Soft Light for a softer effect.
* Apply a small blur to a sharpen layer if you do not want to sharpen the smallest details.
* Use masks to limit it to areas of the image.

Update 4/9/2010:
The set now includes Smart Sharpen as well as a readme.
Default opacity changed in the actions.
Readme added.
Update 11/9/2010:
Desaturation of the sharpening now only affects saturation.
Motion Blur version removed. This is covered by the Smart Sharpen.
Default opacity corrected properly.

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Downloaded for free from chain.deviantart.com
Free for commercial use
You may edit the actions sets as much as you want
Do not redistribute (link back here instead)

Description
Includes several sharpening techniques including the common desaturated High Pass. Versions for both for 8 and 16 bit images.
Tested in CS3, CS4 and CS5.

The sharpening (user chooses radius) is placed on a new layer, and opacity can then be adjusted to increase or decrease the strength.

Suggested starter-settings:
Sharpen for screen: 0.3-1.0 px radius.
Sharpen for press (halftone): 2 px radius.
Sharpen for print (inkjet): 2-3 px radius.
Local contrast increase: 100-250 px radius.
Larger radii usually require less strength.

Tips:
* Use a super-high radius and low opacity for local contrast enhancement.
* Also try the blending modes Overlay and Soft Light for a softer effect.
* Apply a small blur to a sharpen layer if you do not want to sharpen the smallest details.
* Use masks to limit it to areas of the image.

Update 4/9/2010:
The set now includes Smart Sharpen as well as a readme.
Default opacity changed in the actions.
Readme added.
Update 11/9/2010:
Desaturation of the sharpening now only affects saturation.
Motion Blur version removed. This is covered by the Smart Sharpen.
Default opacity corrected properly.

*********************************************
Downloaded for free from chain.deviantart.com
Free for commercial use
You may edit the actions sets as much as you want
Do not redistribute (link back here instead)