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Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop CS2: Industrial-Strength Production Techniques
By Bruce Fraser
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: July 18, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-44991-6
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-44991-7
Pages: 304

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Preface Real World Sharpening
		Chapter 1.  What Is Sharpening?
			Emphasizing Edges
			Analog Roots
			Digital Sharpening
			Digital Noise Reduction
			Sharpening and Pixels
		Chapter 2.  Why Do We Sharpen?
			Does My Image Need Sharpening?
			Sharpening and the Monitor
			The Monitor as Guide
			Sharpening Issues
			Image Sources
			Sharpening and Image Content
			Sharpening and the Output Process
			Creative Sharpening
			One Size Does Not Fit All
		Chapter 3.  Sharpening Strategies
			Traditional Prepress Sharpening
			A Multipass Sharpening Workflow
			Creative Sharpening
			Output Sharpening
			From Theory to Practice
		Chapter 4.  Sharpening Tools and Techniques
			Sharpening Tools
			Sharpening Techniques
			Noise and Grain
			Tools and Techniques
		Chapter 5.  Putting the Tools to Work
			When Do We Sharpen?
			Evaluating the Image
			Initial Optimization
			Optimizing for Image Content
			Creative Sharpening
			Sharpening for Output
			The Power of the Workflow
		Chapter 6.  Case Studies
			Large-Format Transparency
			A 35mm Color Negative
			A Hard-Copy Scan
			A Digital JPEG Capture
			A Digital Raw Capture
			Sweating the Details
		Index