Digital BW, The Print

Hi Peter,

Bruce is one of the crew behind of Photokit Sharpener 
(http://www.pixelgenius.com/) and it is a development of these ideas. We 
previously used the 2 pass workflow, and the new system adds automated 
and flexible versions of the familiar edge sharpening methods.

Anthony's statement (1) might be true in some fantasy land with scanners 
which can resolve twice the maximum possible detail/grain frequency, but 
in the real world some careful capture sharpening can compensate for the 
inevitable shortcomings of the scanning process. Practical technology is 
so far from the theoretical ideal that achieving the right 'look' may be 
better than slavish adherence to the theory.

Cheers,

Colin

http://www.travelling-light.com/

Peter Marquis-Kyle wrote:

> Anthony G. Atkielski wrote:
> 
>>Sharpening should always be the last step, for two reasons: (1) it
>>degrades image quality; and (2) the degree of sharpening required
>>depends on the exact use of the final image (printing or display,
>>type 
>>of printer or press, reproduction size, dot gain, screen frequency,
>>etc.).
> 
> 
> In his piece 'A two-pass approach to sharpening in Photoshop' 
> [ http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/12189-1.html ]
> Bruce Fraser acknowledges that 'sharpening should always be the last
> step' is the conventional wisdom, but has some other suggestions.
> 
> Well worth reading...
> 
> Peter Marquis-Kyle
> www.marquis-kyle.com.au
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