Digital BW, The Print

> From: Djon [mailto:westsidemaurice@...]
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> I wonder if Smart Blur is just an action (a convenience) combining
> gaussian blur and USM? In Elements 2 it's got no adjustments and in
> PS7 its got sliders, instead of "knobs." I wonder if it tends to make
> compromises that gaussian blur followed by USM would not make? Seems
> worth some study.

Smart Blur looks for detail that exceeds a certain threshold, and doesn't
blur it if it does. Also, if you select an area to blur, Smart Blur won't
pull in color from outside the selection, while other blurs will. These two
features can be very useful in certain circumstances.

(BTW, I call anything you can twiddle a "knob". They're actually sliders in
PSCS.)

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
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