Lesson 6, "Sharpening for Detail" shows that close ups have gradual or low frequency transitions and need different attention than wide shots which have rapid or high frequency transitions. Even with images that fall in between these two there is usually a predominance of one frequency or the other. What is the frequency is the question that you have to ask when you are sharpening for detail.

Lesson 7, "Sharpening for Effect" is a way for you to sharpen different portions of an image to heighten an effect on the image. You might sharpen the eyes, smooth the skin, or blur the background to bring the attention forward. You accentuate the details that need accentuating the most.

Lesson 8, "Sharpening for Detail" is the more traditional point of sharpening when you are targeting for the page or the screen. Here you will want to flatten, save as, and re-sample the image before you sharpen. These are further defined for pre-press and inkjet.

Sharpening is a very complex subject that can be difficult to understand. With so many different views, here is one that boils it down; if you can say that 10 hours of video is boiling it down. I really like Deke McClelland's presentation in this video. He brings it down to earth in an easy to understand dialog. I really like the introductions to each chapter which is a film of the instructor explaining what the lesson is all about. I think that it makes the instructor more real than just hearing them talk in the voice over.

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