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Expert: - 3/31/2010


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Hi:

I have heard that one way to produce sharp color photos is to convert the photo to b & w, sharpen, and then turn the color back on.  Is that true, and how do you do it?

Thank you!

Gary

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HI Gary,

Thats actually not possible. Once you convert to B&W/Grayscale the color is gone unless you use an adjustment layer, which means you are still sharpening just the color image. What I normally do is convert the image to a smart object and run a sharpening filter (so I can revise the image).

Here is also another video showing how to use CS4 to sharpen the details:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-photoshop-cs4/getting-started-10-sharpening-the-...

Thanks

Kevin

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