Suggested Sharpening

robert hoke

• March 13, 2019 20:34

Hello,

I'm primarily a fabric shooter. My accounts are bedding, home soft-goods such as curtains, pillows etc, and clothing.
I do also shoot quite a bit of furniture, so wood is on my list too.

I'm running CO 9 with a Leaf Aptus II on a Hassy 500. I also shoot with Nikons and several other older leaf backs on small view cameras, but my question is really about Capture One 9 and it's relationship with my Aptus II back. (probably not important but just incase I threw that in)

When I previously used the Leaf software, it defaulted to a sharpening amount/radius/threshold that I found quite pleasing and never needed to change.

I've noticed that the Capture One software also defaults the sharpening to a set amount/radius/threshold.

My question is, is that sharpening decision something that the software and the leaf back are working on together or is this what Capture One ( suggests to use?
I'm finding that the amount always needs to be increased. Do you have any suggestions that I might use to obtain better results?

Thanks,
Robby Hoke

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  Ian Wilson

  Moderator

  • March 13, 2019 21:01

  

  One suggestion would be to change the default amount for that camera. So I have shots from 2 different cameras in the session I am looking at right now - a Sony RX10 M3, and a Nikon D500. The Sony seems to come in at Amount 160, Radius 1, Threshold 1, by default, and the Nikon at Amount 180, Radius 0.8, Threshold 1. (So Capture One uses different values for each of the cameras.)
  
  Now if I thought that the Sony needed more than the 160/1/1 for those settings - let's say 190/1.2/1 - I can set one image to that, then click the ... on the sharpening tool and choose "Set as default for Sony DSC-RX10M3". Then that will be the amount set for that camera by default in the future.
  
  Ian

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  cdc

  • March 13, 2019 21:04

  If you're always needing to increase sharpening in Capture One compared to Leaf software I would assume that Leaf software was applying more sharpening in their initial conversion of the image. I wouldn't see this as any sort of issue, just a difference between software programs and it's fine to raise the sharpening to your desired level in Capture One. If you're unable to get images as sharp in Capture One as you are Leaf software then that might be something to consider looking into.
  
  I believe the sharpening is just a starting point set by Phase One when they profiled your particular camera, perhaps they apply a similar level of sharpening to all cameras/images but it might vary a little bit between cameras. All raw editors that I'm aware of apply some sharpening out of the gate, so to speak, and that amount will change from editor to editor. Though that is not necessarily the amount needed for any given image. That will change based on the camera, lens, scene, photographer, output, etc.

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  robert hoke

  • March 13, 2019 21:48

  Thanks very much guys,
  I'll apply your wise suggestions to my continuing quest.
  
  I'm hoping this question will fall on the ears of another Aptus shooter who also shoots similar products (not many of us out here anymore) so that I'm optimizing the best workflow file every time for processing.

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  SFA

  • March 14, 2019 01:11

  Given the observations you made about the low numbers of likely users for your combination of equipment I think you are right to have concerns about getting a response.
  
  Why not ask Phase for guidance in the differences between the Leaf software and C1 V9 via a Support Case?
  
  Grant

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