Sharpening: Share your workflow
Hi there,
i am interested in how you approach your image sharpening and noise reduction in Capture One. Would be great if we could see some different workflows on how to use the sharpening and noise reduction tool (and maybe the output sharpening, if you use it).
This is how I use the sharpening tool:
- Normally I start with setting the sharpening radius. I do this by setting the amount to max and the threshold to 0, so I can see how the radius effects the image. I set the radius to the size that looks best to me.
- Next I set the threshold. Therefore I still leave the amount to max to see the effects of the threshold slider. I start by 0 and increase the threshold until everything that I do not want to sharpen is not sharpend.
- To set the amount of sharpening I start at 0 and increase the sharpening amount until it looks good for me.
- Finally I check the image in different in different zoom-levels (100%, 50%, 30%) and may make some little adjustments.
- selective sharpening is then done in the local adjustments tab using the same settings. If I use a lot of selective sharpening I like to reduce the all over sharpening to keep the balance.
This is how I use the noise reduction
- I start with luminance at 0 and increase the level to that degree that most of the noise is elliminated (normally between 40 - 60). I do not go any further then necessary.
- Next I do the same for the Color-Slider.
- For the Detail-Slider I start a 50 and try what does look good "around 50". I try to avoid making huge changes here since this strongly can effect the image.
- the single pixel slider I normally do not use / need.
Would be great to see how you do your sharpening and noise reduction.
kind regards
Manuel
i am interested in how you approach your image sharpening and noise reduction in Capture One. Would be great if we could see some different workflows on how to use the sharpening and noise reduction tool (and maybe the output sharpening, if you use it).
This is how I use the sharpening tool:
- Normally I start with setting the sharpening radius. I do this by setting the amount to max and the threshold to 0, so I can see how the radius effects the image. I set the radius to the size that looks best to me.
- Next I set the threshold. Therefore I still leave the amount to max to see the effects of the threshold slider. I start by 0 and increase the threshold until everything that I do not want to sharpen is not sharpend.
- To set the amount of sharpening I start at 0 and increase the sharpening amount until it looks good for me.
- Finally I check the image in different in different zoom-levels (100%, 50%, 30%) and may make some little adjustments.
- selective sharpening is then done in the local adjustments tab using the same settings. If I use a lot of selective sharpening I like to reduce the all over sharpening to keep the balance.
This is how I use the noise reduction
- I start with luminance at 0 and increase the level to that degree that most of the noise is elliminated (normally between 40 - 60). I do not go any further then necessary.
- Next I do the same for the Color-Slider.
- For the Detail-Slider I start a 50 and try what does look good "around 50". I try to avoid making huge changes here since this strongly can effect the image.
- the single pixel slider I normally do not use / need.
Would be great to see how you do your sharpening and noise reduction.
kind regards
Manuel
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anyone? 0 -
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just returned from holiday and it would be great if I could collect some knew ideas / approaches on sharpening in Capture One.
Would be great if you could share your workflow or comment on my workflow 😄0 -
Usually sharpening 0 is good starting point, the rest of depends of what would You like to do with an Image. however, size of an image is the most important, sometimes You output small image, and sometimes 100% 0 -
KarolNoe wrote:
however, size of an image is the most important, sometimes You output small image, and sometimes 100%
So everytime you output an image at different sizes you manually readjust the sharpening?0 -
Mnl wrote:
KarolNoe wrote:
however, size of an image is the most important, sometimes You output small image, and sometimes 100%
So everytime you output an image at different sizes you manually readjust the sharpening?
Yes.
Sharpening should always be the very last step in your output process. Ingest -> color correct -> Retouch -> resize -> sharpen -> deliver.
The same goes for noise reduction.
If you do the sharpening or NR prior to resizing for delivery (or upload etc) then you're throwing away much of the sharpening/NR work you just did.0 -
Mnl wrote:
KarolNoe wrote:
however, size of an image is the most important, sometimes You output small image, and sometimes 100%
So everytime you output an image at different sizes you manually readjust the sharpening?
Usually I Choose One size, 100% TIFF And no sharpening, or Small size Jpg and a little sharpening for It.
Karl0 -
I found a very helpfull webinar from capture one about three stage sharpening.
My new workflow:
- basic sharpening as explained in my first thread
- use Output-Sharpening in the corresponding export recipe
- control by using recipe proofing
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