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Basic sharpening for Canon in C1?

peber
Hi! I use Capture One LE 3.7.4 to convert the RAW pictures from my Canon 30D. I use Photoshop Elements to apply basic sharpening after converting as I have been told to do, it seems that the AA filter in the camera softens the pictures somewhat so - as I have read in different places - Canon recommends that you apply some Umask with settings around 300/0.2/0. Now, if I want to do this in C1 instead to save me some work, can you recommend which values to start with in C1 that would give me about the same result? Or is it not possible?

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Per
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  • Anonymous
    Per,

    Attend 3 different Seminars on Sharpening, and you'll likely hear 3 different settings/points of view.
    What you need to do is Test, Test , Test to find the results you are happy with. The capability and tools are there to get what you're after.
    Once you establish Sharpening in Capture One, forget about other programs.
    Fairly sure the Canon 30D does not do any sharpening on a RAW image. Those image adjustment settings are applied to in-camera processed JPEGs.

    At the Preferences > Miscellaneous tab is the ability to set a Default Sharpening. Soft look setting is used primarily for close-up portrait work because it hides skin blemishes to some extent. Standard look is the other option available.

    Once set, the preference sharpening settings will display at the Focus tab slider tool.

    The Preference settings will be applied to all processed images from a Session if you Do Not Touch the Sharpening sliders at the Focus tab.
    Once you adjust the sliders at the Focus tab, All Bets are off for that particular image. Either / Or is the Rule-of-Thumb here.

    Preference settings perform the equal sharpening upon all images.
    Sharpening at the Focus tab adjusts an individual image only, unless of course you apply the settings to other selected Thumbnails.

    Another selection available in the Preferences > Process settings tab is to Disable Sharpening on output. You checkmark this when using another software for sharpening.

    At the Focus tab it is best analyze the Focus View Display image and not the Preview image. The Preview will show sharpening adjustments, but is too low in resolution for making critical decisions, even at full screen. The Focus View actually processes that portion of the RAW for display and analyses.

    Amount - how much contrast between pixels
    Threshold - the higher the # the LESS that is sharpened in the image

    In analyzing sharpening effects only, do not adjust Color Noise suppression sliders since these can have an affect upon sharpening.
    Look at image at 100% in Photoshop

    Hope this helps you out.
    cheers,
    k c
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