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Practical difference between Masking & Detail- ->

Thread starter MMarz
Start date Nov 17, 2007

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MMarz

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Nov 17, 2007

#1

in the Sharpening pane of the Develop Module??

The both appear to apply a mask to limit the sharpening (Alt + Detail / Masking).

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JimS

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Nov 18, 2007

#2

This may help?

http://lightroom-news.com/lightroom-11-update/sharpening/

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JimS

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Nov 18, 2007

#3

Found this too...

http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t18'45.html

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Brad Snyder

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Nov 22, 2007

#4

Also, try this:

http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2''7/video-tip-sharpening-in-11/

This is a very clear and practical explanation of LR Sharpening. It's in QuickTime format.

...brad

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