Video2Brain : Photoshop Sharpening Power Workshop 2011

Virtually all digital images need some degree of sharpening to look their best, but it’s not always easy to find the right way to go about it. This workshop from leading Photoshop expert Tim Grey will dispel many myths and misunderstandings about sharpening, teach you the underlying concepts involved in sharpening, show you a wide variety of methods you can use to apply sharpening, and help you determine which technique is best for a given image.

In addition to Photoshop’s native sharpening tools, you’ll learn how to make use of the options available in Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw, and third-party plug-ins like Nik Sharpener Pro and PhotoKit Sharpener. The workshop concludes with several projects designed to help reinforce your knowledge of sharpening; you?ll see how to apply sharpening and softening to different areas of an image, apply creative sharpening to specific areas, and sharpen a black-and-white image.
1.Sharpening Concepts
What Is Sharpening?
When to Sharpen
Sometimes, Don't Sharpen
Zoom Settings for Sharpening
The Dreaded Halo

2.Sharpening RAW Captures
Output Sharpening in Lightroom
Develop Sharpening in Lightroom
In-Camera Sharpening
Conversion Sharpening in Adobe Camera Raw
Output Sharpening in Adobe Camera Raw

3.Sharpening in Photoshop
Preparing a Photo for Output and Sharpening
Using Unsharp Mask
Using Smart Sharpen
Using Smart Sharpen's Advanced Mode
High Pass Sharpening

4.Advanced Photoshop Sharpening
Sharpening for Output
Sharpening with Smart Filters
Creative Sharpening
Edge Sharpening
Targeted Sharpening
Using Advanced Blending Options
Avoiding Color Shifts
Multiple-Pass Sharpening

5.Third-Party Tools
Nik Sharpener Pro
PhotoKit Sharpener
FocalBlade

6.Sharpening Projects
Sharpening and Softening
Selective and Creative Sharpening
Sharpening a Black-and-White Photo