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Keith
08-20-200620th August 2006, 10:26 AM
little trick or workflow you include in your process that seems to help with your end result either for printing or web viewing..

Two things that help myself is one using Adobe CS and using the save for web, I tend to get the most by using this function in adobe. In past I used a couple FM actions for web sizing, but you loose allot of detail. Im sure there are better ways, but this seems to work well for me. the only down side is 1, it strips your exif, and #2 you have to save to file and bring it back in to CS to tweak and sharp for web which slow down the workflow. Why it wouldnt just convert right there so you can continue on....

Second thing I do is sharpen for web now using FM intellisharpener for the specific camera one shoots. Does a great job for printing, and as well for web viewing. You control it to your taste. I have to be careful not to over sharpen as it doesn take much. Tends to do a better job than just using unsharp mask, unless I want to do selective sharpening!

Now Im curious what others do to help the final result through PP!
Kevin
08-20-200620th August 2006, 11:14 AM
Probably the one "trick" that I've added to my workflow is a double-sharpening pass after I've saved for web. I reopen the jpg, then go Filter->Unsharp mask. The first pass I use the settings 10/20/0, click ok. Do it a 2nd time Filter->Unsharp mask then 250/.2/0. The first pass seems to boost contrast (but be careful to not blow out your whites). The second is simply another sharpening pass.

Has made a tremendous difference. I created an action that does the above plus also adds my copyright/signature to the image as well.
MGlennn
08-21-200621st August 2006, 05:43 AM
Neat ideas...:) Usually I am done when I finish "save for web"....may be why some of my stuff looks "dull" on the Internet...:o :( :o :(
Kevin
08-21-200621st August 2006, 07:36 AM
Neat ideas...:) Usually I am done when I finish "save for web"....may be why some of my stuff looks "dull" on the Internet...:o :( :o :(

Give it a try, Mike. You'll see how the image "pops". I learned it long ago from JPS on NC.
Jonathan
08-21-200621st August 2006, 07:45 AM
Second thing I do is sharpen for web now using FM intellisharpener for the specific camera one shoots. Does a great job for printing, and as well for web viewing. You control it to your taste. I have to be careful not to over sharpen as it doesn take much. Tends to do a better job than just using unsharp mask, unless I want to do selective sharpening!

Now Im curious what others do to help the final result through PP!

Keith do you sharpen first using USM and then if you post on the web a second sharpening with FM intellisharpener.
Peter
08-22-200622nd August 2006, 09:33 PM
Kevins right i use the same method and it works great.
Keith
08-24-200624th August 2006, 04:02 PM
I do, I believe I need to get everything right before I size for web.......

Keith do you sharpen first using USM and then if you post on the web a second sharpening with FM intellisharpener.
Charlemagne
08-25-200625th August 2006, 08:18 PM
I must say that I am guilty of not caring how my internet photos look.. :eek:

But the ones I print I don't know how I lived without Nik Colorefex 2.0 and Nik Sharpener, out of all the other software I tried, nothing comes close.. especially if you are like me and print from about 10 different printers ;)

Charles