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Re: [OM] ( OM ) Sharpening digital images

Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) Sharpening digital images
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:09:30 -0600
>
> As far as resizing in steps with a sharpen after each resize, I think it
> was CH
> Ling who showed me how to do this and demonstrated what there was to
> gain, when I was trying to resize this picture for the Olympus Odyssey;
> just
> look at all the lines, and with the wrong technique, they all had massive
> jaggies, even though the lines seem to be curved (they are not - just lots
> of
> straight lines).
> http://www.reflective-moment.com/olympus-odyssey/bswale/picture4.htm
>


When resizing an image like that DOWNWARD for web display, you will run into
aliasing artifacts which is what causes the jaggies. Best thing to do is to
actually apply a bit of blurring to the image prior to downsizing and then
sharpening at the end.

AG
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