If you want to apply sharpening to an image and do not want to switch to lab mode, here is another method to do so...
Unsharpen Mask settings:
Divide the output resolution by 200 and this determines your radius.
Threshold: Setting of 4-8 reduces graininess in flesh tones.
Adjusting amount: should result in the max perceived sharpness without any degredation noted.
Duplicate your image layer and apply a considerably higher amount of masking to the file than normal.
Go to Edit and select Fade Unsharpen Mask. Move the slider to 0 and change the mode to luminosity.
Use the slider to increase the percentage of the effect until the image's apparant sharpness is satisfactory and click OK.
This method results in a cleaner and cripser file with far fewer color irregularities than when masking is applied directly to the RGB or CMYK image.
Unsharpen Mask settings:
Divide the output resolution by 200 and this determines your radius.
Threshold: Setting of 4-8 reduces graininess in flesh tones.
Adjusting amount: should result in the max perceived sharpness without any degredation noted.
Duplicate your image layer and apply a considerably higher amount of masking to the file than normal.
Go to Edit and select Fade Unsharpen Mask. Move the slider to 0 and change the mode to luminosity.
Use the slider to increase the percentage of the effect until the image's apparant sharpness is satisfactory and click OK.
This method results in a cleaner and cripser file with far fewer color irregularities than when masking is applied directly to the RGB or CMYK image.
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