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Re: [OM] topaz sharpen AI

Subject: Re: [OM] topaz sharpen AI
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 05:35:58 -0700
At 3/18/2019 09:17 PM, you wrote:
>On 3/17/2019 6:19 AM, Wayne Shumaker wrote:
>>Just to re-iterate. With minimal testing, the Refield plugin Sharplet (free 
>>https://www.redfieldplugins.com/) seems to do pretty good. It adversities "No 
>>halo effect, no excessive grain or noise, no excessive contrast." Maybe I'll 
>>have to get a Jeferson to test with.
>
>Gave it a quick try.
>
>Needs good NR before invocation. Otherwise, nicely sharpens and enhances the 
>noise.
>
>It's much more than a sharpening tool. It does things to add 'pop', LCE, 
>midtone contrast, Vibrance, Clarity, who knows what. If you like the mix, it 
>might be good. I'd rather control those things myself.
>
>Pretty decent sharpening, under all the other stuff. Not as good as DxO Prime 
>NR+DxO Lens Sharpen, DxO Prime NR+Sharpen AI or NeatImage+Sharpen AI.
>
>Close to NeatImage+FocusMagic. Hard to compare sharpening alone, with all the 
>other stuff Sharplet does.
>
>The Price is Right Moose

Thanks for testing. I'm only recently back into the backend of things. I did 
notice the added pop. Claim was no "excessive" noise. I have not tried the 
other tools, but may have more time in the future after some ankle surgery.

WayneS

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