{"id":7747,"date":"2012-01-25T08:38:27","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T13:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=7747"},"modified":"2012-01-25T08:38:27","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T13:38:27","slug":"7-sharpening-artifacts-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/7747\/7-sharpening-artifacts-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Sharpening Artifacts To Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIf you know what to look for, you\u2019ll know what path to choose and how far down it to go.
\nIdentifying and developing a sensitivity for the artifacts digital sharpening produces will help you choose a sharpening method and what settings to use during any stage of your sharpening workflow.
\nYou can easily see the artifacts digital sharpening produces by overdoing it.
\nHere are the seven most common digital sharpening artifacts.
\n1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Noise<\/strong>
\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exaggerated Texture<\/strong>
\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visible Light Halos<\/strong>
\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visible Dark Lines<\/strong>
\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loss of Highlight Detail<\/strong>
\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loss of Shadow Detail<\/strong>
\n7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Increased Saturation<\/strong>
\nEach of these artifacts can be reduced in one or more ways.
\nHere\u2019s a list of options.<\/p>\n