Using High Pass Layers to Sharpen? A Smarter Trick in Photoshop
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Date: 2022-07-19
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quicktastic
I still don't get why PSD files 'have' to include all the source images and be so large. It seems it could be a text-like file the contains all the edit information with links to the source images. When you open it, it performs the edits and you can continue. Sort of like actions but specific to that image and no need to 'record'. Save As PDFA (actions only. Sorry for this as it is off-topic, but it seems like a lot of 'tricks' have to do with reducing layers so you don't have enormous files. There certainly are instances where you want everything in the file, but most of the time I don't. I would just like to have options without clunky 'actions'. Rant over. :)
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I still don't get why PSD files 'have' to include all the source images and be so large. It seems it could be a text-like file the contains all the edit information with links to the source images. When you open it, it performs the edits and you can continue. Sort of like actions but specific to that image and no need to 'record'. Save As PDFA (actions only. Sorry for this as it is off-topic, but it seems like a lot of 'tricks' have to do with reducing layers so you don't have enormous files. There certainly are instances where you want everything in the file, but most of the time I don't. I would just like to have options without clunky 'actions'. Rant over. :)
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Yuli
I've learned a lot from your tutorials. And I'm very excited, because I've had a lot of questions answered.
I congratulate you because you explain very well, straight to the point and your videos are easy to understand.
But, I still have a question, a doubt: when should I apply the high-pass filter? when I start editing or after applying all the settings (levels, curves, etc) because I have done it both ways and after resizing the image, for example to 1000 px 300 dpi, and saving it in JPG, my image is seen with too much contrast and noise.
I appreciate you helping me with the doubt.
Greetings from Colombia.
Yuli
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I've learned a lot from your tutorials. And I'm very excited, because I've had a lot of questions answered.
I congratulate you because you explain very well, straight to the point and your videos are easy to understand.
But, I still have a question, a doubt: when should I apply the high-pass filter? when I start editing or after applying all the settings (levels, curves, etc) because I have done it both ways and after resizing the image, for example to 1000 px 300 dpi, and saving it in JPG, my image is seen with too much contrast and noise.
I appreciate you helping me with the doubt.
Greetings from Colombia.
Yuli
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Mike
You mention at the end of the video that you can't have individual masks for smart filters, which is true. But you can have a group as a smart object!
The easiest way is to have your layers in your main image, finalize touchups and sharpening, and then select all of the layers and hit 'Convert to Smart Object'.
This means you can go back in and tweak it later, just like you showed here, except with individual masks and layers. You can even add more adjustment layers and masks within that smart object!
Hope this helps someone.
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You mention at the end of the video that you can't have individual masks for smart filters, which is true. But you can have a group as a smart object!
The easiest way is to have your layers in your main image, finalize touchups and sharpening, and then select all of the layers and hit 'Convert to Smart Object'.
This means you can go back in and tweak it later, just like you showed here, except with individual masks and layers. You can even add more adjustment layers and masks within that smart object!
Hope this helps someone.
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Tobbe
Here is an easy solution for the only one mask-problem.
Convert your image to a smartobject>duplicate it>then make it a high pass>overlay
If you now make changes to the mainlayer inside the smartobject the duplicates of this smartobject get changed as well and since these are your high pass filter, they get changes based on the mainlayer.
You can have as many masks as you want. Just duplicate the mainlayer that is already a smartobject
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Here is an easy solution for the only one mask-problem.
Convert your image to a smartobject>duplicate it>then make it a high pass>overlay
If you now make changes to the mainlayer inside the smartobject the duplicates of this smartobject get changed as well and since these are your high pass filter, they get changes based on the mainlayer.
You can have as many masks as you want. Just duplicate the mainlayer that is already a smartobject
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MrFreeman1776
do you really need to talk fast in your tutorial? You click so damn fast and keep talking that you lost me in the first minute and 40 seconds. If you want to really help people learn, you need to consider people trying to keep up with your FAST CLICKING! Otherwise. what's the point of you demonstrating? Ego trip perhaps?
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do you really need to talk fast in your tutorial? You click so damn fast and keep talking that you lost me in the first minute and 40 seconds. If you want to really help people learn, you need to consider people trying to keep up with your FAST CLICKING! Otherwise. what's the point of you demonstrating? Ego trip perhaps?
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MrFreeman1776
my God, how can anyone keep up with this fast paced video? You talk too fast and with an accent, it makes it doubly hard to understand you. Why talk so fast? Are you in a hurry? Don't you know that people are trying to follow you? How can anyone follow you if you are racing through the video?
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my God, how can anyone keep up with this fast paced video? You talk too fast and with an accent, it makes it doubly hard to understand you. Why talk so fast? Are you in a hurry? Don't you know that people are trying to follow you? How can anyone follow you if you are racing through the video?
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Adam
Very useful tutorial! However you can have smart object within the smart object and repeat the process as many times as you need. It gives you ability to mask selectively each effect. I think Mike C mentioned the same ) here. Congrats!
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Very useful tutorial! However you can have smart object within the smart object and repeat the process as many times as you need. It gives you ability to mask selectively each effect. I think Mike C mentioned the same ) here. Congrats!
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50
the problem i am having is that the filter effects some of the colours. it slightly desaturates certain tints, even when i am working in SRGB. do you know a way to work with adjustment layers and flatten without effecting the colour?
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the problem i am having is that the filter effects some of the colours. it slightly desaturates certain tints, even when i am working in SRGB. do you know a way to work with adjustment layers and flatten without effecting the colour?
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The
hello i love ur work man. i have a request can u please. make a tutorial on adobe illustrator and corel draw. please. i will be very thankful if u do. and do please reply. it will be very kind if u do so. thank u.
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hello i love ur work man. i have a request can u please. make a tutorial on adobe illustrator and corel draw. please. i will be very thankful if u do. and do please reply. it will be very kind if u do so. thank u.
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ICOD73
I have a suggested episode topic. If I have two images that are the same but there is an extra object in one of them. Is there anyway to make Photoshop compare the two images and mask the additional object?
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I have a suggested episode topic. If I have two images that are the same but there is an extra object in one of them. Is there anyway to make Photoshop compare the two images and mask the additional object?
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karthik
Bro how to create painting effects in photoshop bro. Brush or plugins which one is better bro. I'm learning ps with your videos bro. Day by day love the ps. It's awesome.
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Bro how to create painting effects in photoshop bro. Brush or plugins which one is better bro. I'm learning ps with your videos bro. Day by day love the ps. It's awesome.
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Walter
Why not do the high pass filter at the end of the process? Why would you sharpen the image only to adjust later on? I see Jimbo Jacob has asked the same question below.
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Why not do the high pass filter at the end of the process? Why would you sharpen the image only to adjust later on? I see Jimbo Jacob has asked the same question below.
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Kiki
I really like your enthusiasm and how you engage with the person watching. Your presentation skills are pretty sick, I really like your tutorials
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I really like your enthusiasm and how you engage with the person watching. Your presentation skills are pretty sick, I really like your tutorials
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Ted
I never got the explanation of how to use the stormy night color adaption. It seemed to turn everything into a gray blob. What's the purpose?
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I never got the explanation of how to use the stormy night color adaption. It seemed to turn everything into a gray blob. What's the purpose?
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Batteristafoto
hi bro. My question is. Why should I bother with all this when i can do it much easier in Lightroom? What is the difference?
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hi bro. My question is. Why should I bother with all this when i can do it much easier in Lightroom? What is the difference?
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HONEY
Sir please make video on
How to White face fair skin tone
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Sir please make video on
How to White face fair skin tone
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rahul
Kabhi kabhi hindi me bhi video bna diya kero yr. .i like ur. All video. i understand english. but i like native language
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Kabhi kabhi hindi me bhi video bna diya kero yr. .i like ur. All video. i understand english. but i like native language
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Ma
Your PATRONIZING way of talking is so OFF PUTTING, that every time I just go en search for another tutorial. What a pity.
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Your PATRONIZING way of talking is so OFF PUTTING, that every time I just go en search for another tutorial. What a pity.
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Beansprout
Thank you for instructions and how to work.
Like the way you suggest.
Easy to understand and fun with it.
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Thank you for instructions and how to work.
Like the way you suggest.
Easy to understand and fun with it.
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