Sharpeners and Correction Tools

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Bart's Lab scanning workflow, Bart Luyckx, 1/31/2010

A workflow for scanned images using L*A*B mode. PDF instructions include customization hints.

Dave's Sharpening Actions, Dave Jaseck, 12/13/2003

Set of four convenient sharpening actions, including RGB, green and red channel edge sharpening, and high pass.

Edge Sharpener, Dan Gehlhaar, 6/10/2010

Simple, but effective output multi-frequency sharpening method using a smoothed edge-finding mask to determine the extent of the sharpening. Three versions, in the set, one which "saves", cleaning up the alpha channel used as a mask, a second using a 16->8 bit conversion before the save, and the third which does not save, retaining the mask as an alpha channel. The black parts of the mask get the most sharpening.

Harycover's Fringing Action, Mohammed Yahyaoui, 5/18/2004

Removes color fringing in high contrast shots.

Julian's Sharpener, Julian Hebbrecht, 1/3/2005

Applies USM to separate layers set to darken and lighten modes. Adjust layer opacities to control effect, then adjust final opacity.

Kent's Noise Reduction Brush, Kent Christiansen, 7/23/2008

Selectively reduces noise by painting in noise reduction and using brush opacities to maintain maximum detail in important areas.

Sharpener, v.3, Paul Bleicher, 4/26/2004

Interactive action provides stops for decisions about how much effect to allow.

TLR Pro Sharpening Toolkit, v.2.0, (CS and prior) Glenn Mitchell, 10/18/2008
TLR Pro Sharpening Toolkit, CS2
TLR Pro Sharpening Toolkit, v3.0a (CS3-4) 1/18/2009
TLR Pro Sharpening Panels for CS4, 8/13/09
TLR Landscape Sharpener, 1/18/2009
TLR Portrait Sharpener, 1/18/2009

Glenn Mitchell's Professional Sharpening Toolkit, cross-posted here by permission. V3.0a now works in CS4. Many enhancements. (Java scripts, not actions) Instructions in the PDF. Portrait and Landscape Sharpeners use SmartSharpen. More information on Glenn's website.