Download: Edge Sharpening Secrets
This is the sample file to follow along with Matt Kloskowski’s “Edge Sharpening Secrets,” from the May/June 2011 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.
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Jeff
April 20, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Something is wrong with your file for Kloskowski’s image, it is corrupt and won’t open even with winzip.
Jeff
Ron
April 30, 2011 at 6:33 am
I think Jeff is correct – file would not open on my computer either
Albert
June 6, 2011 at 6:28 pm
I unzipped the download, then imported the image to Photoshop. Everything works as advertised. I could get rid of the noise by brushing the sky in the Layer 2 mask. But Matt’s method is cleaner.
jim
April 21, 2011 at 7:48 am
photo file looks fine to me, downloaded ok. But no instruction or lesson. Is it the magazine only?
ROBERT
April 22, 2011 at 8:22 am
What is the purpose of hiding the edge mask in step 6? I don’t see the snappiness you have in step 7.
Dick
April 23, 2011 at 10:34 am
It worked well for me. I can see this technique being useful when there is a lot of detail that needs sharpening along with areas – such as sky – that don’t.
Roger
April 25, 2011 at 4:05 pm
I’m having the same problem as Jeff. The file appears to be corrupted.
KIRKE
April 25, 2011 at 4:49 pm
I downloaded the sample file as Rick suggested on my iMac and it opened fine.
Robert
April 26, 2011 at 3:45 am
I tried it without using any masking for comparison, and the sharpening was a bit better (also the sky grain, of course) than when the mask was used. It seems that using the mask, somewhat higher sharpening settings are needed to achieve the same result. But very useful indeed!!!
Roger
April 26, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Today, the file opened perfectly. Don’t think I did anything differently, but who knows!
Brian
April 27, 2011 at 3:25 pm
The purpose of hiding the edge mask in step 6 is it is not going to be used as a layer. It was created to copy then paste later on in the tutorial step 9.
Linda
May 2, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I had the same trouble downloading the file. Perhaps a few more instructions would have been helpful. After having to shut down the computer and about an hour of trial and error, I did get it to open. I followed along and honestly, I really couldn’t see an difference from the original and the edited photo. I did enjoy the lesson and repeated it again, hoping it will stay with me. I also downloaded the photos for “Composite Master Class” before I forgot how to do it. I hope I will remember next time, it was very frustrating
John
May 4, 2011 at 9:33 am
Really dumb question:
I’m new to layers and new to version 9 of PSE. In step #9 of “Edge Sharpening Secrets”, it states: “If you’re new to Elements 9, click the Layer Mask Icon at the bottom of the layers panel…..”
Here’s where the dumb question comes in: where is the icon located – what does it look like?
BTW, I was able to download the sample photo w/out any issues onto my iMac desktop.
Thanks!
Rick
May 4, 2011 at 11:38 am
Not a dumb question at all, John. It’s the second icon from the left in the bottom of the Layers panel. (see the attached screen shot).
It’s only clickable when you’re working with an unlocked layer.
A video on the Layer Mask feature can be found here – it might be helpful:
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/featured/elements-9-easy-layer-masks/
Rick
Sandra
May 15, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Worked great! I can hardly wait to use it on my travel photos. Thanks!