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Edge Mask Sharpening in Camera Raw

By Mike Rodriguez  ·  December 8th, 2011

Use the Masking slider inside Camera Raw’s Sharpening tab get the best possible sharpening–via an edge mask–before bringing your photo into Elements.

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6 Replies to Edge Mask Sharpening in Camera Raw:

  1. Ellen

    December 13, 2011 at 10:19 am

    4 x 4. I’m always thankful when you PET guys and gals explain features and controls in PSE.

    Seeing this tutorial makes me wonder how much more about PSE there is that I don’t know. As far as I’m concerned, nothing you care to discuss would be irrelevant or too trivial.

    Thanks, again.

  2. Greg

    December 13, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    Fantastic. This has just solved one of my nagging issues. I never quite knew how to make the most of the Sharpening tools, so this has opened up a whole new experience for me. So, without further ado, it is down to work. Thanks guys, love your tutes.

  3. Charlie

    December 24, 2011 at 11:31 am

    Can you use this technique with a JPEG in ACR? Or is this for RAW files only?

    • Mike

      December 26, 2011 at 7:57 am

      Hi Charlie-
      Yep, you sure can. It works the same way on JPEGs as well.

  4. Marianna

    January 9, 2012 at 10:18 am

    Can you use the RAW tools on tif files?

    • Rick

      January 9, 2012 at 10:42 am

      Yes, you can – just follow the standard File > Open As, click on the TIF file, then choose Camera Raw from the format popup.

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