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June 20, 2020
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problem with filters

  • June 20, 2020
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Hello,

I am a beginner in Photoshop.

I was trying to use the sharpen filter on an image but by selecting sharpen, I can see it has an effect on the image however I didn't get any panel for adjusting the effect...How can i get this panel?

Thanks in advance,

Evahawa

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jane-e
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June 20, 2020

"I was following a YouTube tutorial in which the expert was showing this sharpen filter"

 

Hi

One thing that hasn't been said yet is that Unsharp Mask uses Gaussian blur and the newer Smart Sharpen is set by default to Lens Blur (but gives you a choice). 

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/adjusting-image-sharpness-blur.html

~ Jane

EvahawaAuthor
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June 20, 2020

Interesting, thank you very much Jane.

Kind regards,

Evahawa

June 20, 2020

Hi

There is no options for the Sharpen Filter, it's a one hit wonder, you could use the Smart Shapen option which gives you a panel to make adjustments. Convert your image to a smart object first, that way you can adjust the sharpen affect later if required

Right click on the layer and select convert to smart object

Double click smart sharpen to open the options again

EvahawaAuthor
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June 20, 2020

Thanks a lot Ged,

I will try this.

The thing is that I was following a YouTube tutorial in which the expert was showing this sharpen filter on a normal image (not smart object), this video has been done in 2017, do you think at this time, it was possible to get a sharpen adjustment panel? Now, not anymore (I am having Photoshop CC 2018).

Kind regards,

Evahawa

June 20, 2020

Sure, here is the link, please see at 34:52 exactly (it is in French but by just following the video, you will get it) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eEgTCj9nCI

 I was not aware of version 2020, how does it work to update it?

Kind regards,

Evahawa


It's the unsharp mask filter that he's using with the layer converted to a smart object, the highlighted in green indicates a smart object