ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses which types of images need pre-sharpening, which do not and what are the best methods to use for camera captured files. Now that the sharpening and noise reduction controls in Camera Raw have been improved, it is best to carry out the capture sharpening and noise reduction for both raw and scanned TIFF images in Camera Raw first, before one take them into Photoshop. The majority of the chapter focuses on the capture sharpening stage, which is also referred to as pre-sharpening. The thing to understand here is that the ideal noise reduction in demosaic process isn't where every trace of noise gets removed from the image. All images are likely to suffer from some degree of noise, but the amount of noise present will vary according to a number of factors. With digital images the noise seen will depend mainly on the quality of the camera sensor and what ISO setting the photograph was shot at.
