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PanoTools NG: Re: OT: Local Contrast Ian Wood 2006-Nov-13 17:46:15

On 13 Nov 2006, at 16:11, Bob Smith wrote:

> Use Curves.  steepen the area of the tonal range that you want to add
> contrast to while altering the other areas as little as possible.  No
> chance of blowing highlights or plugging shadows that way.
>
> Bob Smith

Carel is trying to increase *local* contrast, not *global* contrast,  
so curves aren't appropriate in this case.

I use an action which masks out the lightest and darkest 5% or so,  
then blurs the selection edges slightly to prevent harsh edges  
appearing. Then run the high-radius USM.

Ian


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