To Specify Whether The Image Or Preview Is Sharpened; Reducing Noise In Camera Raw Files - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

In the Detail tab, move the sharpness slider to the right to increase sharpening and to the left to decrease it. A value
2
of zero turns off sharpening. In general, set the Sharpness slider to a lower value for cleaner images.

To specify whether the image or preview is sharpened

1 Do one of the following:
•
In the Camera Raw dialog box, click the triangle next to the Settings menu and choose Preferences from the
Camera Raw menu.
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(Windows) In Adobe Bridge, choose Edit > Camera Raw Preferences.
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(Mac OS) In Bridge, choose Bridge > Camera Raw Preferences.
In the Camera Raw Preferences dialog box, choose one of the following:
2
Applies sharpening to the camera raw image.
All Images
Applies sharpening only to the preview image and not the actual camera raw image. Use this
Preview Images Only
option if don't want to apply sharpening with the Camera Raw plug-in.

Reducing noise in camera raw files

The Detail tab of the Camera Raw dialog box has controls for reducing image noise, the extraneous visible artifacts
that degrade image quality. Image noise includes luminance (grayscale) noise, which makes an image look grainy,
and chroma (color) noise, which is usually visible as colored artifacts in the image. Photos taken with high ISO
speeds or less-sophisticated digital cameras can have noticeable noise.
The Luminance Smoothing slider reduces grayscale noise, and the Color Noise Reduction slider reduces chroma
noise. Moving a slider to zero turns off noise reduction.
When making Luminance Smoothing or Color Noise Reduction adjustments, first zoom in on the preview image for
a better view.
Moving the Luminance Smoothing slider to the right reduces grayscale noise (above right), and moving the Color Noise Reduction slider to the
right reduces chroma noise (below right).
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