Tlr Professional Mask Toolkit
Glenn E. Mitchell II, Ph.D.
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Welcome to the TLR Professional Mask Toolkit, set of JavaScripts for automating ® ® Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2 to generate edge masks and surface masks. Edge masks are used to improve the results from sharpening images. A common problem encountered when sharpening is that not only image features get sharpened. So does any digital noise in the image. Sharpening works by enhancing contrast along edges in an image. Generating an edge mask and using it as a layer mask (specifically, a Reveal Selection layer mask) keeps sharpening limited to the edges and away from surfaces where it is likely to sharpen noise and make it more noticeable. Surface masks are usefulwith noise reduction software, like Neat Image, Noise Ninja, etc. Noise reduction software tends to soften image features. By using a surface mask, the noise reduction software can be kept away from the edges of the image. The noise reduction is focused on the surfaces, where evidence of digital noise is most likely to be evident to the eye. For more information and to check for updates, visit the Digital Darkroom at The Light’s Right Studio: http://www.thelightsright.com/digitaldarkroom.htm http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/digitaldarkroom.htm Please post your comments or suggestions to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLightsRight/
How to Install the TLR Professional Mask Toolkit
· Extract one of the Javascript files from TLRProfessionalMaskToolkit.zip to the Presets\Scripts folder on your machine It is located under your installation folder ® ® ® for Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2. There are two scripts, one for Photoshop CS ® and another for Photoshop CS2. Select the appropriate version. · If you like to keep your scripts folder organized (that’s my preference), you can load the scripts into a folder under the Presets\Scripts folder.® ® The Adobe Photoshop CS2 version supports more widgets, so it has a more pleasing ® ® display of available options. You can run either UI script with Adobe Photoshop CS2. The available mask features of both versions are identical. The only thing that differs is the user interface.
® ® Adobe Photoshop CS2 version
® ® Adobe Photoshop CS version Using the TLR Edge and Surface Masks Action Set
You can generate a variety of edge and surface masks with the TLR Professional Mask Toolkit. There are so many combinations, that it all might seem confusing at first. You only need to answer a few questions to select the appropriate options. Do you want to sharpen the image, remove noise, or perform both actions? · If you want to sharpen the image, select Edges or Enhanced Edges. · If you want to remove noise, select Surfaces or Enhanced Surfaces. · If you want to do both, select Both. How wide do you need your edges to be? · There are four edge widths available for every mask: extra narrow, narrow, medium, and wide. · Think of Medium width as a general purpose default edge width. It is designed to be suitable for a wide range of images.· Wide is better for portraits and softer objects. Wide helps to better define smooth edges and separate softer objects from their backgrounds. · Narrow and Extra Narrow are designed for images dominated by objects with very fine details. They provide extra protection against obscuring those fine details.
Do you want to limit the mask to a tone or color range? · You can generate masks that target specific combinations of tone and color · The available tone ranges are highlights, midtones, and shadows. · The available color ranges are reds, greens, blues, cyans, magentas, yellows, foliage, skintones, and sky. Should you use Luminosity or Enhanced masks? · Luminosity masks are conventional. They define boundaries in an image in terms ...
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