topaz adjust: I have been playing around with the topaz filters and have noticed that there are times when I have tried the HDR heavy grunge in the adjust filter, there appears to be a...

dragonswing Loc: Pa

I have been playing around with the topaz filters and have noticed that there are times when I have tried the HDR heavy grunge in the adjust filter, there appears to be a halo around the subjects. What causes this and how can it be eliminated?

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llindstrand Loc: Seattle Metro

dragonswing wrote:

I have been playing around with the topaz filters and have noticed that there are times when I have tried the HDR heavy grunge in the adjust filter, there appears to be a halo around the subjects. What causes this and how can it be eliminated?

I have had the same type problem on the heavy edits in HDR. There is quite a bit of information on Google. Enter "Halos in HDR Images" in the address bar for information.
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MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

You could have this from sharpenning your picture before Topaz. Try Topaz before sharpenning and then sharpen but not overdo. Please let me know if I was right.

dragonswing wrote:

I have been playing around with the topaz filters and have noticed that there are times when I have tried the HDR heavy grunge in the adjust filter, there appears to be a halo around the subjects. What causes this and how can it be eliminated?

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

Any of the programs that increase detail will cause halos if used too heavily. Topaz is not alone.

The answer is, "I dunno, they just do." :-)

dragonswing Loc: Pa

MMC wrote:

You could have this from sharpenning your picture before Topaz. Try Topaz before sharpenning and then sharpen but not overdo. Let me know if I was right.

But I hadn't sharpened it.

MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

Did you do any adjustments in Topaz? Can you post your original before any correction?

dragonswing wrote:

But I hadn't sharpened it.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Use the blur tool, set to about 60% opacity, Mode: Darken, set the brush size using your left or right brackets, then brush over the halo (but not the tree itself). It won't make it go away completely, but it will blend it in with the background layer.

dragonswing Loc: Pa

Bob Yankle wrote:

Use the blur tool, set to about 60% opacity, Mode: Darken, set the brush size using your left or right brackets, then brush over the halo (but not the tree itself). It won't make it go away completely, but it will blend it in with the background layer.

Thanks

dragonswing Loc: Pa

Here is the original photo. It was a cloudy, rainy day.

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MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

I do not see it. Check store original box and do not press preview button.

dragonswing wrote:

Here is the original photo. It was a cloudy, rainy day.

MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

Now I see.

dragonswing wrote:

Here is the original photo. It was a cloudy, rainy day.

lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)

Pushing colors to much also causes this problem.

MMC Loc: Brooklyn NY

Bob, it's seems to me that this picture has chromatic aberration and it caused all other problem. As I remember you are a big specialist to remove CA.

Bob Yankle wrote:

Use the blur tool, set to about 60% opacity, Mode: Darken, set the brush size using your left or right brackets, then brush over the halo (but not the tree itself). It won't make it go away completely, but it will blend it in with the background layer.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

dragonswing wrote:

I have been playing around with the topaz filters and have noticed that there are times when I have tried the HDR heavy grunge in the adjust filter, there appears to be a halo around the subjects. What causes this and how can it be eliminated?

Here is a very helpful tutorial from the Topaz website about using layer masks to correct halos. It works!http://blog.topazlabs.com/importance-using-layer-masks-plugins/?mc_cid=602cbe27b7&mc_eid=...

It also helps to correct chromatic aberration before using an editing tool that is known to produce halos.

In a last resort, you sometimes have to clone out those pesky things.

dragonswing Loc: Pa

minniev wrote:

Here is a very helpful tutorial from the Topaz website about using layer masks to correct halos. It works!http://blog.topazlabs.com/importance-using-layer-masks-plugins/?mc_cid=602cbe27b7&mc_eid=...

It also helps to correct chromatic aberration before using an editing tool that is known to produce halos.

In a last resort, you sometimes have to clone out those pesky things.

Thank you. I will check out the link.