File format for use of USM
Dec 26, 2018 11:01:36 #
rb61
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
I have just tried to use Unsharp Masking (PS Elements 11) on an image in both jpg and psd. Unsharp masking is grayed out either way. What am I doing incorrectly?
Dec 26, 2018 11:53:20 #
I think you need to provide additional and more specific information on your issue before anyone can help you. I use PS, not Elements, and use Filter, Other, and High Pass to sharpen images. I make a second layer, determine the degree of masking, which is always gray, and then use the overlay filter, which turns the image back to normal. Is this what you are referring to????
Dec 26, 2018 12:13:13 #
rb61
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
via the lens wrote:
I think you need to provide additional and more specific information on your issue before anyone can help you. I use PS, not Elements, and also use unsharp masking to sharpen images. I make a second layer, determine the degree of unsharp mask, which is always gray, and then use the overlay filter, which turns the image back to normal. Is this what you are referring to????
Thanks for responding. By grayed out, I meant that the USM tool in the pull down menu is gray/not active.
Dec 26, 2018 12:20:57 #
Aaahh! For that, I have no answer and hopefully someone else will! Did you do some trouble-shooting, i.e., trying it on another image? Sometimes that helps to narrow down the problem. Good luck.
Dec 26, 2018 12:25:55 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
rb61 wrote:
I have just tried to use Unsharp Masking (PS Elements 11) on an image in both jpg and psd. Unsharp masking is grayed out either way. What am I doing incorrectly?
Did you make a duplicate background layer before your tried to use it?
Dec 26, 2018 12:54:16 #
In version 15 I have to select USM under enhancements before I can use it in filters.
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Dec 26, 2018 13:29:45 #
Dec 27, 2018 07:06:19 #
There is a forum dedicated to PSE. www.photoshopelementsandmore.com. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Bet they can help you.
Bill
Bill
Dec 27, 2018 10:10:39 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Be sure to make a copy layer to work on. Some tools won’t let you edit the background layer.
Dec 28, 2018 00:26:45 #
rb61 wrote:
I have just tried to use Unsharp Masking (PS Elements 11) on an image in both jpg and psd. Unsharp masking is grayed out either way. What am I doing incorrectly?
I use PS and I have experienced the greyed out filter elements, including USM, when I tried to use them on an editing layer mask, such as exposure, curves, etc. I have also seen USM simply open up white with no info, if I have inadvertently selected the layer mask icon of a layer mask created from a pixel layer. The filters need to be used on a pixel layer.
Hope that helps.
Dec 28, 2018 20:26:53 #
rb61
Loc: Maple Grove, MN
JD750 wrote:
I use PS and I have experienced the greyed out filter elements, including USM, when I tried to use them on an editing layer mask, such as exposure, curves, etc. I have also seen USM simply open up white with no info, if I have inadvertently selected the layer mask icon of a layer mask created from a pixel layer. The filters need to be used on a pixel layer.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
This must be the answer.
Thanks Everyone
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