HP SCP Software for s manual Smooth, Sharp, Filter Radius µm

Step 2: Setting the level of the sharpening filter:

Move both boxes to the extreme left, but leave their position in the height unchanged.

In the zoom window, look at text sharpness. Move the upper box upwards until text is sharp enough.

Step 3: Setting the limit:

Move first the upper box, then the lower box to the left without changing their position in the height, until raster pattern disappears and text is sharpened.

To see the effect of the filter ADAPTIVE SHARPNESS , activate the radio button NO N E and compare the results you had achieved with the original image.

To edit a filter already existing, open the filter editor via the button CHA NGE , and click on the tab SP E CI A L

FI LTER .

Display a preview.

Activate the radio button ADAPTI VE SHARPNESS .

To reduce raster pattern in single-color area, enter a lower value in the bottom field under L EV E L in order to get a greater smoothing effect.

Enter a larger value in the left LI MI T field to apply the smoothing filter to areas with higher contrast.

To enhance edge sharpness, enter a bigger value in the upper field under L EV E L in order to get a greater sharpening effect.

Enter a smaller value in the right LI MI T field to lower the threshold from which the sharpening filter is active.

Smooth

This filter is intended to reduce image noise and distortions, and affects the whole picture contrast. Edit the picture with the slider.

0:no smoothing

100:max. smoothing Default value: 50

Sharp

With SHARP , you will be able to make fuzzy pictures clear. As outlines are enhanced, pictures become clearer. This filter increases the contrast between light and dark pixels and enhances the edge sharpness of text and lines drastically.

0:no sharpening

100:max. sharpening Default value: 50

Filter Radius [µm]

You may additionally fine-tune the effects of the current selected special filter (including ADAPTI VE SHARPNE SS , SMOOTH and SHARP ), by altering the filter radius. The FI LTE R RADI US slide bar will change the number of pixels that are affected by the current filter.

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