Hi all

First post in this section of the forum, so go easy! I've had a search of the boards but am not sure of the answer.

I am interested in using Local Contrast Enhancement (LCE) as a work-flow step in NX2 in between capture sharpening (USM) and output sharpening. I have read various threads and articles about it, for example:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/local-contrast-enhancement.htm

My confusion arises when converting the Photoshop settings to Capture NX. It seems, from info here:
http://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=set_threaded_mode&forum=196&topic_id=21490&prev_page=show_topic&gid=21490#21492
and here
http://blog.nikonians.org/nikonian_jason_odell/2009/01/understanding-usm-in-capture-n.html
that you do the following to the example settings from the Cambridge in Colour site:

Photoshop
Amount (%)
10
Radius (pixels)
50
Threshold
0

CaptureNX
Intensity (%)
divide by 5 = 2
Radius (%)
multiply by 5 = 250
Threshold
no change = 0

So if I take these Photoshop settings of 10/50/0 and apply the above conversion we get for NX 2/250/0. However the Radius in NX only goes to 100 so I'm stuck!

If I have understood the conversion correctly (always a bad assumption!) then does anyone know how to make the Radius setting in NX "go to eleven" as it were. Or if I've got it wrong, how do you apply LCE in NX?

Thanks everyone, apologies if it's long-winded but I wanted to be as clear as possible.

Mark

Please visit:

My Gallery
&
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushmeselector/

This was recently discussed here:

http://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=196&topic_id=58491&mesg_id=58491&page=2

the last post has some NX2 settings which result in an LCE effect very similar to Photoshop with 10/50/0 USM settings

Visit my Nikonians gallery.

Thanks for that, why I couldn't find that I'm not sure!

Much appreciated, I'm off home in a matter of minutes so will be testing that out tonight.

Thanks

Mark

Please visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushmeselector/