Part 6 of Fanatik's Vidcap Tutorial Before continuing make sure you've read Part 5 In this lesson you will learn how to sharpen up the image which will make it much more clear and detailed. It will bring out the whiteness and distinguish parts such as eyes and teeth, making the image less blurry than the original. Part 1. System Settings Video Setup Part 2. Capturing Images Edit Preparation Part 3. Brightness, Contrast and Curves Part 4. Adjusting Levels Part 5. Color Adjustments Part 6. Sharpening Part 7. Montaging the caps

Step 8. Sharpening    to top This is a very important step that most cappers overlook, sharpening the image. This is what will bring out the detail in the caps. I like to "over sharpen" then fade it down. I do two sharpen passes, the first with a large radius then with a smaller one. The first time i use a radius of 0.9, set to 250%, with a threshold of 4. Don't worry that it looks too sharp, the next step will smooth it down. It is important that you use a high percentage to give the proper effect. Next use the "fade" option to fade the last used filter (unsharp mask) down. I usually will fade it down to about 20 - 40 % depending on the clarity for the picture. Now unsharp mask again but this time set to 250%, radius of 0.3 and threshold of 0. Fade it down again to about 30% or until the image doesn't look to distorted, but keep in mind that you will be re sizing your image down later.   That's it! By this point you will have vastly improved the quality of your video capture. But feel free to make more changes. it is a good idea to record all your editing steps so you can look back to see what works. Also remember to keep looking at your original to make sure you're not "over editing." Once you have finished with the editing you are ready to montage the images together.  Back to top  Continue to the next page....