Effect Resolution

[Richard Briggs Profile]

Hi guys (and gals?)....

I've been using SPE for a year nearly. A lot. One thing has started to worry me though. Do I need to worry about the resolution of some effects when compared to the original? Best example would be Sky Replace. If I have a shot taken with an 18mp camera and then post process it in SPE and replace the sky with a 6mp sky I'll surely degrade my resulting photo? So, any tips? Can I actually somehow see the resolution of a particular effect before I sue it?

Richard

[WC Lawson Profile]

I have had the same problem. I don't use some effects for that very reason. For background effects I have used more of my own backgrounds, ie, cloud and landscape photos and use the composite tool. I have been using the composite tool more often as I use this software.

By looking at most of the postings, I would have to say I fall outside of the majority of people who stay closer to photography than I do. I use my Photography as a "starting" point for my digital art. This is a great program for photo editing. I have just found that it is very powerful and flexible for my art form.

For beginners, I would recommend time exploring the masking and fader slide. Images can be transformed by using the fader slide in ways that aren't obvious if one doesn't experiment with them. Masking is very powerful and gives more specific control over certain areas of the image.

Sorry, I did get off point here.

Wess

[DBenterprises Profile]

Hi guys (and gals?)....

I've been using SPE for a year nearly. A lot. One thing has started to worry me though. Do I need to worry about the resolution of some effects when compared to the original? Best example would be Sky Replace. If I have a shot taken with an 18mp camera and then post process it in SPE and replace the sky with a 6mp sky I'll surely degrade my resulting photo? So, any tips? Can I actually somehow see the resolution of a particular effect before I sue it?

Richard

I asked this very question a while back as I too had concerns about using lesser resolution backgrounds, effects etc on my higher resolution images. For images to be viewed on the net, it doesn't really matter. I think the only concern would be when printing very large prints. I don't think there's any way to tell the resolution (mp) of the backgrounds or effects.

[admin]

It will depend a lot on the effect. I'd advise you to use the zoom tool to see if an effect looks good close up. You can even zoom in, in the gallery before applying an effect. Resolution is a funny thing. A low res clear blue sky will look exactly the same as a high res one, as it has no detail. Soft clouds a bit less so, and clouds with lots of detail, much less so. When overlaying textures, as many effects do, you wont loose any detail in your original image, but the overlayed texture does have a fixed resolution, again zoom in to see how the two things interact.

Tony