As mentioned earlier, if you want to sharpen images on your phone, there are plenty of apps to assist with this. But if you're using a camera to capture and save images on your computer, those apps won't be of any use, will they?
Enhance Image Sharpness Using Photoshop
How to Increase Image Sharpness in Photoshop
Step 1: Open an image you want to enhance the sharpness using Photoshop. Below is the default image quality.
Step 2: On the toolbar, click on the Image menu, then select Image Size.
Step 3: In the Image Size window, choose the size for the image you want to edit. In the Resample section, select Bicubic Smoother (best for enlargement) instead of Automatic.
We can clearly see the results right on the Preview screen of the tool.
Enhance Image Sharpness with Photoshop
Below is the comparison image after editing.
Using Photoshop Filters for Image Sharpening
Photoshop provides various color filters such as RGB Color or Lab Color to enhance image quality after enlarging.
Step 1: Open an image for editing. On the main interface of Photoshop, select the Image tab, choose Mode, then select Lab Color.
Step 2: Select the Windows tab, choose Channel.
Step 3: Enable Lightness mode.
Step 4: Select the Filter tab, click on Sharpen, then choose Smart Sharpen.
Step 5: In the Smart Sharpen window, adjust the parameters to your liking. Under the Remove section, select Gaussian Blur.
Below is the comparison result after editing.
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Step 1: Enlarge the image with Resample set to: Nearest Neighbor.
Below is the result of the image after enlargement.
Step 2: Click on the Filter tab, select Blur, then choose Gaussian Blur.
Step 3: Adjust the slider appropriately.
Here is the result after applying the filter, the image has been significantly sharpened, completing the image sharpening process.
Step 4: Click on the Layer tab, select New Adjustment Layer, then choose Threshold.
Step 5: Drag the slider in the Layer Threshold to optimize the sharpness of the text.
Here are some tips for sharpening images, increasing image sharpness, and improving the quality of low-resolution images for enlargements. With methods like those mentioned above, you can enhance your images to your liking. If you want to resize images in bulk, you can use software such as Light Image Resize or Faststone Photo Resizer.
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