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25 Apr 2024 16:19:12 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Unsharp mask  
From: Tor Olav Kristensen
Date: 15 Feb 2019 15:20:01
Message: <web.5c671df0b7a55a2b264be49d0@news.povray.org>
"Tor Olav Kristensen" <tor### [at] TOBEREMOVEDgmailcom> wrote:
> It's common to enhance images before displaying them by applying the Unsharp
> Mask filter to them. (Gimp and other image editors can be used for doing this.)
>
> I've now added an example in my Gaussian blur GitHub repository that shows how
> one can apply an Unsharp Mask filter to images with POV-Ray alone.
>
> The attached image shows an example image where such a filter has been applied
> with POV-Ray.

Here's the original image.

The difference in sharpness can easiest be spotted by examining the "Mercury"
text on the outboard engine.

For the source code, see the file Image_Unsharp_Mask.pov in this repository:
https://github.com/t-o-k/POV-Ray-gaussian-blur

--
Tor Olav
http://subcube.com


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