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SoftenAndSharpen
Multi-scale texture control
Adjusts fine, medium and large image texture separately so an image can be softened or sharpened by spatial scale.
SoftenAndSharpen
Overview
What SoftenAndSharpen does
Small Texture affects fine detail such as pores, hair and high-frequency edges. Medium Texture influences broader local detail, while Large Texture affects larger structures and contrast transitions.
Small Texture Size changes the scale considered fine detail, which is useful when matching the effect to image resolution and subject size.
The node is useful for beauty, cleanup and finishing, but over-sharpening any band can create halos and an artificial crunchy image.
When to use it
Subtle portrait softening
Restore texture after blur/denoise
Control mid-frequency skin detail
Sharpen graphics without over-emphasizing large contrast
Finishing pass before grain
SoftenAndSharpen in context
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Example for SoftenAndSharpen.
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