As sharp as the edge focus

[gandalf de maupeou]

Hey fellow RUers,

How do you sharpen your footages?
I found some posts and tutorials online but nothing seems to achieve it yet.

When shooting I love the edge focus. It's great for focusing but sometimes I'd would like to have sharpness close to it in post. I say close to it because I'd like to avoid the moire and grains it brings.
Any tips on how to achieve that?

Thanks!

 

[Clark Dunbar]

depending on what apps you use to do your post in... lots of options

REDCine-X - use the 'POST TOOL' set and you have 'Clarity' in the Alchemy Group, Unsharp Mark and the 'High Pass Sharpen' - can be used individually, or in combination. I use these all the time.

FCPx - you have the Sharpen settings

Resolve - basic sharpen - and I pretty sure there are plugins for more advanced sharpening options (I've found the basic sharpen works well)

and the Adobe product groups have various sharpen filter...

 

[gandalf de maupeou]

Thanks Clark! The last set of films you've shared are amazing! Loved watching them and oh boy they're sharp!

The post tool is a great tips, I neither had been adventuring there before.