Sharpen Filters

These filters sharpen images by creating a high contrast overlay that emphasizes edges in the image.

Sharpen

Sharpens an image by enhancing the color contrast around edges in the image.

This filter causes rasterization in 3D groups. For more information on rasterization, see About Rasterization.

Figure. Canvas showing effect of the Sharpen filter.

Parameters in the Inspector

Intensity: Sets the radius for the effect.
Amount: Adjusts the contrast for the sharpening.
Mix: Sets the percentage of the original image to be blended with the sharpened image.

HUD Controls

The HUD contains the following controls: Intensity and Amount.

Unsharp Mask

Creates an effect similar to Sharpen, but provides more options to refine and control the amount of sharpening applied to the image. This filter causes rasterization in 3D groups. For more information on rasterization, see About Rasterization.

Parameters in the Inspector

Radius: Sets the amount of the mask’s effect.
Amount: Sets the amount of the multiplier used to sharpen the object’s edges.
Threshold: Sets the threshold of luminance difference to be considered as a high contrast range, between 0 and 1.
Horizontal: Sets the horizontal width of the unsharp mask.
Vertical: Sets the vertical scale of the unsharp mask.
Mix: Sets the percentage of the original image to be blended with the filtered image.

HUD Controls

The HUD contains the following controls: Radius, Amount, and Threshold.