Option to sharpen zoomed pics in fullscreen view

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pic_viewer
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Option to sharpen zoomed pics in fullscreen view

Post by pic_viewer »

Hello,

I noticed that the sharpening applied to pictures gets lost often nearly completely when viewing those pictures in any zoom level but 100%. That is somewhat logical, the improved display mode interpolates/softens the details to improve the viewing quality - but also removes a part of the sharpening effect. I found out when I sharpened pics while watching the result on the downscaled full picture. I used much too much sharpening, which became visible when viewing in 100% zoom.

Please note that most users will view their pics downscaled, by about 60%.

Now this leads to a logical conclusion:

To enhance the viewing experience for those who do not own 1920x 1200 monitors (like I do ;-), or who work with notebooks, or view their pics on a multimedia system (LCD TV), it would be very nice to have an additional real-time sharpening effect available, that takes effect when pictures are shown in fullscreen and downscaled. Many people will love this. The pros simply don't activate this option.

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marsh
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Post by marsh »

Not a sharpening/zoom comment specifically, but perhaps the viewer's "effects" dialog should appear in fullscreen view (via a keyboard shortcut). While the difference between desktop vs. fullscreen may not be great, I bet those with better monitors (not my antique) could see it.
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