"High Pass" Render Element

[eyepiz]

Hello,

A "High Pass" Render Element would be awesome! I always use this on my render to sharpen them up. It's pretty easy to do in Photoshop but a pain in the but in aftereffects as the filter is not available.

[vlado]

What does it do? Can you not just use a sharpening AA filter, like Catmull-Rom or Mitchell-Netravali?

Best regards,
Vlado

[Neilg]

if you do a high pass then overlay, it's the same as an unsharp mask. you have the radius and opacity controls there too.

[eyepiz]

if you do a high pass then overlay, it's the same as an unsharp mask. you have the radius and opacity controls there too.

Your right...Thanks for the tip!...I guess the only advantage of a high pass now is that you can tweak the opacity and toggle it on and of to you choosing.

[eyepiz]

What does it do? Can you not just use a sharpening AA filter, like Catmull-Rom or Mitchell-Netravali?

Best regards,
Vlado

Nevermind, Neilg had a good tip...Sharpening comes out much better in post.

[Dariusz Makowski (Dadal)]

Dont sharpen cgi stuff too much... most of the time you actually need to blur stuff to make it look more natural/realistic :- )

[Neilg]

if you sharpen something with a 15px radius and drop the opacity to 30-50% it just increases the contrast without actually sharpening the edges too much. helps on images with a lot of white on white