Improving image clarity is the final step in image correction. Use the Clarify, Sharpen, and Edge commands to clarify and sharpen your images.
Important: These commands work on 16 million color or greyscale images only. To increase the color depth of an image, see Increasing the Color Depth of an Image.
Ways to improve clarity:
Clarifying Images Makes a hazy, foggy, or slightly out of focus image look clearer.
Sharpen and Sharpen More Focus the image and improve its clarity by increasing the contrast between adjacent pixels where there are significant color contrasts, usually at the edges of objects. The Sharpen More command sharpens with a stronger effect than the Sharpen command. See Sharpening Images.
Unsharp Mask Sharpens the mid- to high-contrast edges in the image without enhancing noise. This command is typically used in professional color corrections. See Sharpening Images Unsharp Mask Command.
Accentuating Edges and Contrast Areas Edge effects to clarify your image and to accentuate the edges and contrast areas in your image. See Accentuating Edges and Contrast Areas.
Basic Steps in Improving Photographs
How to Approach Color, Contrast, and Saturation Adjustments
Common Problems and How to Solve Them
Removing Image Defects and Noise