Gino Creglia Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 How do I properly apply the High Pass Filter to an image. When I select the filter then convert to Live Filter, the image looks "embossed" without any color. Any instructions would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhoy Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hi Gino Once you have the high pass filter on the image go to the layers studio and change the blend modes to see the different effects, blend modes can be found on the layers, just below the opacity slider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 10, 2017 Staff Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hi gino, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You have to select one of the contrast Blend Modes (from Overlay to Hard Mix following the list order) to see the image "correctly" again. Usually Overlay will work fine but if you find it a little to hard Soft Light should give you a less harsh result or if it's still too soft try change to Hard Light for stronger sharpening. Adjust the layer Opacity if needed for even more control. I advise you to change your forum's username to something else to prevent spammers from getting your e-mail. lumaluke 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gino Creglia Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engrgroundzero Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 7/10/2017 at 1:46 PM, MEB said: Hi gino, Welcome to Affinity Forums You have to select one of the contrast Blend Modes (from Overlay to Hard Mix following the list order) to see the image "correctly" again. Usually Overlay will work fine but if you find it a little to hard Soft Light should give you a less harsh result or if it's still too soft try change to Hard Light for stronger sharpening. Adjust the layer Opacity if needed for even more control. I advise you to change your forum's username to something else to prevent spammers from getting your e-mail. Hi Meb, I'm just wondering do you still need to create a duplicate layer to perform this because my usual process for the high pass in PS was creating a duplicate layer then perform the high pass sequence. Will there be a shortcut process here in Affinity Photo like what you did in frequency separation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 25, 2017 Staff Share Posted August 25, 2017 No, you don't need to create a duplicate layer if you use the Live High Pass filter (menu Layer ▸ New Life Filter Layer ▸ High Pass Filter) because the live filters are non-destructive - it doesn't change the pixel data of the image layer the filter is nested/applied to (you can easily see this if you uncheck the live High Pass filter layer in the Layers panel - the filter will be hidden and you will see the original image intact). This also allows you to double-click the live High Pass filter thumbnail in the Layers panel to edit/adjust its value. There's however a destructive version of this filter in the Filters menu (menu Filters ▸ Sharpen ▸ High Pass...). This is the one that requires you to create a duplicate to apply the filter to. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlliPlatt Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Hi.....it can vary depending on the resolution and size of the file, I've never gone beyond, say, 1.5 or 1.6 on a full sized file; 6000x4000, whatever the size is from my D750.And even that seems a bit much in comparison to using the Smart Sharpen filter. I know that SS is a completely different method to sharpen with. I'm thinking it's just a preference thing. It looks like I prefer the results of SS over that of HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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