Sharpening is a trick to increase the apparent sharpness of an image by increasing the contrast around areas that look like edges in a photo. There are many reasons for doing this, the most obvious of which is that judicious use of sharpening can make a photo more pleasing to the eye. Image resizing also tends to soften edges, so it is often necessary to sharpen an image after resizing.

Your image should be sized to 220dpi at the size you're going to print it. Zoom the image to 100% so that you can see every pixel in an area of your image. Select Filter/Sharpen/Unsharpen Mask. Adjust the sharpness parameters without over-sharpening. Typical values are 100-150%, 1-2 pixel radius, and a 0 level threshold.

No, since we would be handling all of your sharpening needs you will have no reason to continue to maintain your current sharpening machines. This will not only reduce costs, for machine upkeep, but will also free up the existing space, that is currently dedicated for these machines, for other more important tasks.

Keeping the blade sharp is essential. You can sharpen the blades yourself with a sharpening stone. Avoid grinders that will heat the steel up to much and remove the hardening. Local hardware stores usually offer a sharpening service.

A - This comes down to personal preference. Some players sharpen them every game while others may only sharpen them a few times per season.

No special time-consuming application techniques are necessary. As with any powder, you'll need something to apply it. Apply your chosen mix with a brush and get lighter coverage. Use a makeup sponge or flocked sponge and the coverage will be heavier. You can achieve even heavier coverage by applying your powder over a well-moisturized face, or create a tinted moisturizer by adding some of your foundation mix to your favorite lotion.

Many new digital cameras offer several different settings for applying sharpening to images in-camera. Which one should you use? If you have a sophisticated image editing program, you should use the lowest possible sharpening setting. Why? The correct amount of sharpening to apply will depend upon the dispay method used for the image (printing, LCD, CRT, etc.) as well as the final size of the image and the content of the image itself.

PixVue is also free and is extremely convenient because everything can be done within an explorer window. Here's a great tip on getting irfanview slideshows to autorun when a CD is inserted. (Additional tip from Ulysses: You can use irfanview to genereate the slideshow list, so you don't have to enter the filenames manually.) Note: I have tried it yet, but recent versions of irfanview have, apparently, automated some of this.

You will get optimum results if you match the screen resolution on your computer with the resolution of the projector. To check your screen resolution for WINDOWS 95 and WINDOWS 98 operating systems, go to Control Panel > Display > Settings. For MACINTOSH computers, click on the desktop to see the screen properties. The resolution for the DP900 is 800 x 600 pixels, and the resolution for the DP1100 is 1024 x 768 pixels.

Rick Ciaccio (mesa2@ix.netcom.com) offers the following recipe for a street strip Pontiac 400 that, if built properly, will make 450+ HP with commonly available parts: Start by boring the block .060 to get max cubes (413), hone to a #625 Sunnen finish with .003 piston clearance and minimum deck it. Leave, or add the scallops at the intake valve side of the bore to unshroud the valve. Make sure the main bearing saddle alignment is + -.001 or better. A 2 bolt block is OK providing you use studs.

The problem You need to come up to speed on image analysis for microscopy, medical imaging or array analysis purposes, e.g.: The solution Several excellent eBooks can get you up to speed on image analysis, available to SUNet ID holders. A good starting point to get a (somewhat quick) understanding of an imaging topic is The Image Processing Handbook, 4th ed., (2007). A hardcopy is also available at Stanford's Engineering Library (TA 1637 .R87).

PlasmaVis looks best when running at high resolution and full-screen with a fast video card on a large monitor with a high contrast ratio. Dim the lights in your room for improved visual clarity and ambience.

AcidWax looks best when running at high resolution and full-screen with a fast video card on a large monitor with a high contrast ratio, and a fast computer. Dim the lights in your room for improved visual clarity and ambience.

Don't try to bamboozle your dates. Walk in the room with no expectations of finding the "right one". It's a party so relax and have fun. You'll find that matches happen if you just keep the right attitude. Obviously, turn off your pagers and cell phones and give your dates your undivided attention. Keep good eye contact and smile.

Any technique which induces a deep trance can be used. In practical terms, this usually means torture, extreme pain, sexual arousal, drugs, and/or electroshock. Also deprivation of sleep, food, and water, extremes of temperatures, loud noise, or strobing lights. Techniques of interrogation of prisoners of war are used: both torture techniques and psychological ones, including induction of helplessness and hopelessness, trickery and deceit, sudden role reversals (the good cop/bad cop technique).

These are maneuvers, rebuilt. In a nutshell, they let you buy off skill penalties for specific tasks and uses. Usually, you cannot go above the skill they're based on.

This depends on what the image is, and where and when it will be used. You may need one format for web use, another for a "master image" for future editing, and another for dropping into an OCR program. For saving works in progress, you should always save in a 24-color format with lossless (or no) compression. These include Windows bitmap (.bmp), TIFF (.tif), PNG (.png), and PSP (.psp) in Paint Shop Pro 5.

If you are using an image taken on a digital camera, we recommend that you set your camera on the highest resolution or quality setting available and then use our handy table below for guidance on print sizes. If you are not sure if your image is suitable, you can simply attach your digital file on an email to us at studio@imagey.co.