User`s manual
T-Jet Blazer Series User’s Manual
Version 5.0 Revised September, 2008
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Move the Amount slider to 150%. Set the Pixel Radius to 1 and the Threshold to 8. How does the image
look? To compare the original to the sharpened version, uncheck the Preview check box (Photoshop).
Click it on and off and compare the results. If you can’t see much difference, move the Amount slider
higher. Go all the way to 500% if you need to but don’t make the image too grainy.
Using the Tone Curve
Whether you are Screen Printing, heat transfer printing
or Inkjet-to-Garment printing, a common dilemma is that
images tend to get a little “muddy.” If you have a le with
lots of detail in the shadow areas, this will probably be lost
when printed so you need to adjust the “density levels” of the
image. In FastARTIST, go to the Bitmap dropdown menu,
and then select CMYK Color Adjustments > Curves. In
Photoshop, go to Image > Adjustments > Curves.
The Tone Curve is a very powerful tool that allows
you to adjust specic tonal areas from the lightest “Highlights” to the
darkest “Shadows.” By placing your cursor in the middle of the
“Midtones” curve and dragging the mouse up or down, you can
lighten/darken the medium, or Midtones, in an image.
By clicking on the very top corner and dragging the mouse in, you
can make the highlights lighter (Photoshop). Play around with the
Tone Curve and see what happens. A good curve for at images is a
slight “S”, where you lighten the highlight area (35%) and darken the
shadow area (75%).
In later versions of Photoshop (CS through CS3), similar adjustments can be made using the Shadow/
Highlight dialogue under Image > Adjustments. Make sure you click the “Show More Options” check box
for additional settings.