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diff --git a/graphics/gimp-refocus-plugin/pkg-descr b/graphics/gimp-refocus-plugin/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..8b303dfb911d --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/gimp-refocus-plugin/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +[ edited excerpt from developer's www site ] + +During image processing operations such as scanning and scaling, +images tend to get blurry. + +The blurred impression of these images is due to the fact that image +pixels are averaged with their neighbors. Blurred images don't have +sharp boundaries and look as though they have been taken with an +unfocussed camera. + +Refocus is a GIMP plug-in to "refocus" the image, using a technique +called FIR Wiener filtering. The traditional technique for sharpening +images is to use unsharp masking. Refocus generally produces better +results than unsharp masking. + +The plugin can be found under "Filters > Enhance > Refocus" + +WWW: http://refocus.sourceforge.net/ |