Photoshop Jargon: Peaking

“Peaking” is a method to sharpen images with a filter that amplifies the difference in density between two areas of different tonal values…

“Peaking” is a method to sharpen images with a filter that amplifies the difference in density between two areas of different tonal values. Photoshop employs peaking in its Sharpen Edges and Unsharp Mask filters.

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