Hodgified...NoBs!

[Todd Patten]

While I definitely like these actions, I was wondering if one could not do these rather easily themselves. Is it not simply adding a duplicate layer, doing a g-blur, then going in with a history brush to clear up the areas where you want sharpness?

Just curious. Obviously, the results are fantastic -- there's no denying that.

[Hodgy]

yup Todd, you probably could, but the softar is a little more complex than that it's actually over 25 steps. What's nice about cheap actions is that the work is already done.

[Todd Patten]

No question! It get's to be a pain in the butt when you have to do those steps with 10, 15, 20 images. The Softar definitely would save a tremendous amount of time.