Photoshop CS6

Good Evening.

I recently tried the new photoshop version, the CS6 and noticed some strange results with the crop tool (classical version or the new one); The below image is coming from the same raw file and has just been opened and cropped (1024*768 72ppi) with both versions.

It seems the 2nd one (CS6) is sharper (even too sharp) while I did not apply any sharpening.

What do you think ?

Did somebody encounter the same issue ?

Here is the one cropped with CS5.

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And the one cropped with CS6.

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Thanks a lot for your comments.

Have a nice evening.

Sam.

Thanks for your answer ! (I think also I have to give it another try)

I am wondering if it could be a "camera raw" issue.

PS5 is using 6.7 version and PS6 is using 7.0 ... it would perhaps be intersting to open a picture in PS6 using the former version of camera raw (6.7) but I am not sure it is possible ...

Glad to see I am not the only one but really sorry for you ...

I really do not understand and checked in some forums if somebody has already encountered the same problem but without success ...

I will of course keep you informed if I find something useful ...

I did some tests, compared both versions of PS and ACR.

It seems (but it only seems) that the new version of ACR produces more noise than the former one; They are obviously using a different algorithm (more contrast ? more light ?) and this is perhaps the reason outputs are different ...

This is perhaps a beginning of explanation.

You're right but both versions have been tested with sharpness at zero.

Really thanks for the information; I will test this tomorrow and keep you informed.

The automatic application of sharpening in RAW comes if you use Canon's DPP for your RAW conversion. Adobe RAW Converter does not apply a Picture Style, so that's not the problem.

I too use Bicubic when reducing the image size.

It may be of help but I tend to use the crop tool in DPP to just crop the image for the RAW conversion and then reduce the image size as the last stage prior to sharpening in Photoshop. The intention is to do all the editing at as large a size as possible before reduction and sharpening.

My resize process is built into an Action, to flatten any layers, reduce the image down to 1200 pixels, constrain the style, and select Bicubic.

Had the same problem with CS6.

Now i have found out that bicubic-optimal for smooth motion is the better choice.