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Sharpen a video to bring back detail in soft or slightly out-of-focus footage — it’s useful when you need to crisp things up without refilming.
Apply Effect → Blur & Sharpen → Unsharp Mask.
Adjust Amount and Radius until the image looks crisp and the details pop.
Keep Threshold higher to avoid enhancing noise in flat areas where you don’t want it.
Don’t overdo it — sharpening too much creates halos around edges and makes everything look unnatural. Less is usually more.
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