Colour grading & look development · Specialist
Sharpening
ELI5
Computer work used to increase apparent edge definition or local detail.
Used in conversation
“We need to finish sharpening before the next post handoff.”
Definition
Processing used to increase apparent edge definition or local detail.
Here “Sharpening” means: Processing used to increase apparent edge definition or local detail.
Pitch context
You may encounter “Sharpening” in editing, colour, post & delivery conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains how recorded material becomes a finished, approved and technically deliverable work.
Sources & evidence · 4
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Blackmagic Design — DaVinci Resolve Reference ManualSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- European Broadcasting Union — EBU R 128 Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio SignalsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14