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Originally Posted by Matt
That's a little tricky; technically, digitally sharpening an image is adding edges to the image that don't actually exist in the image, not exposing things that are hidden in the scan.
Generally speaking most scans nowadays are "doctored" somewhat as by default, most software does some adjusting.
I think the bottom line on this issue is that if the scan is changed to look more like the card actually looks in person then it's kosher; if it's done to make the card look better then it does, then it's problematic.
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Originally the scan (on the right) was blurred due to being encapsulated then sharpened to clear up the Fogginess, which worked. Nothing was adding or replaced in this process. Simply done for unseen detail!
The scan on the left was from a digital camera w/ the flash on. This was used so the background reflection wouldn’t be present in the pic. No sharpening tool was used.
As for your statement
“digitally sharpening an image is adding edges to the image that don't actually exist in the image, not exposing things that are hidden in the scan.” Like Max said, I wouldn't even begin to know how to modify a card using software.