User Guide

3 is the default sharpening intensity.)
Level 1 provides the lightest custom sharpening effect and Level 5 the highest. If more
strength is desired, you could always run the plugin again. For example: Run Level 5
followed by another run of Level 1. (However, this is NOT recommended for optimal
results since the pre-selected intensities were carefully designed for the 350D.)
After choosing your desired sharpening intensity, you will be able to "preview" the results
on your original file by clicking on the Apply button. When you finish running the plugin
you will see the results of the selected intensity. At that point you also have an option to
tweak the intensity of the sharpening effect by decreasing from 100 to 0. (Zero will be the
original state of the image before applying the plugin and 100 is the result after applying
the plugin -- so you have all of the options in between to work with). For example, if you
would like to see half of the sharpening effect, move the "Intensity Tweak" slider from 100
to 50 and you will be able to preview the tweaked results on your file.
If you desire to experiment with different intensities, click on Undo and your file will be
brought to the original state. Otherwise, click on the OK button if you are happy with the
results.
Sharpen fine detail (slower): This setting can be used with any Intensity level and will
sharpen very fine detail in your images. However, it will make the plugin run slower
(especially with 16-bit files), but is recommended when maximum sharpening is desired. It
works great with landscape images but it's not recommended to be combined with the
"High ISO File" setting.
Halo Settings: The default halo setting is "Normal Halo" and it's the best compromise
between detail sharpening and halo size. Under "Normal Halo", the plugin will already
provide minimal halo around high contrast areas and therefore it's my recommended
setting. However, if you would like to tweak this setting and sacrifice some sharpening for
an even smaller or non-existent halo, select "Low Halo" or even the 0% halo option.