1-Click Sharpening Actions. The set contains several sharpening routines suitable for various tasks. The best way is to try the various actions on your own images and see which produces the best results but te following might be a useful guide as to where to start. LabSharpen - attempts to reduce the color halo effect that appears with some hapening techniques. Suitable for general use. LumiSharpen - another general use action similar to LabSharpen. USM-Subtle - a mild sharpening action suitable as a "capture Sharpen routine" or for general sharpening of softer type images. USMPortrait - general use action that works well with portraits. StdSharpening - a mild general use action suited to most images - could be useful in batch mode for preparing proofs etc. LandsapeSharpening - try it on landscape images (might be a bit too strong id there are large areas of sky in the picture. WebSharpen - useful for images dowwnsizewd to 72dpi for display on monitors. MaxSharpen - a strong sharpening action suitable as a rescue attempt for soft images or for images with a lot of detail and edges. IndustrialSharpen - similar to the above but designed to focus more directly on "edge effects" - useful for images of industrial scenes etc. UltraSharpen - an action that is effective in situations where there is a strong separation between sharp areas and soft areas. An example could be where a sharply defined area is directly adjacent to an out of focus background. NeutralSharpen - a fairly intense action that could be useful as a final sharpen on images before printing. Adjust the opacity of the sharpening layer to suit (matt papers might need 100% - glossy slightly less) Selective sharpening actions. Many of the included actions have a selective sharpening variation. In this mode you run the action and then paint on the top layer with a white brush to sharpen only the required areas. Useful for portraits etc where the eyes would usually be sharpened more than the rest of the face. As always the best advice is to experiment with the actions until you find those most suited to your requirements. Remember that in most cases you can reduce the strength of the sharpening by using the opacity slider on the top layer.