Output Sharpening

This option will provide additional sharpening to anything we already applied in the Develop process. Depending on the file's final destination, we can choose between Sharpen For: Screen, Matte Paper, or Glossy Paper, all with three different Amount settings: Low, Standard, and High.

Figure 7.17 – Output Sharpening

Of course, final results will differ depending on other settings we chose, and Low screen sharpening will be much more prominent on a 1,080-pixel-wide export than High sharpening on a full resolution export. It's worth experimenting with various settings from time to time as different types of images will behave differently at various sizes and outputs, but as a rule of thumb, I keep it set to Standard for most types of exports.

Now it's time to explore Metadata.