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Originally Posted by Chris
In DPP, setting the sharpness scale higher than 7 usually leads to halos and noise, same as careless use of unsharp mask
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The sharpness function in DPP is very basic to say the least, I doubt if many people would use DPP for sharpening - same for noise reduction. These are far better done in a better image editor.
I leave it set on 0 and do all my sharpening in CS2, even then straight USM sharpening is fairly crude unless you use masks as it will sharpen globally which is rarely whats needed. The 'smart sharpen' function gives you a bit more control as you can reduce the sharpening effect in the shadows and/or highlights.
As for halos through sharpening, this should never happen because it means is that you have oversharpened. One thing you should always do when sharpening is to view the image at 100% and if you see halos then reduce the amount until they disappear.
Having said that, I do like DPP for converting my RAWS but all I usually do is the adjust Exposure and white balance before transfer to CS2.