Users need not enter these variables. Nik Sharpener provides for multiple inputs to allow sharpening based on the different levels of image detail provided by the source. Similar settings for scanners provide a source quality setting for scans taken from low to high-end scanners. Within each nik Sharpener Pro interface, users identify the resolution of the final printing device. The input quality settings in nik Sharpener allow users to sharpen images regardless of image quality.
Users can instruct the program to compensate for lower quality source images.
Using a higher quality setting provides a different instruction to the program that adjusts the sharpening process to consider more detail in the image. The output device quality setting provides similar compensating factors based on the quality of the output device and its process. The quality of the target printer, as well as the print paper for inkjet printers, impact the ultimate print quality. Only Feature Nik Sharpener Pro is capable of sharpening an image according to the distance at which it was intended to be viewed. Most professionals know that the distance between the viewer and the object determines the nature and quality of the viewer's perception.