best USM level

Im curious for sharpening what levels would the USM be best at? What do you normally set it to? Thanks

They change depending on the picture. I never use the same setings twice..

Steve Beck wrote in post #3019219
They change depending on the picture. I never use the same setings twice..

Ah ok, portraits then. What would be a normal level for that. Not too much not too little. Or is there even such a thing

depends on the final size of your image (resolution)

Typically on a web file image
Amount 95
Radius 1-1.5
Threshold 2-4

For a high res file sent to press or Ink Jet
Amount can go up to 150

But truthfully there are many combos so just experiment.

I usually just apply USM at very small amounts, repeating it for as many times as I see necessary.

nyy wrote in post #3019701
I usually just apply USM at very small amounts, repeating it for as many times as I see necessary.

thats a good way to do it. I just discovered it (I know I know) so I wasnt sure were to set it at for portraits and such. TY TY

lately iv been using a duplicate layer and around 250-300/2/1 then changing the opacity to control how much is applied.
It gives a little different result than applying it direct.