Thought I would give the output sharpener a go in Nik 6 but I can’t seem to be able to select a ppi option in the printer resolution as the manual would suggest I can do. Anyone know of there is a fix for this?
The → manual you are referring to mentions ppI in the context of resizing the picture with PhotoLab
… to [then] be processed in the Nik Collection:
→ from p. 63, 64
That is, you pass the already resized image to the Nik OutputSharpener and can then judge the sharpening effect (to a certain extent).
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In case of printing via a lab you can e.g. choose …
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and when printing with an inkjet printer e.g. …
The strength of the sharpening depends on
the selected paper type and the printer resolution (dpI).
→ see p. 330 ff.