musicaleCA
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First, try sharpening with LAB. See here.
I too, will say thanks. Another tool in my kit of techniques to use.
When shooting in RAW, PP sharpening is mandatory, and the best sharpening program I have found is NIK software's Sharpener Pro, however you can use other forms of sharpening like CS3's sharpening slider or unsharp mask slider.
I usually do PP sharpening in LR2, but is there a particular reason you us Nik's Sharpener Pro? Is it superior somehow?
I also realize transitioning from PC to PC that my graphics card will also affect the way I see my photographs in translation from Canon.
The translation of the RAW to how it is displayed on your monitor is purely a software issue, and should not be affected by the graphics hardware you use to do it (e.g. there won't be any difference, all things equal, in how a RAW from your camera is displayed in PS between say, an nVidia or ATI GPU). The thing that will change from monitor-to-monitor is colour calibration, and that can make a huge difference if you don't calibrate your monitors every month or so.
And I'm gonna level with ya. I do not shoot in RAW! :l
I know how to shoot in RAW, but I have never learned how to convert. PS CS2 is my right hand, but I simply don't know all that much about it.
Learn RAW. Shoot RAW. Edit RAW. Your work will only benefit from it. Adobe Camera RAW will let you put those RAWs to use, and I do believe that CS2 has support for the XTi's RAW files.