Digital BW, The Print

I avoid FredMiranda.com and Fred's actions.

I own several. He makes a fine product. The problem is his site 
masquerades as an open site, and it's censored. Quite heavily, IMHO.

You'll have to look carefully to find it. Threads get closed. Then 
disappear. Messages get edited for content by moderators. Etc.

As an artist, I loathe censorship, so I don't want to subsidize it. 
I wish the site was open and tolerant. I'd return in a second, and 
I'd use some of Fred's actions.

Enough about buying Fred's actions . . .

I agree about Photokit Sharpener being an automated tool for what 
you can do with layers in PS. Being able to sharpen lighter and 
darker pixels is no trick. Just create two copy layers. Set the 
blending mode of one to lighten, the other to darken. Then use USM 
for both. Adjust the effect with layer opacity, blend if, etc.

I use FocalBlade for sharpening. It's about half the price of 
Photokit Sharpener and is more powerful. It's a PS add-in, not an 
automation tool for setting layer and USM settings.

Support is great! I just got notified the other by Harold that a new 
interim release was available. He's always improving the product. I 
get notices of interim releases every month or so.

You can control sharpening separately for edges and surfaces. If 
white or black halos are a problem, you can adjust them separately, 
too.

Great product!

Cheers,

Mitch