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Ok, thanks for the confirmation.

s/h = shadow/highlight not sharpening

Wish I could find him. Searches don't pull up any information about him.

However, haven't I read a recommendation here to use s/h tool and then NI? If so, why? If not, understandable.

Mitch Weintraub in http://www.outbackphoto.com/contest/con ... essay.html (entry #4)
lightened the image using levels, ran NI, and then darkened the image with 0.8.

What benefit is there in lightening the image before running NI?