> I have found that unsharp mask is best applied before you scale the image. Shrinking the image first will eliminate some of the details that you wanted to enh

> I have found that unsharp mask is best applied before you scale the image. Shrinking the image first will eliminate some of the details that you wanted to enhance in the first place. Unsharp mask doesn't work that way: you get the same results applying it before or after scaling, as long as you adjust the radius accordingly. The reason I suggested applying it after scaling is because aesthetically pleasing settings don't change much as the image size changes.