Do you need noise reduction.............

[Robbo]

Do I need a seperate noise reduction software or is the noise reduction using CS4 raw image editing good enough to take care of it, or do the dedicated programs do a much more noticable job?

Thanks

 

[Almost_Invisible]

The dedicated programs do a better job, especially if they come with profiles for your particular camera. Often doing it yourself rather than using a profile, especially if only applying noise reduction to a masked off part of a shot, is better. However, while for a one off shot that's fine if you have many then something like noise ninja using profiles run as part of a batch or action does a much better job than CS4 built in noise functions.

 

[BarryDawsib]

The dedicated programs do a better job, especially if they come with profiles for your particular camera. Often doing it yourself rather than using a profile, especially if only applying noise reduction to a masked off part of a shot, is better. However, while for a one off shot that's fine if you have many then something like noise ninja using profiles run as part of a batch or action does a much better job than CS4 built in noise functions.

Never had an independant noise program, but I can vouch that noise reduction in any Adobe program is pretty,, NAFF!

when I look up close all I see is it taking the noise grain (colour noise) and blurring it, or am I doing something wrong?

input welcome from those who have been to a Guy Gowen photoshop course

 

[JohnD76]

Try downloading a trial of Dfine 2 from Nik Sofware and see what you are missing.

 

[BarryDawsib]

Try downloading a trial of Define 2 from Nik Sofware and see what you are missing.

Off to look now

edit: just looked now, search ""Dfine""

 

[Digifrog]

"Dfine""

The way forward

 

[Yv]

In my experience, the NR in CS3/4 is rubbish, ditto in lightroom. Nik Dfine is much better, but so are the freebies like Noise Ninja, Noiseware, etc.

 

[Nod]

Another vote for Noiseware.

Mind you, even that is all but redundant on images from the D700!

 

[Chas]

Try Neat Image.
http://www.neatimage.com/

 

[Robbo]

thanks for the input will look into the 15daytrial for Dfine

 

[Redpaul]

Haven't seen a better program than Noiseware Pro

Paul

 

[Robbo]

Will give that a tester to

 

[Moonhawk]

Take a look at this link - quite an indepth comparison of various NR software.

http://www.prophotoshow.net/blog/2009/02/26/noise-reduction-shootout-straight-dope-comparisonreview/

Personally I like Noise Ninja - I find it preserves a lot of fine detail whilst killing noise. I especially likes its separate handling of chromiance and luminance noise - especially when using the "coarse noise" option which can really help with those big coloured blotches at high ISO.

 

[mrtoad]

Another vote for Noiseware.

Mind you, even that is all but redundant on images from the D700!

i use noiseware community freebie....its pretty good but you have to watch on faces for the plastic surgery look...