Noise reduction

markyboy.1967

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now that im using the imac im looking for a good noise reduction software. Im happy to pay a little but even happier if its free. It needs to be easy to use and do a good job with higher iso images and the noise they produce. So whats out there and available for the Imac?
 
I use Imagenomic Noiseware. You can use it either stand alone or as a plugin. There's also a new program from MacPhun called Noiseless. It's on special at thr moment for £13.49 on the App Store. Could be worth a look.
 
haggis said:
I use Imagenomic Noiseware. You can use it either stand alone or as a plugin. There's also a new program from MacPhun called Noiseless. It's on special at thr moment for £13.49 on the App Store. Could be worth a look.
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Just use Lightroom. I've not seen one that does anything that lightroom or ACR can't do.
 
I spent ages a few years back doing a comparrison between about 5 or 6 different noise reduction sometwares, I ended up with Imagenomic noiseware as my choice, with my test images (5d2 6400 iso) it gave the best combination of low noise and keeping detail, if I remember rightly topaz came in second (for me).
That said photoshops/lightroom own built in noise reduction in raw has improved a lot over the years,.
 
I use lightroom and it's pretty good when I need it.

The best software is your camera though, get in closer to prevent crops and keep the ISO low. :)
 
YoshiK1 said:
It might not help you but we weren't talking about you and my tip fits the subjects of the photos being taken by Mark :)
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Well, I can't see where he stated what subject material he was shooting but looking at his website, he seems quite an accomplished photographer (wildlife, landscapes, studio) so I think he may have the glib 'watch with mother' advice covered don't you?
 
Imagenomic used to offer a free "community" version that could only handle one image at a time but I think it was standalone and they might have discontinued it. Lightroom 6 is good for noise reduction too but depends what you're using for editing.
 
The noise reduction will primarily be used for wildlife subjects. I'm moving over to the Nikon D4s and plan on making use of the higher ISO it's able to do. I would also like to be doing some star/ night photography so ISO 3200 is the average- which shouldn't be to bad at all on the D4s. Some wildlife stuff means I'm refined at the moment to taking static images as I can have shutter speeds as low as 1/20th on the D700 at ISO 2000 so with the D4s I want to increase the ISO to get better shutter speeds and when light allows to get flight shots at over 12,000 ISO, so a touch of noise reduction might be required at times. Thanks for the comments folks.
 
I have found Topaz Denoise and Nik Define to be useful NR Plugins but I've also started using Capture NXD, (which has its own NR sliders and is free), before importing to Photoshop and I find it's giving me some good results ... I assume it's tuned into Nikon files in a better way ... for me at least. :)
 
Rich_Ellis said:
Well, I can't see where he stated what subject material he was shooting but looking at his website, he seems quite an accomplished photographer (wildlife, landscapes, studio) so I think he may have the glib 'watch with mother' advice covered don't you?
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The information I gave is relevant to most types of photography and can help out the beginners etc that look in here not just Mark. Not only that but my comment rings true for taking photos of the Milky Way. Keep your ISO as low as you can, it'll help! Pretty sure you're wrong if you think otherwise.

Yes Marks photos are very good and he doesn't need help in that area but the comment I made is within context and wasn't 100% just aimed at him but to the vast community of photographers out there. Any information is good information and some people learning might not be aware of this fact I made. Maybe you should stop being ignorant and chiming in where you don't need to on a positive comment. There was no reason for you to be sarcastic.
 
YoshiK1 said:
The information I gave is relevant to most types of photography and can help out the beginners etc that look in here not just Mark. Not only that but my comment rings true for taking photos of the Milky Way. Keep your ISO as low as you can, it'll help! Pretty sure you're wrong if you think otherwise.

Yes Marks photos are very good and he doesn't need help in that area but the comment I made is within context and wasn't 100% just aimed at him but to the vast community of photographers out there. Any information is good information and some people learning might not be aware of this fact I made. Maybe you should stop being ignorant and chiming in where you don't need to on a positive comment. There was no reason for you to be sarcastic.
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Ahhh my bad...I thought you said you were helping Mark's subjects...
YoshiK1 said:
It might not help you but we weren't talking about you and my tip fits the subjects of the photos being taken by Mark :)
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Instead you were aiming it at beginners! He asked about software not camera settings and seemed perfectly aware of noise on higher iso settings but hey ho.

I felt your comment was patronising and unhelpful. If we all answered questions that werent posed or covered every angle then each thread would be massive. There is also a beginners section for this kind of info.

For info, I could shoot the Milky Way at very low iso but sadly the MW gets lost in big streaks as the damn stars move. I'm therefore forced to shoot at a lower shutter speed, meaning higher iso than I would like, thus causing unwanted noise. Hope this helps any beginners out there and helps in understanding that there are subjects that simply have to be shot with a higher iso than is ideal.

Silly ignorant old me, I do humbly apologise.

To the OP and back on topic, I also use lightroom for general noise reduction and Nik's Dfine 2 on a new layer so I can mask and blend in PS if I need to be selective on the adjustments.
 
Rich_Ellis said:
Ahhh my bad...I thought you said you were helping Mark's subjects...

Instead you were aiming it at beginners! He asked about software not camera settings and seemed perfectly aware of noise on higher iso settings but hey ho.

I felt your comment was patronising and unhelpful. If we all answered questions that werent posed or covered every angle then each thread would be massive. There is also a beginners section for this kind of info.

For info, I could shoot the Milky Way at very low iso but sadly the MW gets lost in big streaks as the damn stars move. I'm therefore forced to shoot at a lower shutter speed, meaning higher iso than I would like, thus causing unwanted noise. Hope this helps any beginners out there and helps in understanding that there are subjects that simply have to be shot with a higher iso than is ideal.

Silly ignorant old me, I do humbly apologise.

To the OP and back on topic, I also use lightroom for general noise reduction and Nik's Dfine 2 on a new layer so I can mask and blend in PS if I need to be selective on the adjustments.
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You don't think that you are being patronising and unhelpful ... not to mention discouraging for a new member of the forum?
 
gramps said:
You don't think that you are being patronising and unhelpful ... not to mention discouraging for a new member of the forum?
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I responded in kind. It's not my job to encourage or discourage a new member of the forum. I didn't look to see if they were new or old. I called it as I saw it. I'm sure they can look after themselves anyway as calling me ignorant displays.
 
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