How do I save noisy images?

sweetypie925 · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

I shot my first session the other day under natural indoor light. I thought my exposure was right and my histogram looked okay, but I didn't realize that I shot at iso 800 and how much grain I got. Now how do I fix them? I don't own any noise reduction program. Does CS2 have anything that could help? How much of the noise will be seen in print. I can start seeing the noise when I zoom in about 33%.

javaprog · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

This could help. Good luck.

http://cimg.sourceforge.net/greycstoration/

elysium · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Try Noiseware or Noiseninja also. Sadly with all noise reduction programs, you may loose some sharpness.

tim · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Stop looking at the images at 100% in PS. Print them. I bet the noise is barely noticeable. Well exposed ISO800 images are fine, i've printed them from a 5D up to 50" without issues.

agedbriar · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Printing will reduce the noise, but if you start seeing it at 33% you may want to download the free Noiseware Community Edition and do some reduction. This free version works on (or saves to?) JPEG files only - if I remember well.

Damo77 · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

Hmmm ... I wouldn't really trust anything I see at 33% ...

tim · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

You should only look at images at 25%, 50%, and 100%, otherwise the display isn't accurate.

PhotosGuy · 29th of May 2008 (Thu)

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Sadly with all noise reduction programs, you may loose some sharpness.

Make a dupe layer & use NN on that. Then add a Layer Mask - hide all & just apply the noise reduction to the places that really need it on the bottom original layer.

Layer Masks - What the Thumbnails mean

jasonlitka · 30th of May 2008 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotosGuy

Make a dupe layer & use NN on that. Then add a Layer Mask - hide all & just apply the noise reduction to the places that really need it on the bottom original layer.

Layer Masks - What the Thumbnails mean

I haven't tried that but I've been using Noise Ninja on a dupe layer in my noisy photos and then just dropping the fill to 40 or 50%. It seems to get rid of the annoying noise but leaves most of the detail.

29th of May 2008 (Thu)	#1
sweetypie925 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 318	How do I save noisy images? I shot my first session the other day under natural indoor light. I thought my exposure was right and my histogram looked okay, but I didn't realize that I shot at iso 800 and how much grain I got. Now how do I fix them? I don't own any noise reduction program. Does CS2 have anything that could help? How much of the noise will be seen in print. I can start seeing the noise when I zoom in about 33%. __________________ 5Dx2, 580ex, Tamron 28-75, Canon 50 1.4, Canon 100 2.8 macro, Canon 135L

29th of May 2008 (Thu)	#2
javaprog Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 123 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How do I save noisy images? This could help. Good luck. http://cimg.sourceforge.net/greycstoration/ __________________ 400D, Sigma 24-60 f2.8 EX DG, EF 70-200 f4L

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elysium "full of stupid banter" Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Harrow/London/UK/GB/That Part Of The World/Next To France Posts: 11,580 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How do I save noisy images? Try Noiseware or Noiseninja also. Sadly with all noise reduction programs, you may loose some sharpness. __________________ Everyday, a programmer finds a way of creating an idiotproof program. Everyday, the universe spits out another idiot.....So far, the universe if winning

29th of May 2008 (Thu)	#4
tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How do I save noisy images? Stop looking at the images at 100% in PS. Print them. I bet the noise is barely noticeable. Well exposed ISO800 images are fine, i've printed them from a 5D up to 50" without issues. __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

29th of May 2008 (Thu)	#5
agedbriar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Slovenia, EU Posts: 1,366 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How do I save noisy images? Printing will reduce the noise, but if you start seeing it at 33% you may want to download the free Noiseware Community Edition and do some reduction. This free version works on (or saves to?) JPEG files only - if I remember well.

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Damo77 Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 4,056 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How do I save noisy images? Hmmm ... I wouldn't really trust anything I see at 33% ... __________________ Damien Trying to build a Brisbane retouching, restoration and canvas printing business in the face of a global financial crisis Check out my Photoshop portfolio, tutorials and articles, and my blog: The Info Palette

29th of May 2008 (Thu)	#7
tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,917 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How do I save noisy images? You should only look at images at 25%, 50%, and 100%, otherwise the display isn't accurate. __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

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