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Dec 29, 2005 22:51 |  #1

Looking at purchasing a license to one of these programs and I am curious as to which one is the better buy (looking to buy the pro versions because of the 16-bit image output). Or perhaps there is a better program out there? Please let me know. Thanks!



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Dec 30, 2005 00:07 |  #2

They pretty much equal. Test both and pick the one that best suits your workflow.


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Dec 30, 2005 00:26 |  #3

I know you can download Noise Ninja and try it out without a license. You can get a feel for how it works and see the results on screen, you just can't save the file or print it.

Can you do the same with Neat Image?


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Dec 30, 2005 02:44 |  #4

Try both and see what you like. I liked both fine, noise ninja got better reviews in some places, so I got the pro bundle.


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Dec 30, 2005 02:55 |  #5

I've been thinking about this question then an idea hit me. See, Raw Shooter Premium has a N/R function and thought I'd hit two birds with one stone by buying it and passing on the two programs mentioned. So was wondering if RSP does a decent job at NR (it doesn't have to be an excellent job).

What do you guys think.




  
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Dec 30, 2005 03:10 |  #6

Try it and see. Photoshop has noise reduction in ACR and as a new feature of CS2, but I find it worse than useless.


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Dec 30, 2005 07:05 as a reply to  @ aam1234's post |  #7

aam1234 wrote:
So was wondering if RSP does a decent job at NR

I've tried noise reduction with RSE and didn't like the results, compared to Noise Ninja. I don't think RSP is any different from RSE in this regard. Several months ago I posted two images for comparison but I have no idea what the thread title was.


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Dec 30, 2005 07:12 as a reply to  @ Curtis N's post |  #8

I haven't been impressed with the noise reduction in any of the raw converters. I ended up getting Neat Image Pro +. It does a very good job for me.


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Dec 30, 2005 07:47 as a reply to  @ ssim's post |  #9

I believe Neat Image has a demo version that enables one to process jpeg images. You must purchase the upgrade if you want to work with tiff files. I find the workflow effortless with very good results.




  
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Dec 30, 2005 10:08 |  #10

Hi Deuce,

Do you mean "Noiseware community edition".




  
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Dec 30, 2005 11:29 |  #11

I use Neat Image for noise reduction and sharpening in one pass. I've been very happy with the results


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Dec 30, 2005 11:39 |  #12

I just got neat image pro last week. I did a test with the demos of noise ninja vs neat image, and I like the results of neat image better. From the reading online I've done, you can't go wrong with either.




  
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Dec 30, 2005 11:43 |  #13

I use Neat Image Pro +. Lots of settings so it takes time to learn it but it is worth it.


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