Imagenomic Noiseware for Skin Softening

Imagenomic Noiseware does a fantastic job on my ISO 1600 pictures from my 30D. I'm not afraid to use a high ISO anymore to harness normally beautiful ambient light. As a side benefit, the program also does a great job on smoothing skin. Here is a picture of my 5-month old daughter at ISO 1600 and I think you can see what I mean. Great software! Pretty cute, isn't she? Chip off the old block!

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I've not heard of Imagenomic Noiseware software before. Is it a plugin or standalone program?

Imagenomic has two main programs, both of which are worth every penny. Noiseware is a noise reduction program and it's main competitor is Noise Ninja. I have both programs and prefer Noiseware. However, both are excellent and you may like Noise Ninja better. Noiseware has a stand alone version and a Photoshop plug-in. You can download a demo from their website.

Imagenomic has another program called Portraiture. It's an excellent program that helps to improve and smooth skin tone, color, and smoothness. I've found that the Noiseware program does a great job at smoothing skin as a side benefit. Try it out for yourself on some of your High ISO pics.

Noiseware is OK, but it really depends on what you're shooting.

It's not remotely as good as Neat Image for retaining detail at high ISOs - essential for bird photography, for example. The very thing that makes it good at skin smoothing makes it useless for me.

Very cute litte girl, incidentally!

Noiseware can retain as much detail as you want.
Just adjust the sliders.

Now most people run it in default mode which tends to make things overtly smooth.

I downloaded Neatimage last night but couldn't seem to get as good as results as I get from Noiseware. Maybe I need to adjust the sliders a bit.

Alexajlex wrote in post #5139298
Noiseware can retain as much detail as you want.
Just adjust the sliders.

Now most people run it in default mode which tends to make things overtly smooth.

Just for clarity, Alexa, you're not talking to someone who only discovered Noiseware and noise reduction software for the first time yesterday - I know how to use them..!



I've done extensive - and I mean extensive - tests with Noiseware, Neat Image, Noise Ninja, Picture Cooler and several others, and I stand completely behind my statements that for fine detail - feather detail to be specific - Noiseware is clearly behind Neat Image and Noise Ninja.

Keith R wrote in post #5139468
...Noiseware is clearly behind Neat Image and Noise Ninja.

If that's true, I'm interested. Do you have any comparison examples you can post? I've already purchased Noisware and I love it. but if Neat Image is that much better I might be willing to upgrade.

Keith R wrote in post #5139468
Just for clarity, Alexa, you're not talking to someone who only discovered Noiseware and noise reduction software for the first time yesterday - I know how to use them..!



I've done extensive - and I mean extensive - tests with Noiseware, Neat Image, Noise Ninja, Picture Cooler and several others, and I stand completely behind my statements that for fine detail - feather detail to be specific - Noiseware is clearly behind Neat Image and Noise Ninja.

Fantastic.

I'd be interested in seeing some sample photos between all these.
I assume you have these after all you did some extensive testing.