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02/15/2008 10:52:05 PM · #1
I see some two to three year old threads about it, but want to make sure it still applies. Paint Shop Pro X2 (and other tools I think) has a despeckle function. Is this legal under basic editing?
02/15/2008 11:52:18 PM · #2
If the function is to reduce noise, and it's applied uniformly to the entire image, it should still be legal.
02/16/2008 10:46:45 AM · #3
Thank you. PSP doesn't offer much in the way of a definition; it suggests using despeckle "to remove single-pixel specks." So I think it works in a more discrete manner than some of the other functions, but it is applied uniformly.

I see now that PSP (and maybe other tools) has a lot in the way of noise removing functions. I suppose one is as legal as the other so long as they are applied uniformly (the key word here, it seems).
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