Hands down... The best noise reduction software!!!

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

10/06/2009 09:10:22 PM · #1

A few months back I posted a forum message asking people what Noise Reduction software they preferred. My long search was over when I tried "Noiseware Pro" as a Plug-In for photoshop. It's easy to use, doesn't have too many settings, but it still lets you remove almost all the noise in the image, and quickly at that. The result are impressive, theres no extra blurring and it's so customizable, that in ten minutes of fiddling with buttons and sliders, I've dramatically improved the quality of my photo.

It works on both Mac and PC, and plug into any version of Photoshop, 7.0 or above. There's also a standalone version that doesn't require photoshop, this is available It's completely free if you're running on Windows. But for some reason, there isn't a free version of the software for Mac (haters!) Of coarse, there are ways around this, but I'm not going to discuss that on this board.

Just letting people know who had the same problem as me, that there really is a great piece of software out there...

//www.imagenomic.com/nwpg.aspx

Message edited by author 2009-10-06 22:06:21.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

10/06/2009 09:15:20 PM · #2

I've read 3 or 4 head to head reviews and each of them came to a different conclusion of which was "best". I think "best noise reduction software" is a topic right up there with "Is Canon or Nikon better?"

Haven't bought one yet, as I get pretty good results with what PaintShop Pro has built in. After trying several, the improvement (if any) is not enough to plunk down the $$.

George

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR

10/06/2009 09:33:38 PM · #3

That link is confusing.

Here's the link to the download page for everything: //www.imagenomic.com/download.aspx (scroll down to whatever you want to download, but only the "Community Edition Standalone" is freeware)

Edit: Oops, forgot to check the URL box!

Message edited by author 2009-10-06 21:34:08.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

10/06/2009 10:06:03 PM · #4

Originally posted by george917:

How was my link confusing? It took you to the page with information about the software I recommended... Did it not!?

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

10/07/2009 12:03:58 AM · #5

Originally posted by george917:

... only the "Community Edition Standalone" is freeware)

And that version won't work on W2000, even though the other standalones will ... :-(

jbsmithana

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED

10/07/2009 12:14:31 AM · #6

One piece of noise reduction software you do not here talked about much is Nik Define 2.0. It is now my software of choice that replaced my previous favorite of Noise Ninja. Define works in both Lightroom and PS as well as PSE7. It has a number of presets that work extremely well and working in PSE7 it comes up as a layer and you can easily dial it down or paint it out or in. I really like the sky setting that picks the color for the sky and then removes noise in just that color. Works great and I find it quite easy.

But it is not free.

Message edited by author 2009-10-07 00:15:37.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

10/07/2009 12:16:12 AM · #7

Actually I think the Community Edition Standalone... teh free one, will work on windows. I'm exactly sure about 2K but it's worth a shot! :D

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

10/07/2009 12:28:35 AM · #8

Originally posted by ColemanGariety:

Actually I think the Community Edition Standalone... teh free one, will work on windows. I'm exactly sure about 2K but it's worth a shot! :D

Yes, but it says on versions XP and later ... the paid versions mention that they also work with Me/2000.

George

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR

10/07/2009 06:56:57 AM · #9

Originally posted by ColemanGariety:

How was my link confusing? It took you to the page with information about the software I recommended... Did it not!?

I'm assuming people want the free one to start, not the Photoshop plug-in. And there is no information on the standalone in your link, so I thought I'd direct them directly to the download page.

George

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR

10/07/2009 07:05:12 AM · #10

I do like it, even the Community Edition. A lot less blocky than Photoshop's "Reduce Noise"

plugsnpixels

10/08/2009 09:26:01 PM · #11

Noiseware is quite good and easy to use, and has the advantage (speaking as a Mac user) of running on both Intel and PPC hardware.

A viable contender and the new favorite of many is Topaz DeNoise, which runs on Windows and Intel Macs only.

Message edited by author 2009-10-08 21:26:24.