Dealing with noise
Scotty wrote: Start with an image that doesn't already have noise. So lowest ISO as possible.
Remember that what Topaz Adjust is doing is emphasizing fine detail. It can't tell the difference between fine textures and noise. It just emphasizes it all.
Some things that I do:
Shoot raw and expose to the right to reduce noise from the get go.
In the sharpening tab of ACR/LR I add a bit of luminous noise reduction, reduce the detail slider, and increase the masking slider.
Open the raw file as 16 bits in CS. This helps some with noise in darker areas.
Scroll down to the noise reduction controls in Topaz Adust and use them, although I still think it's better to start out with as little noise as possible before going to Topaz Adjust.
Use Topaz Adjust on a copy layer, and mask in the un-adjusted photo in areas of even tone. I find where I see the noise most is in areas of even tone like the sky. This may not work so well if you are really tweaking the photo in TA. I try to keep it subtle myself.
Henry Peach wrote:
Scotty wrote: Start with an image that doesn't already have noise. So lowest ISO as possible.
Remember that what Topaz Adjust is doing is emphasizing fine detail. It can't tell the difference between fine textures and noise. It just emphasizes it all.
Some things that I do:
Shoot raw and expose to the right to reduce noise from the get go.
In the sharpening tab of ACR/LR I add a bit of luminous noise reduction, reduce the detail slider, and increase the masking slider.
Open the raw file as 16 bits in CS. This helps some with noise in darker areas.
Scroll down to the noise reduction controls in Topaz Adust and use them, although I still think it's better to start out with as little noise as possible before going to Topaz Adjust.
Use Topaz Adjust on a copy layer, and mask in the un-adjusted photo in areas of even tone. I find where I see the noise most is in areas of even tone like the sky. This may not work so well if you are really tweaking the photo in TA. I try to keep it subtle myself.
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