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What are you using for noise reduction?


5 years 4 weeks ago #637148 by Jason Stevens
I have Photoshop, Lightroom and Nik Dfine installed on my computer.  Lightroom is very easy to use,  Nik Dfine I use the auto profile, I'm still trying to figure out how to use the manual controls.  But I see so many shots uploaded by others and the noise looks nearly nonexistent.  

I'm sure I'm not the only one getting native noise in their shots.  What are you using to reduce noise? 
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5 years 4 weeks ago #637167 by garyrhook
LR's luminance smoothing and masked sharpening will accomplish a lot. I also use Topaz Labs' DeNoise 6 to good effect. I recently added AI Clear (a Topaz Studio enhancement) to the mix, and am very please with what it does.

Not used the Nik tool, so can't comment on it.

I will say this: noise is more obvious on areas of smooth color. with masking, those are also very easy to isolate and clean up. I recommend TL Remask 5 as an outstanding masking tool, too.
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5 years 4 weeks ago #637213 by Neil Dulay
Did Google change Nik before they handed that off to DXO?
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5 years 4 weeks ago #637247 by Camera Diva
I find Lightroom and Photoshop work perfectly for me.  Never really needed anything else.  
At the beginning of time there was absolutely nothing. And then it exploded! - Terry Pratchett
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5 years 4 weeks ago #637308 by garyrhook

Neil Dulay wrote: Did Google change Nik before they handed that off to DXO?


There were no updates to Nik while Google owned it. Most likely they took some of the technology for SnapSeed (or some other application).
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5 years 4 weeks ago - 5 years 4 weeks ago #637325 by Troponin
I use the LR settings that Gary mentioned. 

I didn't know about the masking slider for quite a long time and it's extremely helpful. Hold the Alt key, then slide it to see what it's doing. On a similar note, make sure you're not over sharpening either. On my macro shots, I can get as high as 105 on the slider (Radius of .6) , but for my portrait lens, I can only get to about 70 (Radius of 1) before it starts breaking up. 

Try to keep Luminance to a minimum. If you get heavy handed with it, it starts to smooth it over too much and it starts to look like a painting. In fact, two photos I actually cranked the Lum to 100 just for that affect. 
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5 years 4 weeks ago #637342 by Sanford
+1 Lightroom
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5 years 4 weeks ago #637429 by Scott Klubeck
Photoshop or Lightroom is all you need


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5 years 3 weeks ago #637898 by Janos
Lightroom most of the time
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5 years 3 weeks ago #637926 by Zach Mosher
Nearly all the time it's Lightroom I use, only because I'm in there most of the time for my image catalog.  Plus that little slider on the right makes this a quick edit.  
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5 years 3 weeks ago #638406 by Don Granger
No changes to Nik suite.  

As far as me, Lightroom is your friend. 
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5 years 3 weeks ago #638408 by VAMBO
Lightroom or Noiseware (free).
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5 years 3 weeks ago #638426 by Ira Weber

VAMBO wrote: Lightroom or Noiseware (free).



Noiseware, that's a new one to me. Is that a new company?  
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5 years 2 weeks ago - 5 years 2 weeks ago #638595 by VAMBO
No, I have used for years.
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5 years 2 weeks ago #638602 by I shoot RAW
I had Noiseware installed on a older computer and you just reminded me that I never brought that one over!  :pinch:  . It's a decent app, works well.  
Wasn't me :)
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