Jill Morgan Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Was at a dog show today and the lighting was awful and all the pics just have too much noise. Had to use ISO1600 and can't seem to clean it up right enough in ACR without softening the image too much. So I went hunting on the web for decent noise reduction software and Noise Ninja is supposed to be the best. Has anyone here used it and had good success with it? I have installed the trail plugin in PS but instead of too soft it comes out looking like I sharpened the life out of it. So before I spend ages working with it, just thought I would check with all the experts here and see if anyone uses it and finds it an improvement over ACR. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I have tried it, but prefer Noiseware - much better balance between noise reduction and sharpness. Good, usable pre-sets as well make it easy to get the hang of it. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 I have tried it, but prefer Noiseware - much better balance between noise reduction and sharpness. Good, usable pre-sets as well make it easy to get the hang of it. Graham I'll have to download the free trial Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nacke Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I still use Noise Ninja (NN) when I need it and I never apply it across the entire image. I mask the area that is important to the image and then manually spot for noise on the focus of the image. Modern DSLR's are exceptional at capturing images up to 3200 ISO. These days I use NN mostly on scans from 35mm chromes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Take a look at Niks Dfine. Exceptional with the ability to brush wipe sections according to individual noise conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Montacute Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Topaz DeNoise with masks in Elements here. Never had an issue with it apart from crashes on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Walker Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I use Noise Ninja. It works well in many cases but other times ACR does a better job. I guess there are different types of noise and one is more suited each type. Sometimes NN can make the image look 'plasticcy' but when it works, it works well. I've recently started using NIC software's Dfine. Works well and like ReeRay I particularly like the ability to be able to brush wipe selected areas without affecting the whole image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Gonna play around with the trials of the different software and see what I prefer. NN does have the brush option, but since I was dealing with dog hair, keeping detail was tougher than flat areas. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Palmer Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Topaz Denoise plug in for Photoshop, never crashes for me. It also works with Lightroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Endicott Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I had use Neat Image and Noise Ninja years ago....these days, I just use Lightroom. I have NIK Dfine but I don't even bother anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I had use Neat Image and Noise Ninja years ago....these days, I just use Lightroom. I have NIK Dfine but I don't even bother anymore. Me too. I still have Noise Ninja around here somewhere, but I'm happy with the results I get from LR5. Mind you, I do not go down into dark basements, turn the lights off and start shooting. I want to get good, predictable results at ISO 800, 1,600 and occasionally at 3,200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nacke Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hey Ed, Try NN sometime on a scan from a really old E6 chrome. Works like a Million bucks if used right. As good as PEC-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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