Re: [APML] (fwd) [filmscanners] Neat Image noise/grain removalprog, was'Anyone Have Exp WithGrainSurgery..'

[mohib_ebrahim.smz@attglobal.net]

I thought you might all be interested to see use of Neat on planetary
images.

Images taken with a lowly $60 web cam (look first if you've never seen this
done before) :)

Good tip was to double the image size first then apply it:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12374

Another example:
Before resizing:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12237
After resizing:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12245

Another example:
Before and after Neat:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12213

And tips from those using Neat for video images:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12264

And just for the fun ...

A rank beginner's first shots from a lowly C5
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12229

And a rank beginner's first shot of Saturn from a C11
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QCUIAG/message/12297

Mohib

On 12/31/2001 04:48:20 PM Herm  wrote:

>On Tue, 01 Jan 2002 08:45:45 +1030, "Mark T." <markthomasz@ozemail.com.au>
>wrote:
>
>Maris - thanks very much for the link.  This software is a well kept
secret
>(I hadn't stumbled over it despite frequent searches on this topic), but
it
>looks very promising indeed.
>
>Even after a little experimentation it gives much better results than any
>other method I've tried, and it is less prone to adding artefacts than
>Grain Surgery.
>
>If anyone else is looking for a noise/grain/grain-aliasing solution, I
>would suggest you take a (long) look.  As Maris pointed out, the catches
>seem to be:
>- doesn't work on TIF's yet, so files have to be converted to/from BMP/JPG
>- default settings are too high for my liking, and you DO need to read up
>on how to get the best from it
>- *very* slow   ..then again, perhaps my 366MHz Celeron does need that
>upgrade ;-)
>- struggles with 'gross' grain-aliasing (- still better than anything else
>I've tried)
>- still in beta form, but seems stable enough..
>- doesn't work on a Mac (obvious cruel comment deleted!)
>
>I particularly like its method of creating profiles for image types, eg I
>can set up a filter to suit the grain-aliasing on Superia 400 on
>my  2700dpi scanner, or one for a digicam's dark noise, and save them
>individually.
>
>And you can't complain about the current price..  :-)
>
>mark t
>
>Maris wrote:
>>"Neat Image is a digital filter designed to reduce visible noise in
>>digital photographic images."
>>
>>http://absoft.nm.ru/
>>
>>It presently supports only JPG and BMP files so you will have to convert
>>from TIFF to BMP first, but I wrote them and they responded that they are
>>working on TIFF support (though who knows when?).
>>
>>Do follow their suggestion - print out the Help files (only about 10
>>pages) for optimal results.
>>
>>It is still at the beta stage and is therefore free for now.
>>
>>Maris
>
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