How to Remove Digital Photo Noise
http://live.pirillo.com/ – Camera noise is inevitable, and digital camera tends to have a significant problem with noise, especially in low-light situation.
NDNoise is a free cross-platform Java application which cleans up noise in digital photos.
Neat Image does an excellent job of filtering out noise in images:
Neat Image is a filter designed to reduce visible noise and grain in photographic images produced by digital cameras and scanners. Neat Image is indispensable in low-light (indoors, night, astro) and high-speed (sport, action) photography. It is a tool for both professional photographers and digital image processing enthusiasts.
Do you have any suggestions for filtering out noise in your digital images?
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6 Comments
Christine
June 15th, 2007
at 7:14pm
I *heart* Noise Ninja. I’ve used it many times with great success. Definitely worth checking out!
dawn
June 15th, 2007
at 8:57pm
You might also check out Noise Ninja (http://www.picturecode.com/).
Eduardo Mueses
June 16th, 2007
at 4:50pm
I’m in love with imagenomics Noiseware.
It does an absolutely fantastic job at removing noise.
It’s also easier than Neatimage.
http://www.imagenomic.com/
Eduardo Mueses
June 16th, 2007
at 4:50pm
I’m in love with imagenomics Noiseware.
It does an absolutely fantastic job at removing noise.
It’s also easier than Neatimage.
http://www.imagenomic.com/
Andrew Darlow
June 17th, 2007
at 11:11pm
Hey Chris:
Thanks so much for this info. There are many options for reducing noise. For Mac or Windows users, I recommend these 2 options:
Noiseware: at http://www.imagenomic.com/
and Noise Ninja at http://www.picturecode.com/
The best way to know if they work for you is to test them.
The worst noise in my opinion is colored noise. This can look like christmas tree lights in your photos (especially in your shadows). In Photoshop, you can convert to LAB mode and blur the A and B channels about 3-5 pixels using Gaussian Blur. That can help a lot.
I agree that when you print, a lot of the visual noise goes away. In fact, it can help your photos look sharper and more natural.
I have 14 tips for making better low light photos in the following two articles. Some of the tips will allow you to reduce noise before taking the shot. Like with audio, that’s the best time to “fix” things:
http://imagingbuffet.com/?p=210 and
http://imagingbuffet.com/?p=215
All the best,
Andrew Darlow
Editor, The Imaging Buffet
http://www.imagingbuffet.com
Ken Pichon
February 13th, 2008
at 8:56am
I agree with you about Noiseware from Imagenomics. However, once you have their product forget about ever contacting them for support. The only email addresses I have been able to find do not work. I will have to find some other NR software.