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Re: OT: Digital noise reduction software

Hi James,

It's a Photoshop Plug-in, so you install it by putting the module (mine says "NoiseNinjaPlugin_Mac_2_1_3") in the Photoshop Plug-In folder. Start up Photoshop. Then when you go to use it - from Filter to PictureCode to NoiseNinja, you'll be asked to fill in the serial number. At least that's what I remember doing. I downloaded it directly from the software company, so am not sure what's on your cd.

Hope this works for you. There are loads of customizing you can do with it. Let me know if you still have trouble installing it.

Sam

On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:28 AM, jamesromeo@mac.com wrote:

Hi Sam
          I just bought Ninja.
I have problems instal it
I bought it from Calumat on a cd
I got the cd no info
when I think I have it in I get I have no license I have the  code how to I put it in ?  
I have a new Mac
It is driving me nuts
James
On Jan 17, 2007, at 9:34 AM, sam wang wrote:

Hi Don,

I have been using Noise Ninja for awhile and have found it to work wonders. I bought it in desperation when 10 second exposures with the zoneplate showed golf ball sized noise. Well, those noisy images were impossible to fix, but Noise Ninja helped a lot. It particularly has been great in smoothing out my Panasonic (Leica clone) images which are well known for noise.

Not having used Neat Image I cannot compare the 2, but I feel you can't go wrong with Noise Ninja.
(Besides, Don, wouldn't you rather have something with a cool name?)

Sam Wang

On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:39 AM, Don Bryant wrote:

Does anyone have any strong opinions about Neat Image and/or Noise Ninja?

 

I've been testing different DSLRs, using high ISOs for RAW captures, and to my surprise the digital noise isn't as bad as I expected, though it's definitely there. So far I prefer Neat Image to Noise Ninja but I don't have the full blown versions of either package so a complete evaluation isn't possible. I'd rather not purchase both to determine which is better. I'm primarily interested in noise reduction rather than other features such as image sharpening.

 

Any shared experience with either package (or any other) will be appreciated.

 

TIA,

 

Don Bryant