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To NI Support:
Does the use of 'de-screening' as found in scanning software significantly impact Neat Image noise reduction performance latter on in the work flow?
Regards
Sternhagen

To Neat Image Team:
I am presuming that Component Viewer and Additional Tools are not a part of my Mac version 4.5 as I can't find them in the interface nor in the March 27, 2008 manual—is that correct? Will they become a part of some future Mac version?
Regards
Sternhagen

To NIT Team: Thank you for the prompt reply and advice. I shall amend my work flow to ensure I disable noise reduction when I use NI to sharpen at the end. I tend to use my noise reduction preset parameters as a starting point and then analyze with NI. This brings to mind the nfp Presets that are a ...

Some time ago you advised that NI sharpening should be applied at the end of the work flow. I have been doing this with good success—noise reduction at the beginning of the work flow and checking the box for NI sharpening at the end. I just want to verify that when NI sharpening is applied at the en...

To NIT Team: I have downloaded Mac Ver. 4.5 and updated Mac Ver. 4.3. Version 4.5 installed quickly, without problems, and runs flawlessly. One thing I am curious about though is the need to re-build the noise profiles I created in Version 4.3 for my Epson 4990 Scanner using NI's Calibration Target....

To Neat Image Team: If in general NI noise reduction comes first in the work flow and sharpening last then I would assume that PSE adjustments such as lighting, color, color etc. come in between? Also, there is a sharpening function in NI. If the user elects to use the NI sharpening setting by invok...

To Neat image Team: Is there any practical way to utilize the numerical noise level values determined in Auto Profile and displayed in the 'Profile Viewer' as Overall, Channel Components and Frequency Components? Can the values for these items be used in setting the sliders in the Filter Settings an...

Is Neat Image compatible with Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the Mac that Adobe is about to release?
Sincerely
Sternhagen