Neat Image with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

Canon Man 50d · Post by **Canon Man 50d** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:06 pm

Neat Image with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

Which download do I need for plug-in to APE6 in the future I might upgrade to APE7 will that matter.

Will neatimage tell me how much NR is needed on a image ?
because at the moment I am using DPP then APE6 and both
don't tell me if I need to use NR or how much to apply

BTW I am using HP pavillion dv9000 with Vista Home Premium
My cameras are Canon 450d and 50d

Post by **NITeam** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:24 pm

Please use one of the 32-bit editions of Neat Image for Windows. The Demo, Home+ and Pro+ editions include the plug-in that works in PSE6 and PSE7.

By default, Neat Image will reduce some of the detected noise and you will be able to evaluate the results. The amount of noise reduction needed depends on task and your personal preferences. You will be able to adjust the noise reduction amount(s).

Vlad

Canon Man 50d · Post by **Canon Man 50d** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:16 am

Thanks for your reply, I am giving it consideration.

could you answer this post.

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At the moment I am processing raw in DPP, doing some work in DPP on the image
and converting to jpeg, open up jpeg in Adobe E6 and resize to 800x600,
and do some more processing and save as jpeg and put on the web.
Now that I am getting better at processing I can see I am losing some
quality from raw to jpeg. After reading around the threads and other forum
looks like I need to convert to tiff, and then do my processing in Adobe E6
then save as in jpeg. At what point do I resize the image of the tiff do I do this,
before I do any processing in Adobe E6.
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Post by **NITeam** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:00 am

I also recommend to use TIFF for any intermediate files. Regarding resizing, perhaps that could be done in the end of the workflow.

Vlad

Canon Man 50d · Post by **Canon Man 50d** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:00 pm

Can you put this Red Kite image through neatimage to show me the gain/improvement in NR I can get from using the programme.

Post by **NITeam** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:18 am

The small image shown in the post above doesn't show much noise. If you want to process the original large image please download the Demo edition of Neat Image and run the standalone with that image according to the quick start guide.

Thank you,
Vlad

Canon Man 50d · Post by **Canon Man 50d** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:22 pm

Thanks for help so far,
My last question is about 16bit v 8bit. At the moment this is the process I
will use raw file in Canon DPP make adjustments convert to 16 bit tiff, go
to Adobe Elements 6 run through neatimage for NR adjustments, and make
anyother enhancements then convert for web, which adjusts it back to 8bit
to view in jpeg.

My question is if i am reverting back to 8 bit jpeg, is there any quality gain
in having the 16 bit pro programme, or anyother problem doing it this way.

Post by **NITeam** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:33 pm

Yes, there may be less quality loss if you do all processing in 16 bits and convert to 8 bits in the very end only.

Vlad

Canon Man 50d · Post by **Canon Man 50d** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:07 pm

Thanks Vlad for all your help, I suppose now theres no reason why I shoud not buy it now. 16bit pro for windows then

Post by **NITeam** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:34 pm

Please note that if you want to use it as a plug-in in PS/PSE then it should be Pro+ edition, which includes the plug-in.

Thank you,
Vlad

Canon Man 50d · Post by **Canon Man 50d** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:59 pm

I have just paid for the Pro+ edition and tried to log in for download but its not accepting my id/password ???

Post by **NITeam** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:49 am

We have sent you your personal license and download instruction by e-mail recently. It will help you download and install the software.

Thank you for purchasing our product!

Kind regards,
Vlad