Neat Image

["Donald Schiemann" <DSCHIEMANN@prodigy.net>]

Someone on this, or another, List gave a web site address (neatimage.com)
for a software program called Neat Image.  Being curious, went there, tried
the demo, then purchased (just $30) the software, promoted primarily for
removing "noise" from digital camera images, which is apparently inherent in
these cameras.  I have been disappointed in the appearance of blue skies on
Nikon CoolScan 4000 35mm slide scans; they usually appear mottled, splotchy
or irregular rather than smooth and uniform.  So I tried the software on an
image with lots of sky and was pleasantly surprised by the result.  I did
not find the software easy to use, probably because I don't understand what
is happening most of the time, and have had only one experience so far.  One
must have an image with some uniform areas for creating the noise filter,
which can then be applied to images not suitable for creating a new filter.
With my 500MHz chip, it took some minutes to apply the filter.  I applied
the noise filter to an unedited scan (~55MBs), saved as a .tif file.  The
software will open TIFF, JPEG and BMP formats but not PSD, and apparently
can not be incorporated as yet as a plug-in in Photoshop.  Maybe my note is
premature, but thought it might generate some useful input from others with
more experience with this program, or stimulate some to utilize it.  It
seems a bargain at $30.
Donald


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