Noise and blur reduction

[olya]

Hello, people. I need your help.
I shot at a school concert. I couldn't get too close to the stage, so i used an apperture of f4.0 - 4.8, to compensate it i had to shoot with a slow shutter speed or high ISO, so my photos either look blurred or too noisy. I had only my point-and-shoot cam (kodak dx7440), no tripod. So i have a question. Is it possible to somehow improve them in Photoshop. Can i reduce noise and blur? Thanks for any help.

[Saralonde]

You can use a noise reduction program such as Noise Ninja and try sharpening in Photoshop. Just be careful not to oversharpen.

[jiminyClickit]

olya,

Another Saralonde recommendation that I've used is here:

http://www.photo-freeware.net/noiseware.php

It's free as indicated and may get you introduced to the way photos can be improved some.

[Nicole]

Oh man, that's only for Windows :( I mean, I have a windows computer, but it's for games, not photographs :p

[jiminyClickit]

Nicole,

You mean . . . you're a Mac?

[Nicole]

Aw, you say that like it's evil Jim ;) I mean, what's wrong with the cult of Mac? ;)

[jiminyClickit]

Nicole,

From what I hear, very little is wrong. Thus, the envy, the coveting, the pining . . .