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Old 11-01-2009, 09:57 AM
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Default Any free (demo) noise reduction programs? Need help
I did an even shot last night in close to non existing light, without being able to use a flash and having lots of movement with a fast shutter speed... In a word, the photos are quite decent given the circumstances and with some PP... But the noise drives me insane and Photoshop (CS3) just doesnt seem to be able to handle it as well as i would like...

Is there any free or demo noise reduction software that i could use? I cant really afford to purchase it at the moment.

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Old 11-01-2009, 07:16 PM
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All of them have free demos, so try;
Neat Image
Noise Ninja (but it watermarks the images, so probably not ideal)
Dfine 2.0 (15 day free demo)
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Old 11-03-2009, 02:01 AM
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You could try Adobe Lightroom 3 - which is in public Beta and therefore not gonna cost you a cent - it's noise reduction is pretty good, as I used it for a few shots of mine.

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I really like Noise Ninja the best.
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I've used neat image myself, and its not too bad, plus it's free
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