In this two step attack on image noise, the first step is to use the details module in camera raw for noise reduction and then take the image into Photoshop CS3 and reduce noise further with a smart filter.

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  2. EMComments (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Nice tutorial but the sound is awful. Thanks anyway

  3. Mike Rodriguez (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Thanks for the comment, and my apologies about the sound. The file I submitted was fine, so I’ll check with the web site folks and see if we can figure out what happened.

  4. pandurangappa (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Nice tutorial, it is very usefull for Photoshop cs3 users..,

  5. Mike Rodriguez (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Thanks for taking the time to comment and I’m glad you found it helpful!

  6. Trond Wuellner (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Really helpful instructions, but honestly I couldn’t see any of the noise in the video. I suspect the video compression is washing it all away.

  7. John V caret (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    How does noise reduction affect the softness of the overall image

  8. Mike Rodriguez (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Trond-
    Thanks, and yes, the video compression does take out a lot of the detail. I wish it were possible to show larger, high-res examples.

  9. Mike Rodriguez (Reply) on Monday November 3, 2008

    Hi John-

    Basically, the filters designed to reduce noise (found under Filter>Noise), use various methods to smooth and/or blur details on a pixel-by-pixel basis in order to get rid of some of the digital noise. Putting all this blurring and smoothing together tends to soften the edges, details, etc. of an image, giving the overall image a softer appearance.



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