ABSoft Neat Image Pro v7.0 Photoshop Plug-in 32 and 64 bit

1. QUALITY OF NOISE REDUCTION
provided by Neat Image is higher than that of all other methods because:
Neat Image uses the most advanced noise reduction algorithms in the industry
Neat Image noise reduction algorithms are developed specifically for digital photography applications by a highly-qualified professional image processing research group. These algorithms surpass the quality of all classic noise reduction methods and even that of the wavelet-based methods. Although the wavelet-based methods were developed only 15-20 years ago and are still considered relatively modern, Neat Image uses an even newer and more efficient approach to noise reduction. This approach enables drawing a more clear distinction between noise and details in noisy images. This helps Neat Image reduce more noise and better preserve true details in digital photos and scans.


Neat Image builds and uses device noise profiles to adapt noise reduction to imaging device
A device noise profile is a reusable analysis of noise properties of an image acquisition device (a digital camera, scanner, etc.) working in a certain mode. Using a noise profile for an imaging device in effect makes Neat Image noise reduction custom-tailored to this imaging device.
Device noise profile is a novel concept originally introduced by Neat Image team and supported by Neat Image user community who create noise profiles for many digital cameras and scanners.


Neat Image efficiently reduces most noise types typical for digital cameras, film and flatbed scanners (some examples):
high ISO noise produced by image sensors of digital cameras and scanners (CCD, CMOS, SuperCCD, Foveon, etc.)
film grain visible in scanned slides and negatives
JPEG artifacts in overcompressed images
grain aliasing
moire patterns
color banding


A useful side effect of Neat Image noise reduction is that noise-free images are better compressable. By reducing noise you can reduce the JPEG file sizes by 30-40% (even if the same compression level is used to save both noisy and noise-free images).


2.
RICH FUNCTIONALITY AND HIGH PERFORMANCE
of Neat Image enables both beginners and experienced users to easily achieve great results
Neat Image can be directly used in Photoshop-based workflow

Photoshop plug-in version of Neat Image can apply noise reduction and sharpening exactly where is required:
in a layer, channel, or selection


The plug-in fully respects transparency of image data like the Photoshop built-in filters do, so you can apply noise reduction with different strength to different image areas


Neat Image Pro plug-in can work as a smart filter in Photoshop CS5 / CS4 / CS3


Neat Image Pro plug-in can run in Photoshop actions and do noise analysis and apply filtration completely automatically


You can automatically batch process images using the Photoshop batch facility and an action with Neat Image Pro plug-in


32-bit and 64-bit versions of plug-in:

64-bit plug-in can be used with the following plug-in hosts:

Adobe Photoshop CS5.x (64-bit)
Adobe Photoshop CS4 (64-bit)
Photoline 64-bit


32-bit plug-in can be used with the following plug-in hosts:

Adobe Photoshop CS5.x (32-bit) / CS4 (32-bit) / CS3 / CS2 / CS / 7 / 6 / 5
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2
Corel / Jasc Paint Shop Pro X3 / X2 / XI / X / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7
Corel Photopaint X5 / X4 / X3 / 12
Ulead PhotoImpact X3 / 12 / 11 / 10 / XL / 8
PhotoLine32
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft Digital Image Pro
Serif PhotoPlus
IrfanView
XnView
and more



Neat Image is highly automated

Building noise profiles:
Auto Profile provides the easiest and quickest way to automatically build a noise profile in just one click
Auto Profile finds one primary analysis area (shown in GUI) and multiple secondary areas to build an accurate profile

You can also manually select an image area for primary analysis and let Neat Image do the rest


Choosing noise profile:
Auto Match can automatically select the best matching noise profile from a pre-built profile set using the EXIF data

You can manually select the desired noise profile as well


Adjusting filter settings:
Based on accurate noise profile, default filter settings automatically provide good filtration results without additional tweaking

Manual filter tweaking is always available too, if you want to get the result that looks perfect to your eyes


You can easily save and later re-use both noise profiles and filter settings


You can use Neat Image noise reduction in Photoshop-based batches



Neat Image provides exactly the amount of control required

Standard mode offers a simplified control set that is very easy to use for new users


Advanced mode gives power users the most complete control set to tweak all filter settings



Neat Image helps to adjust filter setting with efficient visual feedback

Embedded preview shows how the end result will look like and helps you visually compare 'filtered' and 'original' versions


Per-channel and per-frequency preview modes to identify most noisy components that require special attention; you can adjust the filter settings corresponding to those image components and immediately see the results



Neat Image is fast and efficient

Neat Image v7 can use all available cores in multi-core processors as well as all processors in multiprocessor systems, which in effect makes filtration 1.5-1.9 times faster on dual-core / dual-processor systems and even faster on multi-core / multiprocessor machines
Neat Image v7 processes a 10 Megapixel digital photo in 1-2 seconds on a modern machine with Intel Core 2 Quad 3GHz or Intel i7 3GHz


Neat Image v7 can use CUDA GPUs to further accelerate image processing
with NVidia GTX 470 Neat Image is about x2.5 faster than on Intel i7 and x3-x7 faster than on Intel i5 or Core2 Duo



Neat Image supports the industry standard image types and file formats

8-bit / 16-bit / 32-bit per channel RGB and grayscale images can be processed
(individual channels of Lab and CMYK images can be processed by Neat Image plug-in as well)


Any file format supported by Photoshop can be used with the Neat Image plug-in
(for example, you can open a PSD, JPEG2000, RAW, DNG, etc., image using Photoshop and then directly process it with the Neat Image plug-in)


Neat Image preserves all image metadata (like the EXIF and IPTC data)



Several tools and resources help you customize Neat Image to your digital camera or scanner

Rich set of free ready-made noise profiles available in the online profile library helps to start using Neat Image faster and easier


Calibration Target and Batch Profiler make building a set of noise profiles for your camera or scanner very simple