Neat Image 5.8 Review
Noise is a serious problem that hinders high-quality digital image processing. In digital photography, even the latest consumer- and prosumer-level cameras produce images with an easily noticeable noise component.
This component is especially strong in images taken at high ISO/ASA rates. The noise reduces the visual quality of digital images and resulting printouts. Some image processing operations, like sharpening, make quality of noisy images even worse.
Neat Image is a program that reduces visible noise in digital photographic images.
Neat Image is a digital filter application specially designed to efficiently reduce visible noise in digital photographic images.
Neat Image detects, analyzes and removes image noise. The filtration quality is higher than that of other programs because Neat Image takes into account specific characteristics of particular image acquisition devices, making the filtration more accurate.
You can train the program to adapt to almost any input tool (digital camera, scanner, etc.). Access to the rich set of filter settings allows you to easily achieve desired level of noise reduction.
In addition to noise filtration, Neat Image can make images look sharper. This is done without any degradation of image quality (which is usually inevitable with noisy images). The combination of the sharpening and noise filter makes such an effect possible.
Neat Image is currently produced in four editions: Demo, Home, Pro and Pro+. Demo is a free edition of the software with slightly-limited functionality. Home is the retail edition of Neat Image for home users. Pro is the retail edition of Neat Image for professional users. Pro+ additionally includes a plug-in version of the noise filter.
Limitations:
· Demo is a free edition of the software with slightly-limited functionality
· Home is the edition for home users who have small volumes of images to process
· Pro edition provides professionals with 16-bit image processing and unlimited queuing / batching capabilities
· Home+ and Pro+ editions include the Photoshop-compatible plug-in version of the filter (the standalone application is included too)
