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Re: [Digital BW] Grain reduction software

2011-08-09 by Lew Schwartz

I totally agree. With my iso 400 films, I expect to be able to make an
11x14, full frame print with a traditional, not-pushed, filmic look. I don't
want grain to disappear.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Ernst Dinkla <edinkla@...>wrote:

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> On 08/09/2011 08:39 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> > I've been exploring Neat this am as a palliative to problems in the other
> > thread re aliasing. Looks pretty good, actually. In my quick once over, I
> > did not see any provision for batch processing ... ie once I see a
> certain
> > film/dev combo needs a certain fix, it seems likely to me that every
> frame
> > in a give roll would (or might) need the same fix. So is there any way to
> > process multiple files or does each& every one need to be loaded, fixed&
> > saved?
>
> You can create a noise filter in Neat Image and save that for the
> film/developer/scanner combination. With Neat Image used in Photoshop
> there are batch functions possible with actions. I have not checked that
> for the stand alone version.
>
> BTW I never take out all the grain as it shows artefacts that I like
> less. There is no issue with the scan detail and sharpness but the
> camera and lenses used (MF folders mainly, older SLRs) need some
> sharpening so it gets harder to separate signal from noise in my case.
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
>
> Try: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers/
>
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