Digital BW, The Print

I'm not convinced that Polaroid's DSR is better than Photoshop's 
version in Noise Reduction. Both have a tendency to soften images, 
which gives Ice and Vuescan's Infared a big advantage. I agree with 
Nikon's statement that Ice's highest level can soften images a little, 
but the basic level (#3?) seems not to at all. A tiny amount of 
gaussian blur (or perhaps Smart Sharpen) can sometimes be better than 
DSR/Noise Reduction. 

Techniques beyond basic Ice/Infared mostly seem applicable to minilab-
processed negative film, due to their inherent crud factor. 



> In response to the OP, there is a free plug-in from Polaroid called 
> Dust and Scratch Removal (DSR) that can be used with Photoshop or 
> as a stand-alone application. It definitely ain't ICE, but it 
> actually does a passable job at detecting and "cloning out" dust 
> marks. You can Google for it (I don't have a link handy).
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> Jordan Wosnick
> jwosnick@f...