Virtually, all digital cameras inherently create unwanted
imperfections known as noise. The amount or type of noise in
an image typically depends on the quality and type of imaging sensor with
which it was created.
Contrast (Luminance) Noise and Color (Chrominance)
Noise can be individually present in an image or might be seen
in the same image. Fast or high ISO speeds and low light levels
can add noise to images, while some images might exhibit high levels of
JPEG artifacts.
Dfine 2.0 gives you unprecedented control over exactly how much and where to apply noise reduction. This makes it ultra-easy to eliminate noise in your images while maintaining detail and sharpness, thus improving the quality of every digital photo you take. Dfine 2.0 is designed to prevent the loss of detail other noise reduction tools often introduce.
Click on the New Features tab to learn about some of the enhancements
found in Dfine 2.0, download
a demo to take advantage of Dfine with full functionality for 15-days,
or click here to see Dfine 2.0 in action.
One of the hottest technologies in digital photography
today, U Point technology powered Control Points have been added to Dfine
2.0 making it easy to reduce noise only where it is needed, maintaining
details everywhere else. Click here to see how easy it is to reduce noise
using Control Points.
The Control Point and Color Range methods, along with the Selective Tool offer you the most advanced ways for selectively applying noise reduction to your images. Click
here to learn more about the different ways you can use Dfine 2.0 to selectively reduce noise in your images.
Dfine 2.0 contains a brand new reduction engine that
provides best-in-class noise reduction while retaining an incredible amount
of detail.
Automatic camera profiling replaces the need to purchase camera profiles
and fine-tunes Dfine’s revamped noise reduction engine to produce
the best results for your camera. You can also create and save
your own profiles for batch processing images. Click here to
see more about the improved noise reduction engine.
The new resizable interface lets you easily incorporate noise reduction into your workflow and
quickly preview the results from the noise reduction applied. Click
here to see a full-size version of the interface with information about the various enhancements found throughout.
The Selective Tool gives you instant access to Dfine 2.0 and allows you to brush
filter effects into your image using any brush tool available in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Layers and layer masks are created automatically, enabling you to quickly and easily apply enhancements
to precise areas in your image.
Dfine 2.0 is Smart Filter compatible which allows you to go back and fine tune your
images even after effects have been applied.
Dfine 2.0 is compatible with Lightroom & Aperture’s
ability to work on multiple images at once. When more than
one image is opened, "Previous" and "Next" buttons appear
that allow photographers to easily reduce noise in several
image quickly and easily.
Adobe Photoshop
Get an introduction to the new Dfine 2.0 interface and find out how Dfine 2.0 has been designed to provide
a more productive workflow.
Apple Aperture
Learn how to launch and see a walkthrough of the Dfine 2.0 interface running in Apple Aperture.
Adobe Photoshop
Learn how to use Dfine 2.0 as a Smart Filter within Adobe Photoshop CS3, allowing you to go back and fine tune your edits at any time.
Apple Aperture
Learn how Dfine 2.0 supports the ability to edit multiple images in one editing session in Apple Aperture.
See how Dfine 2.0's automatic measurement and reduction methods can get you professional noise reduction results quickly and easily.
Learn how to select a color range against which to control the contrast noise and color noise reduction, quickly and easily.
Learn how to use U Point® powered Control Points to reduce noise selectively without the use of complex masks and selections.
"Being a film shooter for 10 years before the advent
of digital, not unlike many professionals, I have many thousands of images
to scan.
I've found that there is much more grain in desktop film scans,
even from high end desktop scanners, than in digital files.
And I've always avoided noise reduction software, because as
they all would tone down the noise, there was a noticeable, and unacceptable
loss of sharpness.
After applying Dfine 2.0 to my scanned images, I was
absolutely floored at how the image just seemed to "clean up," pulling
out the grain, yet maintaining absolute sharpness. I kept doing "undo's" and "redo's" to
see the difference in sharpness and amount of grain, and the
sharpness remained the same (sharp), but the grain was gone!!
Another great product from the fertile minds at Nik Software!"
To view more of Tony Sweet's biography and images
of other Team Nik members, click on the link below.
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