Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for that Steve,

That was very helpful.

I have been working with that Reduce Noise filter in CS2 and find it
very useful but I have't compared it with an additional plug in like
you have. What you said about the need for batch processing after
doing other adjustments in Camera Raw for a particular iso and camera
type does seem appealing. I was thinking what Greg was thinking though
about simply doing the tweaking in ps and then setting up an action
for a particular job type and film type and saving that. If or when I
have tons of these kinds of files to process I will test out the Ninja. 

I'm getting more and more calls asking me if I do this kind of
processing for ad photographers and design firms. The nature of the
photographers work flow and image management is changing fast and it
is certainly swamping a lot of people. This kind of job could be a
specialty in itself, especially for someone just out of school who
could do it on location for hire. I'm not sure how much time I want to
devote to it though. I'm more interesed in ink on prints.

John  


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Bye"
<steve_bye@c...> wrote:
>
> From my limited experimenting with the Noise Ninja demo version, I
think it
> can do a better job than the new Reduce Noise filter in CS2, but I don't
> think I care enough, or need it often enough, to make it worthwhile.
The new
> filter gets me 80%, and I am not very willing to invest the time and
money
> to squeeze out the last 20%. I think the new filter is a big improvement
> over the noise reduction in ACR, although it does take a little time to
> learn how to use it properly. 
> 
>  
> 
> On the other hand, one thing I really like about Noise Ninja is that its
> camera-model-dependant and ISO-dependant noise filtering can be run
> automatically on a batch of images. The batch file reads the image
ISO and
> camera model from each image's meta data and adjusts the noise
processing
> accordingly. If I shot an event, with 100s of high ISO images, the batch
> processing might really pay off. Hand tweaking each image might give
better
> results, but I can't see myself doing it.
> 
>  
> 
> Steve
> 
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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tyler
> Boley
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:45 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Upsize Report - Clayton and John
> 
>  
> 
> Sorry, yes, you are right. Between OS updates, the 9800, more storage,
> new cannons, etc., I have not sprung for PSCS2. So I'm not familiar
> with that new filter.
> Perhaps someone else here can report on how well these 3rd party
> filters work compared to it.
> Tyler
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean"
> <deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Tyler,
> > 
> > There is always something new to buy isn't there.
> > 
> > Were you refering to the Reduce Noise filter menu in PS CS2 when you
> > said D&S PS filter? ( dust and scratches? is a totally different
> > mechanism ,right? )
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > John, these filters are pretty complex, very different from the
D&S PS
> > > filter. The analyze the image first, and procced accordingly.
> > > I don't really like them, but used very carefully they help reduce
> > > drum scanner grain accentuation with neg films. I have used it with
> > > success on higher iso cannon captures as well.
> > > Tyler
> > >
> >
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