Posted by Bill Chambers on April 22, 2006 at 1:16 PM
I'm considering purchasing Noise Ninja and have a few questions for those of you who use this program?
1. Are you satisfied with it's performance?
2. Did you buy the PS plug-in or stand alone version, and why?
3. I shoot strictly RAW images. I'm assuming I would want the
16 bit Pro version vs. the 8 bit home version. Is this correct?
4. How difficult is the learning curve?
Thanks for your time and help!!
Posted by Richard Wong on April 22, 2006 at 1:40 PM
1. Yes
2. Comes with both I believe.
3. Get the 16 bit Pro if you want to flexibility, I was cheap and can only use it on 8 bits. All of my output eventually is in 8 bit so it's not a problem for me. I don't really use ninja for my master files unless it's an absolute mess.
4. Super easy. Just experiment with your settings.
Posted by Paul Burwell on April 22, 2006 at 9:58 PM
1. Yes
2. Comes with both
3. I have the 16 bit version as I work in 16 bits until it comes time for printing or webbing.
4. Nice tutorial comes with it. Very easy to use and experiment with.
1. I am very happy witht he program
2. I got the plug in as it is easier for me to use directly from CS2
3. 16 bit version is the only way to go
4. Learning curve is fast.
Only thing that confused me at first is that the "annotations" dialog box didn't always match the correct specs. After discussing this with the SW developer I learned that any adjustments in the RAW converter may change the annotations. I just go to the box and click "auto fill" and it is corrected.
I also noticed that the file type was always JPEG even though I shot RAW. The downloadable profiles are only JPEG. If you want to get exact RAW profiles they are VERY EASY to create on your own. A tutorial ia in the package and takes about an hour or less. Frankly, I don't notice any difference.
I also notice that if I am making a large crop I run NN first to eliminate noise visible only after a 50% crop even on low ISO files.
Bottom line is that I think it is a great bargain at about $80. No - I don't have an interest in the company
Posted by Bill Chambers on April 23, 2006 at 7:46 AM
Thanks Guys, I appreciate your comments and insights.
Discussion
4 replies1. Are you satisfied with it's performance?
2. Did you buy the PS plug-in or stand alone version, and why?
3. I shoot strictly RAW images. I'm assuming I would want the
16 bit Pro version vs. the 8 bit home version. Is this correct?
4. How difficult is the learning curve?
Thanks for your time and help!!
2. Comes with both I believe.
3. Get the 16 bit Pro if you want to flexibility, I was cheap and can only use it on 8 bits. All of my output eventually is in 8 bit so it's not a problem for me. I don't really use ninja for my master files unless it's an absolute mess.
4. Super easy. Just experiment with your settings.
2. Comes with both
3. I have the 16 bit version as I work in 16 bits until it comes time for printing or webbing.
4. Nice tutorial comes with it. Very easy to use and experiment with.
Highly recommended.
2. I got the plug in as it is easier for me to use directly from CS2
3. 16 bit version is the only way to go
4. Learning curve is fast.
Only thing that confused me at first is that the "annotations" dialog box didn't always match the correct specs. After discussing this with the SW developer I learned that any adjustments in the RAW converter may change the annotations. I just go to the box and click "auto fill" and it is corrected.
I also noticed that the file type was always JPEG even though I shot RAW. The downloadable profiles are only JPEG. If you want to get exact RAW profiles they are VERY EASY to create on your own. A tutorial ia in the package and takes about an hour or less. Frankly, I don't notice any difference.
I also notice that if I am making a large crop I run NN first to eliminate noise visible only after a 50% crop even on low ISO files.
Bottom line is that I think it is a great bargain at about $80. No - I don't have an interest in the company