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Message posted at 03/14/2004, 08:09:43 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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- Adjust levels, curves, color balance, brightness and contrast; do this first!
- Isolate the main noisy areas. Because the filters will soften the picture, therefore you need to apply it only on the areas that really need it.
- Use filters for removing noise : in photoshop you can use Dust and scratches, Blur, gaussian blur, despeckle, etc. Don't forget to read the tips with channels first.
- Sharpen - Sharpening is imperative most of the times because the image will become soft if a large amount of noise was initialy included (don't use excessive blur). Use unsharp mask most of the time, as low as possible to avoid reverting back some of the artifacts
- Resize and crop the image for better composition - decreasing the image size will remove some of the artifacts, although some resolution will be lost; if you do it carefuly it's a good compromise; because it will also soften the picture, a low amount of unsharp mask will be required after the image has been decreased
If this is too complicated or you're just not having the time go to Neat Image and choose your camera's profiles from their library
Other similar software programs:
Noise Ninja
Absolute DeNoiser
and the list can go on...
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Message posted at 03/22/2004, 18:00:41 PM by Ronbloom |
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I went to the site and read that it only saves as png. Is png lossless? So if I use this program and save the output as png will I get a degraded quality image after my final save to jpg? |
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Message posted at 03/23/2004, 09:16:34 AM by Gaffera |
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hi,
some pics were rejected. Lack of composition disqualifies this shot as a good stockphoto.
I do not know what is this, what can I do ? I have Photoshop 6.0 and I save my pics on maximum. ( 10 )
Anybody can help me ?
grazie
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Message posted at 03/23/2004, 18:16:15 PM by Skiphunt |
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png is nearly lossless. better than jpg and preferred over jpg... its just slow and the file sizes are much larger. It should work out well for you. Just do all your editing to the png version then save a high quality jpeg for upload. |
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Message posted at 03/23/2004, 18:23:30 PM by Skiphunt |
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Also... if you have Photoshop CS and shoot RAW, it was some nice noise reduction tools upon import. For some reason those same tools don't seem to be available for non-RAW images and I've tried resaving as RAW and reimporting, but it only recognizes the RAW compression produced by the digicam. I shoot all RAW now, because I've tested shooting at ISOs at 800 and 1600 and with a little tweaking have managed to get nearly noise-free images right out of Photoshop CS. Only catch is that you have to be working with a RAW image shot that way. |
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Message posted at 03/24/2004, 03:02:01 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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Only catch is that you have to be working with a RAW image shot that way.
Shooting RAW is the right way to go if your camera allows it and the CF holds enough free space.
For those that are not aware by the RAW format, the only problem is that the file cannot be opened with any kind of graphics software and is a looot larger than JPG. |
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Message posted at 03/24/2004, 03:05:40 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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As said in the other thread many of the submissions we receive are containing a large amount of noise artifacts. Some designers may be pleased by the effect that a grainy picture has, but especially the noise added by digi cams disqualifies a shot from being a good stock.
In order to avoid having your image not being accepted please fix it first. This is good for your portfolio too, not only for submitting your files on Dreamstime.com
Here is a good reference to start with, explaing the channels and their role (Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro):
Photoshop and PSP Channels: What, When and Why? by Wendy Peck |
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Message posted at 03/24/2004, 03:05:40 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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Hi Gaffera,
That reason was not reffering to the noise, it was the way you put the subject in your frame.
You have to save at 12 quality from Photoshop, 10 is not enough. |
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Message posted at 05/11/2004, 16:41:09 PM by Gaffera |
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12 I didn't know that exists, now I found it out. It's the same with my nice duck which was rejected today? I cannot see noises. |
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 01:28:38 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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Please email the question to support mentioning the images you're reffering to. |
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 06:55:52 AM by Melking |
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So you should shoot in RAW format, well I will have to try that, I have a 256MB card for my camera...it that enough? or did I need more!
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 07:54:02 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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RAW format is always better. 256 MB CF should be enough for a few shots, but will not give you a huge freedom. Also the time for writing the file will be significantly higher because of the file size.
Shooting RAW is better but not noise free, if you shoot at high ISO a prosumer camera will always bring some noise. |
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 10:07:50 AM by Melking |
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I looked on my Camera SONY F717 and I only have JPG or TIFF...Is TIFF = RAW?
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 13:20:16 PM by Philippe |
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"Use filters for removing noise : in photoshop you can... ...Don't forget to read the tips with channels first"
Where do i find these tips?
Thanks you!
OK... FOUND IT!
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 13:30:49 PM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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You're right, Sony 717 delivers the images as Tiff or JPEG, no RAW format.
But Tiff provides a better quality than JPG, although you can upload only JPGs here, so it's the same thing from this point of view.
Tiff and RAW are different formats indeed. RAW is the data that the CCD sees without any processing from the camera. This allows you to change setting as WB, color correction, easily later. Read more about RAW here |
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Message posted at 05/12/2004, 14:19:28 PM by Melking |
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Thanks very much for that information....I will go read more...thanks |
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Message posted at 05/13/2004, 08:17:28 AM by Gaffera |
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Hi, please send me your e-mal address so I will send you the pic.
Thanks, gaffera |
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Message posted at 05/13/2004, 10:21:08 AM by Achilles - member is an admin |
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Gaffera the email is support (a) dreamstime (dot) com
Replace () with the adequate characters. |
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Message posted at 05/13/2004, 12:22:43 PM by Gaffera |
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ok, thanks, I will send you the pic. gaffera |
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Message posted at 05/31/2004, 11:02:37 AM by Katlyn |
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I can not see the noise in some of my pictures that were rejected. How can you tell which photo needs noise remove? |
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