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Good Noise Reduction Software

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Posted by Dan Baumbach on October 10, 2012 at 12:01 PM
I went to purchase Noise Ninja and I see it's now longer made. The only choice was a raw converter, Photo Ninja.

Can you recommend some good noise reduction software for a Mac?

- Dan
Posted by Dan Roberts on October 10, 2012 at 12:44 PM
I don't know about Mac compatibility but I highly recommend NeatImage. There is a stand alone and a PS pluggin version.
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 10, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Dan, I've got Nik Dfine 2.0. I like it a lot, not sure about Mac usage... :cool:
Posted by Richard Ditch on October 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM
I have Noiseware as a photoshop plugin and have been using it on my Macs for many years - first on a G4 PowerMac and now on a G4 PowerBook with 10.5.8 and an Intel iMac with 10.6.8.
Posted by Mark Stahlke on October 10, 2012 at 3:36 PM
I use Nik Dfine 2.0 as well. I'm pretty happy with it. Yes, it runs on my Mac.
Posted by Dan Baumbach on October 10, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Thank you everyone. I've downloaded Nik Dfine and it works pretty well.

- Dan
Posted by Christopher Tadloc on October 11, 2012 at 8:13 AM
I also use Noiseware plugin for photoshop. It works very well for me. I also use some other plugins from Topaz labs and have found great results with their products.
Posted by David Mayhew on October 15, 2012 at 10:49 AM
I tried some comparisons between Lightroom 4, Noise Ninja and Genuine Fractals (or whatever they are calling it now) and noticed little to no difference. Has anyone noticed decent benefits with any alternative software?
Posted by Mark Metternich on December 27, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Either Lightroom 4 or ACR 7.3 (same engine) has the best in the business these days.