Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Digital ICE works fine on modern fine-grained transparency film, but is not effective in removing 'noise' from older film. I have a good number of slides taken on Agfa 200 ASA from the 70's and if anything, ICE adds 'noise' to these. Mike http://www.scotcolour.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Noise cleaning software, > Well, DAMN...:-) Did you try it on color or B&W? > > B. D. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: SonC (Sonny Carter) <sonc@sonc.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:59 PM > Subject: [Leica] Re: Noise cleaning software, > > > > I just tried the Polaroid software, and was not too impressed. Maybe > > my expectations were greater, but it does not approach Digital Ice, > > and I don't think it will have an effect on noise at all. I have > > already unloaded it. > > > > Sonny > > > > > > > > > Tina replied: > > > > > > >Peter, Fred Miranda has an action to reduce noise in digital > > photos. I > > > >don't see why it wouldn't also work for scans: > > > > > > > >http://www.fredmiranda.com/isoX/index.html > > > > > > > >Tina > > > > > > Thanks, Tina. Unfortunately, it only works with full Photoshop, > > which I > > > don't have, and not with LE or Elements, which I do. Too > > bad--though I > > > don't use either any more, I'd be happy to fire them up to use a > > needed > > > plug-in. I actually use Picture Window Pro, and I've been pretty > > happy > > > with it so far. > > > > > > Your suggestion gives me an idea, though. Polariod just came out > > with a > > > software-only "cleaning" program intended for use with their > > Sprintscan > > > scanners, which have no IR cleaning. It's a free download from the > > > Polariod Web site, and works both as a Photoshop plugin and as a > > > standalone. It allows you to create a mask and apply cleaning only > > to a > > > paticular area, and I think you can apply various degrees of > > cleaning. I > > > wonder if it might work on noise if applied just right. I'll have > > to try > > > it one of these days. > > > > > > --Peter Klein > > > Seattle, WA > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html