User Guide

User Guide Neat Image

20-Nov-03

8.2.2. Step II. Prepare a device noise profile

Preparing a device noise profile is done in the same way as with the standalone version of Neat Image.

Please see the section 4.2, Step II. Prepare a device noise profile, page 9.

8.2.3. Step III. Adjust filter settings

This is done in the same way as with the standalone version of Neat Image. Please see the section 4.3,

Step III. Adjust filter settings, page 10.

8.2.4. Step IV. Apply filter

To apply filter to the image

⇒ Click

(the Apply button on the toolbar of the Noise Filter Settings tab) or select the

Filter | Apply menu item.

The plug-in window will be closed and filtration will start. Processing may take a few minutes

(depending on the speed of your computer's CPU and size of (the selected part of) the image).

During this time, the image editor will display the filtration progress.

The Neat Image plug-in will automatically save the device noise profile and filter preset used during

processing as RecentProfile and RecentPreset. This allows re-applying the plug-in (using the Ctrl+F

shortcut in Photoshop, for example) with the same device noise profile without repeating the steps II-III.

Also, you can open the plug-in manually and continue to work with the last used parameters.

8.3. Using the plug-in in Photoshop actions

The Neat Image plug-in can be used in Photoshop actions along with standard Photoshop filters. The

plug-in has two parameters when used within a recorded action: Profile and Preset. The Profile

parameter tells Neat Image which device noise profile should be used within this action. The Preset

parameter specifies which noise filter preset should be used within this action.

When you record an action that includes the Neat Image plug-in, when working with Neat Image you

can select any device noise profile and filter preset saved on the disk and the Photoshop action will

automatically pick up these parameters. Any time the action is run afterwards, it will make Neat Image

open those device noise profile and filter preset from the disk. Therefore, you have to keep available the

device noise profile and filter preset to be used by the action. If you want to distribute the action you

have to include the profile and preset files.

In Photoshop, updating Photoshop user interface during processing may be slow. This is a feature of Photoshop. Do

not consider it to be ‘hanging’ or ‘freezing’, just let it work.