User Guide

User Guide Neat Image
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47 20-Nov-03
13. Information
13.1. Known issues
We are trying to keep bugs away from Neat Image as much as possible. Please report any bugs or
problems (even those already described below) you encounter while working with Neat Image. For
convenience, use the online bug report form
on the Neat Image web page. Your feedback will greatly
help us to improve the software and provide you with an even better imaging tool. Thank you very much
in advance!
List of known issues
• Nothing so far
13.2. Plans
The current version of Neat Image is the result of our ongoing research on noise filtration. We are
continuing to work on the filtration algorithm to improve the quality and speed of noise reduction. In
addition, we are planning to introduce new functionality in the future, such as:
• Mac version
• Hot pixel removal
Please let us know if you have ideas that can make the program better. Participate in the discussion on
the Neat Image message board, express your opinion, make suggestions, and ask questions. Remember,
the more people that ask for a feature the more likely it is that it will be implemented.
13.3. Detailed feature map
Edition
Features
Demo Home Pro Pro+
Processing speed 100% 100% 100% 100%
8 bits/channel (24-bit RGB, 8-bit Grayscale) + + + +
16 bits/channel (48-bit RGB, 16-bit Grayscale) - - + +
Image
processing
Alternative working color spaces
(YCrCb standard (ITU 601), YCrCb symmetric, RGB)
+ + + +
Channel-wise (R, G, B; Y, Cr, Cb) + + + + Noise
reduction
Frequency-wise (High, Mid, Low, Very low)
+ + + +
Channel-wise (R, G, B; Y, Cr, Cb) + + + + Smart
sharpening
Frequency-wise (High, Mid, Low)
+ + + +
Filter presets (reusable sharpening and noise filter settings) + + + +
24-bit RGB +/- +/+ +/+ +/+
48-bit RGB -/- +/- +/+ +/+
8-bit grayscale +/- +/+ +/+ +/+
TIFF
(uncompressed,
single image/no layers)
16-bit grayscale -/-
+/- +/+ +/+
24-bit RGB +/+ +/+ +/+ +/+
JPEG
8-bit grayscale
+/+ +/+ +/+ +/+
24/32-bit RGB +/- +/+ +/+ +/+
BMP (uncompressed)
8-bit grayscale
+/- +/- +/- +/-
Windows clipboard 24/32-bit RGB +/- +/+ +/+ +/+
Drag and drop (from Windows Explorer) - + + +
Image
input/output
(in/out)
Preserving EXIF data in processed files -
+ + +
Building profiles for custom image acquisition devices + + + +
Matching profiles to input images + + + +
Device noise
profiles
Reusing (saving/reopening) noise profiles
+ + + +
Queued processing / batch
limited
1
limited
2
full full
Command line support - + + +
Workflow
Photoshop plug-in version of the filter - - - +
1
Queue depth is limited to 2 jobs.
2
Queue depth is limited to 10 jobs.