Neat Image plug-in
for Aperture
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| Dec 16, 2011 Updated version: Neat Image v7.1 plug-in for Aperture
(Mac OSX)This update includes the following changes and improvements: - Additional performance optimizations
- Improved support for new CUDA-capable GPUs (Compute Capability
2.x)
- Improved GPU detection and error handling
- Updated to new version of CUDA 4 (latest CUDA driver is required)
- Improved behaviour of Neat Image viewer with Apple Magic Mouse
- Internal viewer can now preview larger areas
- Several other issues and bugs were resolved and fixed
Updating from 7.0 to 7.1This update is free for licensed users of the versions 7.0 and older
of Neat Image plug-in for Aperture (Mac).
Please use your license to log on to the corresponding download
area:
New noise profiles in the libraryMany new profile sets have been created and submitted to the profile
library by generous users of Neat Image. We thank all the contributors who build new profiles for the community
of Neat Image users. Please also participate in building new profiles
for digital cameras and scanners. Using the Batch Profiler in Neat
Image plug-in, you can easily and quickly build a profile set for your
camera. Please see the user guide (specifically,
the "Device noise profiles" section) for additional information.
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May 5, 2011 Neat Image v7 plug-in for Aperture (Mac OSX)Neat Image team is pleased to introduce the 7th generation of its
noise reduction solution for digital photography that inherits and
refines the highest quality and efficiency traditionally delivered
by Neat Image.
The new major version of Neat Image plug-in for Aperture includes
the following changes and improvements: - Higher performance: the first GPU-accelerated version
of Neat Image plug-in for Aperture
- CUDA support: faster noise reduction using modern CUDA-compatible
GPUs (on Intel Macs)
For example, on NVidia GTX
285 Neat Image is about x2.5 faster than on Intel
i7 and x3-x7 faster than on Intel i5 or Core2
Duo
- Multiple GPU support
Neat Image works even faster with two
or more CUDA GPUs
- CPUs and GPUs working together
Neat Image can use CPUs and GPUs at
the same time for even faster processing
- Automated optimization of performance settings for multi-core,
multi-CPU and multi-GPU systems
- Built-in benchmark to measure image processing
speed on specific hardware
- Built-in performance optimizer in Neat
Image Preferences
- More improvements
- Smart Profile: automatically uses two different profiling
methods and selects the better resulting profile for more
accurate noise reduction
- Redesigned graphics elements throughout the plug-in
- Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest
Nikon cameras:
D7000, D3100, P500, P300, P7000, S8100, etc.
Pricing and availabilityNeat Image plug-in for Aperture is available in the following three
editions: - Demo plug-in: free edition with limited
functionality; free; download
This edition demonstrates the capabilities
of Neat Image and can be used to process small images for
non-commercial purposes.
- Home plug-in: supports 8-bit (per channel)
images and processes up to 100 images in one batch; $39.90; purchase
This edition is intended
for home users. Supports 8-bit images
(like JPEGs produced by compact cameras).
- Pro plug-in: supports both 8- and 16-bit
images and supports unlimited batches; $69.90; purchase
This edition is intended for professionals
who process large amounts of images and work with 16-bit
images.
Licenses for non-Demo editions of Neat Image plug-in for Aperture
can be ordered in the Purchase page.
Multi-user licenses are available
with volume discounts. Neat Image plug-in for Aperture can also be purchased in a bundle with
other version(s) of Neat Image. The product is delivered as a digital download.
Upgrading from older versions
Version 7 of the plug-in for Aperture is a free upgrade for registered
users of version 6 of that plug-in. You can use the original license
and download instruction to directly download the new version from the
corresponding download area:- download area of the Pro plug-in
- download area of the Home plug-in
For users of other versions of Neat Image
Caring for our current customers who already use other versions of
Neat Image (for example, Neat Image plug-in
for Photoshop (Mac)), we offer the Aperture plug-in with discounts.
You can find a special offer in the download area of your current version
of Neat Image, or just contact us for more
information. We will be glad to help you.
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January 19, 2009 Neat Image v6 plug-in for ApertureA new product -- new version of Neat Image -- is released:
Neat Image plug-in for Apple Aperture.
This version of Neat Image is designed to work as a filter plug-in
in Aperture 2.1.
The product is based on the noise reduction technology originally
developed in classic versions of Neat Image, and incorporates the
latest changes and improvements of those versions. The quality of
noise reduction and filtration speed is the same high as in the traditional Photoshop
plug-in version of Neat Image for Mac.
The key features of Neat Image plug-in for Aperture: - Latest noise reduction engine
- highest filtration quality
- very good processing speed
- Aperture support
- use Neat Image directly in the latest version of Aperture
- use Neat Image to do Aperture-style batching
- Improved GUI
- Neat Image plug-in's GUI has been redrawn from scratch and includes
many improvements
- Automatic profiling
- using input images (multiple areas of input images are analyzed
automatically)
- using Batch Profiler and Calibration Target
- Improved compatibility
- Neat Image plug-in includes support for newest digital
cameras
(improved metadata/EXIF support
for Nikon D700, D90 and several more new Nikon cameras)
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