Neat Image plug-in
for Photoshop
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| May 29, 2013 Neat Image 7.4 plug-in is available
Neat Image 7.4 update adds support for Photoshop
CC and for new AMD GPU: Radeon HD 7950 Mac.
This version includes the following changes and improvements:
- Added support for Adobe Photoshop CC (older versions
of Photoshop remain supported as well)
- Added support for new Mac-compatible GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac
Other supported AMD/ATI cards:- ATI Radeon HD 5770/5870;
- AMD Radeon HD 6750M/6770M/6970M;
- Some other models of AMD/ATI cards (please directly try
the plug-in or contact support to verify).
- Added support for new NVidia GPUs with CUDA Compute Capability 3.5
(such as GeForce GTX Titan and Tesla K20)
- Improved Navigator panel (adjustable in menu Tools > Navigator)
- Improved compatibility with OSX 10.8
- Several bugs have been fixed
Updating from 7.x to 7.4 This update is free for licensed users of the version 7 of Neat Image
plug-in for Photoshop (Mac).
Please use your v7 license to log on to the corresponding download area:
Upgrading from older versions
The new major version 7 (and its minor updates like 7.4) of Neat Image
plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) is either paid or free upgrade, depending
on the previously purchased version. Please find more details in the version
upgrade page. 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 are very grateful to 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 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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Nov 14, 2012 Neat Image 7.3 adds GPU acceleration on AMD/ATI cards
Neat Image 7.3 update introduces direct support for
GPU-based acceleration on AMD/ATI video cards via OpenCL.
Earlier in version 7.0, Neat Image added CUDA-based acceleration for
NVidia GPUs.
Starting with the 7.3 update, Neat Image can also use some computation-capable
AMD/ATI cards through the OpenCL interface.
The updated Neat Image 7.3 plug-in for Photoshop includes:
- Added support for AMD/ATI GPUs (GPU acceleration is now possible
with both NVidia and AMD/ATI cards)
The following AMD/ATI GPUs are supported (Mac OSX 10.7.0 or newer
is required):- ATI Radeon HD 5770/5870;
- AMD Radeon HD 6750M/6770M/6970M;
- Some other models of AMD/ATI cards (please directly try the
plug-in or contact support to verify)
Note: Using the latest models of AMD GPUs is recommended for
the best performance.
- Added support for Photoshop Elements 11
- Better support for GraphicConverter
- New Navigator panel to quickly locate image areas using a thumbnail
display
- Minor corrections in the reduced brightness color theme
- More accurate GPU speed measurements (in Optimize and Benchmark)
- Improved support for OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
- Several minor issues and bugs have been fixed
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May 5, 2011 Neat Image v7 plug-in for Photoshop (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 Photoshop includes
the following changes and improvements: - Higher performance: the first GPU-accelerated version
of Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop
- 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
- Support for 32-bit per channel images (in Pro plug-in,
in addition to 8-bit and 16-bit ones) to enable HDR post-processing
workflows
- Smart Profile: automatically uses two different profiling
methods and selects the better resulting profile for more
accurate noise reduction
- Improved metadata (EXIF) compatibility with the latest
Nikon cameras:
D7000, D3100, P500, P300, P7000, S8100, etc.
- Added support for Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0
Pricing and availabilityNeat Image plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) is available in 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; $39.90; purchase
This edition is intended
for home users. Supports 8-bit images (like JPEGs produced by compact
cameras).
The perfect match for Photoshop Elements.
- Pro plug-in: supports 8-bit, 16-bit
and 32-bit images and works in Photoshop actions and smart filters; $79.90; purchase
This edition is intended
for professionals who process large amounts of images and work with
high-bitdepth images.
The best choice for the full version of Photoshop.
Licenses for non-Demo editions of Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop
can be ordered in the Purchase page.
Multi-user licenses are available
with volume discounts. Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) 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
The new major version 7 of the plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) is either
paid or free upgrade, depending on the previously purchased version. Please find more details in the version
upgrade page.
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March 21, 2007 Universal Binary version of Neat Image released Neat Image v4.3 plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) Universal Binary is
now officially released.
This is the first universal binary release
of Neat Image, which means Neat Image now natively supports both Intel
and PowerPC Macs. Neat Image can now run at full speed on Intel Macs
in the native version of Photoshop CS3 without need for Rosetta emulation.
Enjoy the full speed of Intel-based image processing possible with new
Macs!
The new version of Neat Image plug-in now also supports smart filters
- a new feature of Photoshop CS3.
Besides Photoshop CS3, this versions supports Photoshop CS2, CS, 7.0
and Photoshop Elements 5, 4, 3, 2.
Also, several minor bugs have been corrected in this version. Please
see the history of changes for more details.
We thank all the people who downloaded, tested and reported issues discovered
in the earlier beta version of the universal binary. Thank you very much
for your help!
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February 5, 2007 Beta-testing of Neat Image v4.3 plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) Universal
Binary
We conduct a public beta-testing of the new version of Neat Image plug-in
for Photoshop (Mac). This is the first version of the noise reduction
tool released as a universal binary, which means it natively supports
and can run at full speed on both Intel and PowerPC Macs when used with
a universal binary plug-in host.
In addition, this new version of Neat Image plug-in supports Adove Photoshop
CS3 beta, so you can test CS3 and Neat Image together and enjoy the full
speed of Intel-based image processing possible with new Macs.
We expect this beta version to be stable and free of bugs. However, if
you are not willing to take any chances please wait until the beta testing
is finished and v4.3 is officially released.If you decide to download and test the beta version and then discover
any kind of bug or issue please report it using the bug
report form. We will try to promptly resolve all reported issues
to make the release of v4.3 closer. Please note: this beta version supports PS CS3 beta and PS CS2 9.0.2
only. If you use PS CS2 9.0 then you have to update CS2 to version 9.0.2.
Support for other plug-in hosts is not available in the current beta
version. Update: the beta-testing has been successfully completed
and the new version of Neat Image has been released.
We thank all the people who downloaded, tested and reported issues in
the beta version of the universal binary. Thank you very much for your
help!
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October 15, 2006 Version 4.2 of Neat Image (Mac)- This version better supports metadata in images produced by new
Nikon digital cameras: Nikon D80, D2Hs, D2Xs and more
- Neat Image plug-in now works better with many Canon cameras (more
accurate reading of ISO values in Auto mode)
- Noise profiling has been improved: Auto Profile now selects better
areas for noise analysis producing higher-quality profiles
Also, several bugs have been corrected. Please see the history
of changes for more details.
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May 6, 2006 Version 4.1 of Neat Image (Mac)
This update improves support for Pentax cameras in general and fixes
a bug in the plug-in related to profiles for some Pentax cameras.
Many new noise profile sets have been published in the profile
library
We thank all the contributors who build new profiles for the community
of Neat Image users.
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March 14, 2006 Neat Image v4.0 plug-in for Photoshop (Mac)
Neat Image v4.0 is more automated and user-friendlyThe new features and improvementes in Neat Image v4.0: - Profile matching
to automatically select noise profiles most suitable to process different
input images
Neat Image plug-in can now automatically
select the best matching profile based on the EXIF data stored in
noise profiles and in current input image. Most profiles available
in the profile library are ready for
profile matching. New noise profiles built in Neat Image v4.0 plug-in
(Mac) can also be used by profile matching.
Use the Match indicator in the main plug-in window and dedicated
Image-Profile Match Details window to control the degree of match
between the current noise profile and input image. - Profile viewer
to see all profile details and to describe the mode of the profiled
imaging device
Use the Profile viewer to check the profile's noise levels. This
can be used to evaluate noise properties of different modes of
your camera or scanner: noisy device modes show higher noise levels
in the Profile viewer.
Use the Profile viewer to describe device mode when building a
new profile set for your camera or scanner.
Use the Quality indicator in the main plug-in window to control
the quality of current noise profile. Using a high-quality profile
leads to more accurate noise reduction.
- Improved image viewer
to easier control an input image and faster select an area of interest
A set of keyboard shortcuts to control the
image viewer in the plug-in (see the history
of changes for mode details).Double-click in an image area quickly brings the selection to
the area (in the Profiling mode).
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January 12, 2006 Version 3.11 of Neat Image (Mac)
This update fixes two issues reported by Neat Image users.
Many new noise profile sets have been published in the profile
library
We thank all the contributors who build new profiles for the community
of Neat Image users.
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November 11, 2005 Version 3.1 of Neat Image (Mac)New version of Neat Image (Mac) introduces full support for dual-processor and multi-processor
Macs.
Neat Image is now able to utilize all available processors on multi-processor
computers when processing each image. This makes image processing 1.5-1.9
times faster on dual-processor computers and even faster on multi-processor
machines.
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August 5, 2005 Version 3.02 of Neat Image (Mac)
This update improves action/batch processing support and fixed two bugs
discovered by Neat Image users.
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July 6, 2005 Version 3.01 of Neat Image (Mac)
This update improves support for very large images and fixes a bug reported
by Neat Image users.
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May 23, 2005 Improving the de facto standard, ABSoft introduces the next
generation noise reduction solutionNeat Image team, ABSoft, is pleased to announce the introduction of
a new generation of its noise reduction solution for digital photography
that inherits and refines the highest quality and efficiency traditionally
delivered by Neat Image: Neat Image v3.0 (Mac) Renowned for its noise reduction quality, Neat Image is used by photographers
all over the world as a tool that turns noisy photos and grainy scans
into clean and neat digital images. New in Neat Image v3.0 (Mac) is significantly improved quality and efficiency
of noise reduction, stronger integration with the latest image editors
and enhanced usability. Realizing the critical importance of high-quality noise reduction in
low light (night, indoors) and high speed (sport, action) photography,
new Neat Image employs significantly enhanced and optimized noise reduction
algorithms. These algorithms use refined device noise profiles to more
accurately reflect camera or scanner characteristics and to draw a more
clear distinction between noise and details in digital images. In effect,
the noise reduction quality is greatly improved, especially
in cases of strong noise and compression artifacts: more true noise is
reduced and more real image details are preserved. New Neat Image incorporates a more efficient implementation of all
image processing procedures which makes both profiling and noise reduction
faster than in the previous generation of Neat Image. Supporting the software environment used by many professionals, Neat
Image plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) have been made fully compatible with
the latest generation of the industry standard image editor: Adobe Photoshop
CS2 for Mac. Neat Image noise reduction is directly integrated in a workflow
based on Photoshop filters, plug-ins and actions. New Neat Image (Mac) also offers a user-controlled profiling method,
auto fine-tuning function, re-designed graphic user interface with larger
preview as well as many optimizations of the underlying algorithms.
Background
Since the beginning of the digital imaging era, digital noise and digitized
film grain have always been unwelcome parts of many digital photos and
scans because of imperfect physical nature of the underlying light-capturing
processes. While the hardware manufactures have always been trying to
improve these processes, Neat Image software is designed to work with
the available output produced by the modern hardware: noisy high ISO
digital shots and scans of grainy film. Neat Image greatly improves the
visual quality of such digital images by reducing the objectionable noise
and grain and at the same time preserving the real image details.
Neat Image was initially introduced to the market in 2001 and quickly
became the de facto standard in noise reduction for digital photography
thanks to the top quality of noise reduction delivered by the tool. The top quality noise reduction has been made possible by using device
noise profiles – a novel concept originally introduced by
Neat Image. A device noise profile is a reusable analysis of noise
properties of an image acquisition device. Using device noise profiles
in effect makes Neat Image processing custom-tailored to an imaging
device and therefore makes noise reduction more accurate. Neat Image (Mac) runs in Mac OSX as a Photoshop-compatible plug-in.
Windows version is also available.
Pricing and Availability
Neat Image v3.0 (Mac) is available in Pro and Demo editions: - Pro plug-in provides all the features of Neat Image (Mac) without
limitations
- Demo plug-in is a freeware edition of the software with slightly-limited
functionality
Volume licensing and special pricing is available as
well.
Upgrading from previous versionsCaring for people who already use Neat Image Pro plug-in (Mac), ABSoft
makes the new version available to the currently registered users of
the previous version at no extra cost. Registered users of Neat
Image (Mac) may directly use their licenses to download the latest versions
of the software. Please find more information about new features and improvements in
Neat Image v3.0 (Mac) in the history of changes.
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April 30, 2005 Photoshop CS2 compatibility improved in Neat Image v2.23 plug-in
for Photoshop (Mac)
This update improves compatibility of Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop
(Mac) with the new version of Adobe Photoshop in two ways:
- The installer now supports Photoshop CS2: it automatically puts
the Neat Image plug-in to this new version of Photoshop;
- The preview inside the Neat Image plug-in (v2.22 and earlier) that
did not function properly under Photoshop CS2 is now fixed. Neat
Image v2.23 shows preview correctly in Photoshop CS2.
Registered users of Neat Image Pro plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) may directly
use their licenses to download the latest
version of the software.
If you are new to Neat Image please try the Demo
plug-in for Photoshop (Mac). We contunie to work on more improvements to make the Mac version of
the plug-in better.
The next major update will include several GUI modifications suggested
by users of Neat Image (Mac). New functionality will also be added to
make profiling process more controlled and accurate.
Please share with us your opinion of Neat Image and your ideas of what
can be done to make it better and more useful in your Photoshop work.
We carefully listen to all opinions and try to implement the ideas you
suggest. You are welcome in the Neat
Image community forum. Or send us an e-mail.
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March 10, 2005 Neat Image v2.2 plug-in for Photoshop (Mac)
This update improves compatibility of Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop
(Mac) with older versions of Photoshop running in OSX in Classic mode.
Two other improvements and bug fixed are implemented as well.
Registered users of Neat Image Pro plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) may use
their licenses to download the latest
version of the software.
If you are new to Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop (Mac) please try the Demo
plug-in for Photoshop (Mac).
New noise profile sets are availableMany new noise profiles have been sent in by kind Neat Image users. Please participate in building profiles for new digital cameras and
share your sets of profiles with the community.
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January 14, 2004 Neat Image v2.1 plug-in for Photoshop (Mac)
This update introduces Photoshop action support and fixes several bugs
discovered since the first release.
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November 1, 2004 Neat Image v2.0 plug-in for Photoshop (Mac)
Finally, Neat Image is available on Mac platform too! This is the first public release of Neat Image for Mac. Neat Image for Mac is currently in the stage of active development.
We are working hard to provide the Mac version with even more advanced
functionality to match that of the original Windows version of Neat Image.
The qualit of noise reduction is already as high as in the Window version. Early adopters of Neat Image (Mac) will benefit from the introductory
license price (it is temporarily lowered) and will get free upgrade to
the next major version of Neat Image for Mac. Main features available in Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop (Mac): - Latest Neat Image noise reduction engine
- highest filtration quality
- very good processing speed
- Automatic profiling
- using input images
- using Calibration Target
- 16-bit image support
- to fully utilize capabilities of modern image acquisition devices
- Profile library
- rich set of free ready-made noise profiles available online
Thank you for supporting Neat Image development!
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