May 14, 2008

• Version 5.9 of Neat Image /Win

  This update of Neat Image /Win adds support for new image editors and fixes several problems reported by users:
  
  
  • Added support for CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 / Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4
    
  • Added support for Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
    
    
  • Improved compatibility with several new Samsung digital cameras
    
    
  • Several other corrections and bug fixes
    
    Please see the history of changes for more details.
    
    
    
  Registered users of Neat Image may want to download the latest versions of corresponding Neat Image editions.
  
  
  Download Neat Image v5.9 /Win

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if you are a registered user of Neat Image Pro edition /Win please use your license to log on to
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if you are not registered yet please download Neat Image Demo /Win


 

• New noise profile sets

  Many new profile sets have been recently 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.

June 11, 2007

• Version 5.8 of Neat Image /Win

  This version of Neat Image offers the following improvements:
  
  
  • Plug-in support for the following image editors:
    
    • Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS3 Extended
      • Added support for smart filters in CS3
        
        
    • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3
      
    • CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 12
      
      
  • Improved support for Nikon D40/D40X and several more new Nikon camera models
    
  • Improved support for images produced by Nikon D1H with firmware version 1.10
    
    
  • Improved accuracy of profile matching
    
    
  • Improved accuracy of masking in Neat Image plug-in for Photoshop
    
    
  • Improved compatility of Neat Image's online help with Windows Vista
    
    
  • Several other issues reported have been resolved as well
    
    Please see the history of changes for more details.
    

 

September 26, 2006

• Version 5.6 of Neat Image /Win

  This version better supports metadata in images produced by new Nikon digital cameras: Nikon D80, D2Hs, D2Xs and more.
  
  Also, Neat Image 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.
  
  Neat Image plug-in now directly supports new versions of the following image editors:
  
  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
  • Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI
  • Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006

 

May 14, 2006

• Version 5.4 of Neat Image /Win

  This update provides better support for Pentax cameras, improves the plug-in version of the filter and incorporates several technical improvements.

December 23, 2005

• New product from makers of Neat Image: Neat Video v1.0

ABSoft is pleased to announce the release a new line of digital noise reduction products: Neat Video.

Neat Video is a filter designed to reduce visible noise and grain in digital video sequences. Neat Video is based on the technology developed in the Neat Image project. Neat Image has been setting the standard in image noise reduction for several years already and we hope that Neat Video will be just as successful in the field of video processing.

Neat Video utilizes advanced noise reduction algorithms that take into account noise characteristics of particular video capturing devices. This allows Neat Video to draw a clear distinction between noise and details in individual video frames and to reduce only noise elements. In addition, Neat Video offers a powerful temporal filter to further reduce noise and grain by analysing consequent frames.

Neat Video is specifically developed with modern video processing in mind. Neat Video fits into common video procesing workflows based on such well-known tools as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and VirtualDub.

Pricing and Availability

Neat Video currently is only available for the Windows platform as a plug-in for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro and VirtualDub. Mac versions of Neat Video are currently being developed too.

Neat Video v1.0 for each of the supported plug-in hosts (After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, VirtualDub) is available in two editions:

• Neat Video Demo plug-in; available for free
  
• Neat Video Pro plug-in; available at US$99.90 (a single-user license; volume licensing is also available)

Please find more information about Neat Video at its webpage: www.neatvideo.com

October 14, 2005

• Version 5.2 of Neat Image /Win

New version of Neat Image /Win introduces:

• Full support for dual-core and multi-core processors
  Neat Image is now able to utilize all available processors when processing each image, which in effect makes filtration 1.5-1.9 times faster on dual-core systems and even faster on multi-core machines (this is especially beneficial in the plug-in version of the filter)
  
  
• Support for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Corel Paint Shop Pro X
  Neat Image Home+ and Pro+ edition will automatically install the plug-in into these new versions of popular image editors

New version of Neat Image also provides better compatibility with images saved by Picasa and fixes several issues reported by Neat Image users.

May 23, 2005

• Neat Image v5.0 /Win

Improving the de facto standard, ABSoft introduces the next generation noise reduction solution

Neat 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 v5.0 /Win.

New in Neat Image v5.0 /Win is significantly improved quality and efficiency of noise reduction, stronger integration with the latest image editors and enhanced usability.

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.

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.

Keeping up with ever increasing megapixel ratings of the modern digital cameras, 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. Neat Image version 5.0 works 2.0-2.5 times faster than the version 4.0.

Supporting the software environment used by many professionals, the plug-in versions of Neat Image /Win have been made fully compatible with the latest generation of the industry standard image editor: Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Windows. Neat Image noise reduction is directly integrated in a workflow based on Photoshop filters, plug-ins and actions.

New Neat Image also includes numerous usability improvements (profile quality indicators, improved image viewers), new features (preset matching, new command line format) and 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 /Win runs in Windows as a standalone application and a Photoshop-compatible plug-in. Neat Image /Mac is also available.

Pricing and Availability

Neat Image v5.0 /Win is available in several editions, from the basic Home edition to the most feature-rich Pro+ edition:

• Home edition is a standalone version for home users who process small number of images; available at US$29.90
  
• Home+ edition additionally includes the Photoshop-compatible plug-in; available at US$49.90
  
• Pro edition supports 16-bit image processing and unlimited queuing / batching capabilities; available at US$59.90
  
• Pro+ edition additionally includes the Photoshop-compatible action-enabled plug-in; available at US$74.90

Volume licensing and special pricing is available as well.

Upgrading from previous versions

Caring for people who already use Neat Image /Win, ABSoft makes the new version available to the currently registered users of the previous versions at no extra cost. Each registered user may directly use his/her license to download the latest version of the corresponding Neat Image edition.

Please find more information about new features and improvements in Neat Image v5.0 /Win in the history of changes.

Also please see a comment about using noise profiles built with older versions of Neat Image /Win.

March 12, 2005

• Version 4.5 of Neat Image /Win

  This update improves compatibility of Neat Image with some multi-monitor systems, provides better support for Nikon cameras and fixes several bugs and issued reported by Neat Image users.

November 25, 2004

• Version 4.4 of Neat Image /Win

  This update adds installer support for new versions of Photoshop Elements and Paint Shop Pro and fixes three bugs recently reported by Neat Image users.

September 26, 2004

• Version 4.32 of Neat Image /Win

  This update fixes two issues reported by Neat Image users.