The Neat Image plug-in can be invoked from an image editor to process the selected area in a layer or a channel of the current image. This subsection describes key stages of using the Neat Image plug-in. Since these stages are very similar to the filtration process of the Neat Image standalone version, the stages below are described based on the Filtration process details section.
In the image editor, select a layer (or a channel) in the image that should be processed. In this layer (channel), select an area to be filtered. The whole layer (channel) will be filtered if no area is selected.
Invoke the Neat Image plug-in using the standard way of invoking filter plug-ins in your image editor:
Preparing a device noise profile is done in the same way as with the standalone version of Neat Image. Please see Filtration process details: Step II. Prepare a device noise profile.
This is done in the same way as with the standalone version of Neat Image. Please see Filtration process details: Step III. Adjust noise filter settings.
The Neat Image plug-in will automatically save the device noise profile and filter preset used during the most recent 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 re-doing the stages II-III. Also, you can open the plug-in manually and continue work with the last used parameters.