Profile Converter

Device noise profiles built with previous versions of Neat Image can, with certain limitations, be used in the current version. Building new profiles directly with the current version is of course preferred (this may potentially provide a higher accuracy) but, if necessary, older profiles can be converted to the new format using the Profile Converter tool.

The Profile Converter is a dedicated tool that can automatically convert several noise profiles built with Neat Image v2.1-3.x to the new format of Neat Image v4.0. Only those profiles can be converted that contain embedded noise samples. Use the Profile Viewer, accessible via the Ctrl-I shortcut or the Profile | Profile Viewer menu item, to check whether a profile contains embedded noise sample.

To convert profiles

1. Select the Tools | Profiler Converter… menu item in the Filtration Job Editor or Filtration Queue window. This will open the Profile Converter window.
   
   
2. In the Profile Converter window, specify the source folder with old profiles and the destination folder where the Profile Converter should save converted device noise profiles. If the source folder contains structured subfolders with profiles then the Profile Converter will re-create the same subfolder structure in the destination folder.
   
   
3. Click the Start button to initiate the conversion process.
   When conversion is finished, the converted noise profiles are saved in the destination folder.
   
   
4. Use the Close button to close the Profile Converter window.
   

As the result, you have a set of converted noise profiles (several new *.DNP files on the disk) that can be directly used in the current version of Neat Image.

If you open an older profile, Neat Image will try to automatically convert it before use. This however takes additional time during opening a profile and it may be better to convert all profiles using the Profile Converter: you apply it once and then use converted profiles with no conversion overhead.