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- Neat Image
- To make images look better.
-
- CONTENTS
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. System requirements
- 3. Files installed
- 4. Getting started
- 5. Contacts
- 6. Copyright
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
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- Neat Image is a digital filter application designed to reduce visible noise
- in digital photographic images.
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- We at Neat Image team aim at offering you the best noise reduction solution
- possible, and we are working hard to make the highest quality noise reducer
- in the world even better.
-
- The key features of the latest version:
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- Noise Reduction and Image Sharpening
- - Advanced Noise Filter to reduce noise and grain in digital images
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- - Complete control over the filter settings to achieve the desired level
- of noise reduction
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- - Smart Sharpening Filter to make images look sharper without amplification
- of noise
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- - 16-bit image support to fully utilize capabilities of modern image
- acquisition devices (Pro and Pro+ only)
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- Plug-in and Standalone Application
- - Photoshop-compatible plug-in to selectively apply noise reduction
- to layers and channels (Pro+ and Home+ only)
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- - Standalone application to work directly with image files when an image editor
- is not available
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- Device Noise Profiles
- - Automatic Noise Analyzer to build profiles for your camera or scanner
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- - Batch Profiler to automate profiling with the Calibration Target
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- - Rich set of free ready-made noise profiles in the online profile library
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- - Profile Matcher for automatic matching of noise profiles to images
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- Queued Processing
- - Queued processing / batch processing of image series
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- - Background processing (images are processed as you prepare a new one)
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- Preview
- - Embedded preview for any selected image area
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- - Preview of filtration results separately for each channel and frequency
- component
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- - Variant Selector for easier adjustment of the filters
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- - Full-size comparison of original vs. filtered images
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- Neat Image is currently produced in five editions: Demo, Home, Home+,
- Pro and Pro+. Demo is a free edition of the software with slightly-limited
- functionality. Home is the edition of Neat Image for home users who only
- have small amounts of images to process. Pro is the edition of Neat Image
- providing professional users with 16-bit image processing and unlimited
- queuing / batching capabilities. In addition to the standalone application
- in the Home and Pro editions, the Home+ and Pro+ editions include the
- Photoshop-compatible plug-in version of the filter.
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- 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Recommended system configuration to process 2-3-megapixel images:
- - Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP
- - Pentium-III class machine or higher
- - 128 MB RAM or higher
- - True color display, resolution 1024x768 or more
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- 3. FILES INSTALLED
- * NeatImage.exe - Neat Image standalone application
- * NeatImage.8bf - Neat Image plugin (in Pro+ and Home+ only)
- * NeatImage.chm - Neat Image user guide
- * ReadMe.txt - this file
- * WhatsNew.txt - what's new in the latest version
- * Legal.txt - legal information regarding Neat Image
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- * PRESETS\*.* - several noise filter presets
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- 4. GETTING STARTED
- To learn how to use Neat Image please start from this page:
- http://www.neatimage.com/howtos.html
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- 5. CONTACTS
- We very much appreciate your opinion on Neat Image. Please let us know what
- you think about the program. Also, feel free to ask questions regarding
- Neat Image. To share you opinion or receive support regarding Neat Image
- please use any of the following means:
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- E-mail
- - info@neatimage.com
- (for general inquiries)
-
- - support@neatimage.com
- (for any inquiries regarding use of Neat Image)
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- - sales@neatimage.com
- (for any inquiries regarding purchase of Neat Image software)
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- Neat Image community forum
- - http://www.neatimage.net/forum/
- support - help - questions and answers -
- - sharing experience and opinions - feedback - suggestions
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- Web page
- - http://www.neatimage.com
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- 6. COPYRIGHT
- Neat Image Copyright (C) 1999-2004 ABSoft. All rights reserved.
-