Eric Babula wrote:
> I'm planning on purchasing Noise Ninja Pro. But, why would I want to pay
> the extra $10 to get the Plug-In + Standalone, vs just getting the
> Standalone version? Does the Plug-In version do something that the
> Standalone version does not, other than allow me to work within PSE3? I
> don't see it much of a hassle to open NN, do my noise reduction on all
> my pics, then open PSE3 and edit.
>
> But, if there's something I'm missing, please let me know.
I have standalone only. Most of the time, a workflow like what you
describe works fine for me.
Then, every now and then, I decide that I need to hand-optimize the
noise reduction, or use it on one photo in a batch I mostly wasn't using
it on, or something, and I wish I had the plugin too. I don't think
that deal was available when I bought; either that or I saved the $10,
which is quite possible.
> Also, does anyone know if a Profile has been created for the Pentax
> K100D? It doesn't appear on www.picturecode.com/profiles.htm, but maybe
> there's another website that has trustworthy NN Profiles???
It's trivial to create your own; just print out the chart, and
photograph it at the ISO and general settings you mostly care about. I
suspect for low-light work that white balance setting may also be
important. Read and follow their instructions -- remember to defocus
slightly, in particular.
Then go through their profile making process, and let it figure out the
names from the EXIF info.
Of course, if you don't have the camera, this is a bit harder

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