Macphun Noiseless Review

Performance
Noise is something that can ruin an otherwise good photo, so it’s great to have a simple and easy to use option to get rid of some of that via Noiseless Pro.
How much noise reduction you apply will generally be down to how much of an impact the noise is having on the shot in the first place, with lower levels of noise requiring a lighter touch.
The amount of noise you apply will also likely depend on the type of shot you’re working with - for instance if it’s a night landscape, with large swathes of sky, the overall impression is fantastic if you use something like Moderate or Strong - but you will see if you look closely at 100%, there can be quite a lot of detail removed.
You can use a lighter noise reduction setting to retain some of that detail if that’s proving to be problematic though, and the ability to fine tune the settings gives you lots of control and scope for finding the ideal reduction setting. If you’re likely to only be printing or sharing your images at normal (A4 or less) sizes, it’s a very handy tool indeed - especially if you’re not able to shoot at low ISOs to begin with.
It’s better, if possible, as with most photo editing, if you can work with the raw format files, as JPEG images will already have some degree of noise reduction applied to them. If you are concerned with exactly how and what details are preserved, working with the raw files allows you to do this.
Conclusion
MacPhun is very excited about this software, and it’s easy to see why. It does a great job of reducing noise and leaving an overall great impression with your images. If you have a lot of images where noise is proving to be problematic, it’s a great piece of software.
It’s also nice to have something that can be used by amateurs and pros alike - beginners to photo editing will find this software very easy to get to grips, while the fine tuning of different settings will be appreciated by those with a little more experience.
As the software only offers one function (to remove noise), it’s not really something you can use on its own, so you will need other photo editing software to work with, something to consider if you’re looking for something to be a complete solution.
Users of Photoshop should also find this great to use too, it’s a handy little plugin to use as part of your post production workflow, and it fits in seamlessly with using your existing software.
Ratings (out of 5) | |
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Design | 4 |
Features | 3 |
Ease-of-use | 4.5 |
Value for money | 3.5 |
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