Noise Reduction - tools comparison

The traditional conclussive article with the comparative table of each program parameters. The comparison only shows what tool a program has and what it doesn’t. Quality is not evaluated here at all.

	Neat Image	Noise Buster	Noise Ninja	Noise Reduction Pro	Image Doctor
Noise Profile
User Presets
Use of Channels
Color specific reduction
Luma noise
Chroma noise
Sharpening (Unsharp Mask)
Microdetail
Fade (mix of original and result)
Deblocking
Touch Up tools

As you see almost every program has some unique tool or a number of tools. The richest in this respect is Noise Ninja, the purest - Noise Reduction Pro. But as you surely know the number of tools and possibility cannot help much if the algorythm is not working good.