Noise Removal the better way (Photoshop)

[NikhilVerma]

Noise Removal the better way

I know that most of you people would think that there is a despecle feature in Photoshop.

Well this method provides better results!

Step 1: Open the Image
Step 2: Convert the Image to Lab Colour by Image --> Mode --> Lab Color
Step 3: Goto the channels pallete and select Channel "a"
Step 4: Filter --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur (5px)
Step 5: Now select Channel "b"
Step 6: Filter --> Blur --> Gaussian Blur (5px)
Step 7: Now select Channel "Lightness"
Step 8: Filter --> Noise --> Despecle
Step 9: Image --> Mode --> RGB Color

Here is the difference...

Original Image
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/8515/13co.jpg

After Normal Despecle (Coloured Spots)
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/7148/21rb.jpg

Using my Method (No spots)
http://img184.exs.cx/img184/408/37oa.jpg


Any comments are most welcome

[goobimama]

you have saved me from deleting all my underexposed pictures dude! too good.

[maximus999]

tried it really good...........wanna ask something..novice here..........whenever i save an image a window opens ahwing various options........quality:high.low/maximum etc.and size quality...14.4kbps/28kbps.....till 1.5 mbps etc<------confused as to what to select..........whats the better option.....I have AdobePhotoshop CS.....

[NikhilVerma]

First of all the 14.4/28/.../2MBps is just to tell you the approx time the file will take to download on a specific internet connection... Has nothing to do with compression...


Then the quality is the quality of an image... The higher the quality the higher the clarity but higher the filesize...

Better option would be 6~8... But photoshop is a poor compressor of files... So better use ACDSee to compress files after they have been saved in Photoshop...

[maximus999]

Thanx for the reply