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DPP4 noise reduction isn't the greatest

lolson1512 — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:02:39 GMT

There are many elements of Canon's DPP4 that I love - especially when you are starting with a RAW file. You can do so many adjustments to your images. But, the noise reduction feature is not the greatest, in my opinion. When I try to reduce noise, say, in my night sky images, it seems to 'smooth over' other items in the photo a bit too much. (Ex - trees) Does this happen to anyone else? In this photo I still ended up with the horizontal lines in the sky even though I thought I had plenty of light in the M50 Pancake lens. I may have to just suck it up and pay for a decent editor. Thanks for any info or opinions!

Re: Noise Reduction on DPP4

shadowsports — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:39:25 GMT

Greetings and Welcome.

I see the softness, but your image looks very nice. Your camera has a limit of the DR its capable of capturing and there is only so much bumping your ISO can do. Its APS-C has smaller photosites packed a little more closely together and thus less light gathering capability. If you enjoy night time photography, a body with a full frame sensor could help.

For more denoise capability in post, take a look at Topaz Photo AI or DxO PhotoLab (my favorite). DPP is my faithful back up when I'm on the road.

Re: Noise Reduction on DPP4

p4pictures — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:59:48 GMT

Also worth a try is the Denoise function in the latest versions of Adobe Camera RAW in both Lightroom and Photoshop. I have found this works remarkably well if you are already a Lightroom or Photoshop user.

Re: Noise Reduction on DPP4

lolson1512 — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:55:31 GMT

Thank you, all good information. I am learning more and more that a full frame camera is the better way to go, I will also check out that DxO. Appreciate it very much!

Re: DPP4 noise reduction isn't the greatest

justadude — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:30:25 GMT

While DDP4 is a nice editor, I agree about the noise reduction not being the best - as well as a couple other features. The newest Lightroom Denoise features offer quite a bit of control. I find it to be the best option for noise on night sky photography.

The downside of course is that it is a subscription plan (vs. DDP4 for free), but if you go for the $9.99/month Photographers Plan you get both Lightroom and Photoshop... as well as Camera Raw, Bridge, and Premier Rush.