NeatImage plugin not recognized

[darrask]

Hello,
It is mentioned that Neat Image (excellent noise reduction software) supports the integration in XnView as a plugin, even the demo version. However, after download of the demo version 5.9 and installation of the NeatImage.8bf plugin in the "Plugin" directory of XnView, I found no trace of the existence of this plugin. Nothing in filters, nowhere.
Does someone have a clue? How do you use NeatImage in Xnview?

[Clo]

darrask

Hello !

• Maybe could you place it in …<XnView_Folder>\8bf\Harrys Filter\ ?

• Just a though…

KR, cordialement,
Claude
Clo

[darrask]

Thanks, I tried that one but still no trace of Neatimage either...
Or where SHOULD I find it?

[XnTriq]

Go to Tools » Options... » System integration » Adobe Plugins » Plugin 8bf » Add..., navigate to the Neat Image installation folder (typically: C:\Program Files\Neat Image\) and click OK.
You may have to restart XnView for these settings to take effect.

• Neat Image user guide: Installing the plug-in into an image editor
• XnView Forum
  • FAQ: Integrating Adobe filters
  • 8BF Plugins aren't listed

[darrask]

Thank you so much!
I would never have had the idea of installing and opening it as an adobe photoshop plugin, as it isn't, but it works just fine now!

[XnTriq]

I would never have had the idea of installing and opening it as an adobe photoshop plugin, as it isn't, but it works just fine now!

Hi darrask

Well, it's actually both of the above: It comes as a standalone application (NeatImage.exe) and an Adobe Photoshop compatible plug-in (NeatImage.8bf). Both files should be in your Neat Image installation folder.

[darrask]

OK, I get the idea, thank you.
However, after using it a little, I find the way to use it a little unpractical: it is superfluous to ask the user to confirm his choice in the reappearing plugin manager window after having applied the filter to the whole image.

[XnTriq]

Some free alternatives to Neat Image:

• Imagenomic: Noiseware Community Edition Standalone
• Ronnie Kroonenberg: Picture cooler
• Guillermo Luijk: Zero Noise
• Etienne Monneret: NDNoise (Java)
• Polaroid: Dust & Scratch Removal Utility

Michael Almond: Noise Reduction Tool Comparison

[XnTriq]

• TawbaWare: NeatBatch (Freeware)
  A “batch-processing” assistant for ABSoft's very popular image noise reduction software.
• IsoChroma: Neat Batch
  Neat Batch creates a DOS batch file which, when executed, automatically sends an entire numeric range of files to Neat Image in the sequence you specify. The files are converted, and output to the name and folder you want, in the format you want!

[darrask]

thanks a lot! But I think there already is batch processing in NeatImage, now.

[XnTriq]

thanks a lot! But I think there already is batch processing in NeatImage, now.

And I was wondering why these utilities are no longer maintained...

Neat Image supports batch processing starting from the version 2.0 of Neat Image.

Batch processing is also possible with Neat Image plug-in used via Photoshop actions and Photoshop batching mechanism.