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NeatImage plugin not recognized
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:07 pm
by 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?
Special folder
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:15 pm
by Clo
darrask
Hello !
• Maybe could you place it in
…<XnView_Folder>\8bf\Harrys Filter\ ?
• Just a though…
KR, cordialement,
Claude
Clo
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:26 pm
by darrask
Thanks, I tried that one but still no trace of Neatimage either...
Or where SHOULD I find it?
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:25 pm
by 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.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:12 pm
by 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!
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:15 am
by XnTriq
darrask wrote: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.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:41 am
by 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.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:05 pm
by XnTriq
Some free alternatives to Neat Image:
Michael Almond:
Noise Reduction Tool Comparison
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:45 am
by 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!
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:24 am
by darrask
thanks a lot! But I think there already is batch processing in NeatImage, now.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:50 pm
by XnTriq
darrask wrote: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...
