The new DIGITAL GEM Professional Plug-In provides two unique and powerful algorithms: "Coarse/Noise" suppression; and "Fine/Grain, Noise" suppression. Each algorithm is customized for different types of image noise and grain, and each has separate controls associated with it. The "Coarse/Noise" suppression algorithm is very similar to the algorithm used within the original DIGITAL GEM plug-in. This algorithm is very aggressive and works better for more extreme noise problems. The "Fine/Grain, Noise" suppression algorithm is not as aggressive, but is specifically tuned to remove grain problems, as well as noise, while preserving more detail within the image.

Image noise can be caused by a variety of factors – digital camera/scanner CCD/sensor noise, high-speed film grain (from scans), adverse lighting conditions, JPEG compression, and image enlargement. With this plug-in, you can isolate and manage noise/grain in highlight and shadow areas without sacrificing image detail or excessive softening. Create portrait studio quality soft-focus effects, and image sharpening, that surpasses most typical “unsharp mask” filters. Reduce or remove JPEG compression artifacts, as well as line screening patterns from flatbed scans.