Luminar NEO: How to use the Denoise Tool
Jun 27, 2022
Photography noise is a natural part of photography, and it's often caused by shooting at a high ISO or in low-light situations. That is why a robust noise reduction tool is now a must for every photo editing software. Luminar NEO offers a simple yet powerful noise reduction tool that you can use to get rid of both grain and colour noise with only a few sliders. Learn more about how to remove noise from your photos with the use of the Denoise Tool in our latest blog post.
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In this article:
- What is the Denoise Tool
- Introducing the Denoise Tool sliders
- Getting started with the Denoise Tool
- Video tutorial
- Luminar NEO
What is the Denoise Tool
You may notice unwanted and distracting noise or grain in your image. This is typically caused by shooting photos with a high ISO setting on a digital camera, but it can also be caused by underexposure or a long shutter speed. An entry-level consumer camera is more likely to exhibit noise problems than a professional camera. Fortunately, Luminar NEO offers an easy tool to reduce or remove unwanted noise - The Denoise Tool. This tool is easy to use and allows you to remove the noise from the whole image or from selected areas.
Introducing the Denoise Tool sliders
Luminosity Slider
This slider removes grayscale noise from an image.
Color Slider
This slider removes color noise from an image.
Advanced Settings Section
Boost
This slider increases the strength of the Denoise tool.
Getting started with the Denoise Tool
The Denoise tool is a powerful tool, and most of the time, you can use it wherever you want in your workflow. It will work fine, but in some cases, if you edit the noise too much, or if the noise is not recognized by the tool, the noise reduction might fail. Therefore, our recommendation would be to add the process of removing the noise to the early development part of your editing.
Denoise Tool:
- Open the image in Luminar NEO using the Add Photos button (Cmd/Ctrl + O) in the Catalog module (L).
- Move to the Edit module (E).
- Zoom In to at least 100% percent (Cmd/Ctrl + 1).
- Move to the corners of your photos or the darker areas where the noise is more visible.
- Then, navigate to the Denoise Tool.
- Depending on the type of noise (Grain/Color), use the tool's sliders to remove as much noise as possible.
- Zoom Out regularly during this process to see the overall effect of the tool on your image.
- Use the masking tab to use this tool locally and avoid affecting the entire image.
Denoise Tool video tutorial
Watch the full video tutorial covering all sliders in this tool.
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