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[Only RF]

I just came across this video. I did purchase his video set before Adobe Denoise was introduced. Two step process. Using LrC create a virtual copy. On the first file reduce noise manually for subject and on the second for the background. Send both to PS and blend. No need anymore.

I've also always wondered if Denoising before Sharpening was better than the other way around. Sometimes it's hard to judge. I'll try his method for a while. I also have been using that technique at the end to mask the background and get rid of more noise for quite some time.

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[RedCobra]

Everyone I follow (Kelly, Morganti, Wegener etc.) say Denoise first.
Ps: I never use LrC Denoise as I have DxO PR4. Vastly superior.

 

[Only RF]

I have watched their videos (except Kelly) as well and it has been a mixed bag. As you know when Denoise begins its process it strips all edits and then applies them after the DNG is created. I like using Auto as a start point because I think it does a better job with the RAW file than the new DNG. So doing some basic edits does not hurt anything. You want to stay from masking, healing and other advanced editing.

Steve's video explains that when you apply sharpening, it's not so much about sharpening. It's about masking. When the enhance window opens it shows a preview of what your DNG will look like after it is Denoised. You can also click on it to see what the unedited file looks like.

I have a preset that puts all the Detail Panel settings to zero and have been doing this since Denoise came out. Color and Luminance settings do not matter because the process does not apply those after the DNG is created. That is one exception.

I learned quite a bit from Steve Perry so I'm going to mess around with that for a bit for something to do. Always interesting to try new things.

 

[Only RF]

By the way I have quite a few of Morganti’s videos. I know if I looked hard enough I could find one where he does not set sharpening to 0. I know I’ve seen it.

However as I stated a few basic settings are not going to cause any major issues. It’s just how you choose to view the file in the Enhance window.

 

[Only RF]

Been a while but came across another video covering intersecting masks. I still can't believe how much fun these options are to use. Not sure if this video was previously posted. I also used Color Mixer - Point Color to tune the legs and beak separately. I always apply Auto as well.

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From my Adobe Neutral starting point.

I would not normally go this far but I was able to isolate the subject and then apply a linear mask on the left side.

 

[Only RF]

This presenter did a pretty good job explaining how the Presence sliders work.

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