Earlier this month, ON1 announced a new state-of-the-art image noise removal software application, ON1 NoNoise AI, that removes luminance and color noise while maintaining as much detail as possible. The company says that recent ON1 NoNoise AI updates quickly and smartly removes image noise “like no other program or application on the market.”

Known for its flagship photo editor ON1 Photo RAW—as well as its series of plug-ins including ON1 Effects, ON1 Resize and ON1 HDR—this product has been in development for quite a while, according toDan Harlacher, VP of Product at ON1.

“We’ve constantly been training the AI models, reviewing results, and comparing those results with other noise removal products out there today. It was no easy task. We knew there was a high bar to clear to say this is the fastest and best product for removing image noise while giving photographers the best results.”

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Ultra-fast live previews will give photographers the speed and results they want with straightforward controls, including an Auto mode that takes user-guided preferences into account. The software integrates with existing workflows and supports the most common photo editors and file formats, including the ability to save DNG raw files to maintain the entire tonal and color range of photos. Other key On1 NoNoise AI updates and features include:

• Fast and easy-to-use controls: ON1 says results can be viewed in a fraction of the time it takes competing apps to produce viewable results. “There are far fewer controls to adjust without the limitation of sacrificing sharpness to reduce image noise,” says Harlacher. “It creates the best user experience for getting impressive results in a very short amount of time.”
  
• AI-based demosaicing: With raw photos comes considerable noise due to the demosaicing process of raw processing and conversion to a standard photo. This step is combined with noise reduction in ON1 NoNoise AI, resulting in better noise reduction while increasing detail and sharpness.
  
• Compatibility: You can open raw photos from more than 800 cameras in ON1 NoNoise AI, including from Fujifilm cameras, and save your images in DNG raw files.
  
• Combine and mask: ON1 NoNoise AI includes the option to combine multiple renditions of a photo along with multiple photos as layers. This will allow customers to use powerful built-in masking tools to blend and combine them at different levels of noise reduction and sharpening on different areas of the photo.
  
• Auto button with user preferences: The Auto button in ON1 NoNoise AI will analyze a photo and determine the correct amount of noise reduction using AI models. Customer preference will also be considered, such as whether the user wants to maintain some grain in an photo or not.
  
• Exclusive progressive sharpening: Includes the ON1 exclusive Progressive Sharpening algorithm to enhance the sharpness and details based on the size of the details in the photo, without the halos and artifacts that other sharpening techniques can create.
  
• Presets: Users can create their own presets but the software also comes with some presets to help photographers get started.
  
• Batch processing: You can batch process an entire folder of images in ON1 NoNoise AI. For each image in a batch, the correct amount of noise reduction and sharpening can be added. You can also copy and paste settings from one photo to another.
  
• Plug-in support: ON NoNoise AI works as a standalone application and as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Capture One, Affinity Photo, Corel Paint Shop Pro and Apple Photos.

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ON1 NoNoise AI will be available mid-June. Owners of On1 Photo RAW 2021 or other 2021 ON1 apps and plug-ins will receive discounted pricing when preordering. For new customers, you can preorder now, for $69.99.

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