JPEG artifact remover plugin?

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

PaintShopPro has it...
$80

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:26:50 -0500, "n8 skow"
wrote:

PaintShopPro has it...
$80

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

That is a PS plug in? ;o)

There is also Alien Skin Image Doctor plug-ins that can do it as well as other things. Not a bad package for the money.

John

"ZONED!" wrote in message

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:26:50 -0500, "n8 skow"
wrote:

PaintShopPro has it...
$80

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

That is a PS plug in? ;o)

ZONED! wrote:

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:26:50 -0500, "n8 skow"
wrote:

PaintShopPro has it...
$80

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover

plugin >> for Photoshop?

Thanks!

That is a PS plug in? ;o)

It's cheaper than some...

There's only one worth bothering with. Neat Image. and before anyone says anything, no I have no connection with them whatsoever

www.neatimage.com is the url i think

"John Doe" wrote in message

There is also Alien Skin Image Doctor plug-ins that can do it as well as other things. Not a bad package for the money.

John

"ZONED!" wrote in message

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:26:50 -0500, "n8 skow"
wrote:

PaintShopPro has it...
$80

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

That is a PS plug in? ;o)

"Carlos N" wrote in message

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover

plugin

for Photoshop?

Make one yourself, e.g. like this:
- Create a pattern, 8x8 pixels.
- Start with all white, then fill in the 6x6 center with black.

The next steps can be recorded in an action:
- Create a new channel.
- Fill it with the pattern.
- Load the channel as selection.
- Re-activate the RGB channel.

Now experiment to your heart's content with Gaussian Blur and other filters to blur the sharp edges of the 8x8 blocks. If you find a filter that works for you, you can add it to the action you just created. You can even make the action interactive so you can adjust the amount depending on the source image.

Bart

NeatImage is awesome for removing noise. However, the version I have (3) I never found to be good a removing JPG artifacts. For that Alien Skin's is what I like best.

John

Well - for $80, it'd be comparable to one...
=)

n8

That is a PS plug in? ;o)

In article <cepfka$eoc$>,
says...

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

I tried a few of those artifact remover plugins, but not too impressed with them. They all introduce artifacts along the way. If you get too much compression artifact in the original image, no matter what you try, it is not going to work. Kinda like garbage in garbage out.

I sometimes find this technique useful for moderately compressed images. Since not all channels of a JPEG image are compressed the same way, it helps to smooth/correct indvidual channels separately using Gaussian blur or Median filter, then Unsharp mask to bring back the sharpness.

Terry

http://www.PhotoRevamp.com

I think this is a standalone prog...
http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op= viewdownloaddetails&lid=832&ttitle=NoiseWare

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

Sorry I ain't movin even if there is a plugin :-)

Arty Phacting

"n8 skow" wrote in message

PaintShopPro has it...
$80

n8

Any recommendations for a cheap/freeware JPEG artifact remover plugin for Photoshop?

Thanks!

"John Doe" wrote in message

NeatImage is awesome for removing noise. However, the version I have (3) I never found to be good a removing JPG artifacts. For that Alien Skin's is what I like best.

John

Even if it is a very good plugin I ain't removing anywhere :)

Arty