[HDR-photo] Re: Photomatix and noise

[David Kesner]

2008/9/28 Lambourne Images <info at lambourneimages.co.uk>:
> Doing several test shots, but the noise seems to stem from Details
> Enhancer. Using the Tone Compressor doesn't give the results I'm looking
> for, bit gives vastly reduced noise from the same images.
>
> N.B. All input images very clean noise-wise - it's the Details Enhancer
> which seems to add the noise! - see image

Have you tried ver 3.1 beta 7 which has noise reduction in the HDR
generation function (as well as chromic aberration reduction)? These
are done before tone mapping so would help in Details Enhancer as well
as Tone Compressor.

David W. Kesner
Boise, Idaho, USA