Neat Image user guide / Device noise profiles / Preparing a profile set for different device modes

Stage II. Building individual profiles

To build individual profiles for the profile set, you can either use the standard profiling procedure described earlier, or employ a special Neat Image tool - the Batch Profiler.

Using standard profiling procedure

To build individual profiles using the standard profiling procedure, follow the guidelines of the Building profile for a device mode section. Using those guidelines, you can build a new profile for every combination of the device mode parameters as listed in the Stage I. As a result, you obtain a set of noise profiles (several *.DNP files on the disk) that have to be structured in the Stage III and and documented in the Stage IV.

 

Using Batch Profiler

The Batch Profiler is a dedicated tool that can automatically build several noise profiles using shots or scans of the Calibration Target (the Batch Profiler is not for regular images). To use this tool, prepare several shots (scans) of the Calibration Target and analyze them all at once with the Batch Profiler.

1. Preparing set of images of the Calibration Target

To prepare shot or scan of the Calibration Target for every combination of device mode parameters, please follow the two initial steps of Stage I. Case of building a profile using the Calibration Target:

Step 1. Preparing the Calibration Target

Step 2. Preparing a shot or scan of the Calibration Target

Do the Step 2 for every combination of device parameters in your list. Then place all resulting image files to a new folder (and its subfolders if necessary) on the disk, for example:
C:\Target Images\*.JPG

2. Preparing profiles

To prepare profiles using the images of the Calibration Target:

1. Select Tools | Batch Profiler… menu item in the Filtration Job Editor or Filtration Queue window. This will open the Batch Profiler window.
   
   
2. In the Batch Profiler window, specify the folder with images of the Calibration Target and the folder where the Batch Profiler should save prepared device noise profiles.
   
   
3. Click the Start button to initiate profiling process.
   When profiling is finished, new noise profiles are saved in the selected target folder.
   
   
4. Use the Close button to close the Batch Profiler window.
   

As the result, you have a set of noise profiles (several *.DNP files on the disk) that have to be structured in the Stage III.Structuring profile set and and documented in the Stage IV. Documenting profile set.

 

Stage I :: Stage II :: Stage III :: Stage IV