Neat Image
To make images look better.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. System requirements
3. Files installed
4. Getting started
5. Contacts
6. Copyright


1. INTRODUCTION

Neat Image is a digital filter application designed to reduce visible noise 
in digital photographic images.

We at Neat Image team aim at offering you the best noise reduction solution 
possible, and we are working hard to make the highest quality noise reducer 
in the world even better.

The key features of the latest version:

Noise Reduction and Image Sharpening
- Advanced Noise Filter to reduce noise and grain in digital images

- Complete control over the filter settings to achieve the desired level 
  of noise reduction

- Smart Sharpening Filter to make images look sharper without amplification 
  of noise

- 16-bit image support to fully utilize capabilities of modern image 
  acquisition devices (Pro and Pro+ only)


Plug-in and Standalone Application
- Photoshop-compatible plug-in to selectively apply noise reduction 
  to layers and channels (Pro+ and Home+ only)

- Standalone application to work directly with image files when an image editor 
  is not available 


Device Noise Profiles
- Automatic Noise Analyzer to build profiles for your camera or scanner

- Batch Profiler to automate profiling with the Calibration Target
 
- Rich set of free ready-made noise profiles in the online profile library

- Profile Matcher for automatic matching of noise profiles to images


Queued Processing
 - Queued processing / batch processing of image series

 - Background processing (images are processed as you prepare a new one)

Preview
 - Embedded preview for any selected image area

 - Preview of filtration results separately for each channel and frequency
   component 

 - Variant Selector for easier adjustment of the filters

 - Full-size comparison of original vs. filtered images


Neat Image is currently produced in five editions: Demo, Home, Home+, 
Pro and Pro+. Demo is a free edition of the software with slightly-limited 
functionality. Home is the edition of Neat Image for home users who only 
have small amounts of images to process. Pro is the edition of Neat Image 
providing professional users with 16-bit image processing and unlimited 
queuing / batching capabilities. In addition to the standalone application 
in the Home and Pro editions, the Home+ and Pro+ editions include the 
Photoshop-compatible plug-in version of the filter.



2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Recommended system configuration to process 6-8-megapixel images:
 - Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP
 - Pentium-III class machine or higher
 - 128 MB RAM or higher
 - True color display, resolution 1024x768 or more


3. FILES INSTALLED
 * NeatImage.exe  -  Neat Image standalone application
 * NeatImage.8bf  -  Neat Image plugin
 * NeatImage.chm  -  Neat Image user guide
 * ReadMe.txt     -  this file
 * WhatsNew.txt   -  what's new in the latest version

 * HowToInstall   -  instructions
   Plugin.txt        how to manually install the plug-in

 * Legal.txt      -  legal information regarding Neat Image

 * PRESETS\*.*    -  several noise filter presets


4. GETTING STARTED
To learn how to use Neat Image please start from this page:
    http://www.neatimage.com/howtos.html
   

5. CONTACTS
We very much appreciate your opinion on Neat Image. Please let us know what 
you think about the program. Also, feel free to ask questions regarding 
Neat Image. To share you opinion or receive support regarding Neat Image 
please use any of the following means:

E-mail
 - info@neatimage.com 
   (for general inquiries)
   
 - support@neatimage.com
   (for any inquiries regarding use of Neat Image)

 - sales@neatimage.com
   (for any inquiries regarding purchase of Neat Image software)

Neat Image community forum
 - http://www.neatimage.net/forum/
   support - help - questions and answers - 
   - sharing experience and opinions - feedback - suggestions

Web page
 - http://www.neatimage.com


6. COPYRIGHT
Neat Image  Copyright (C) 1999-2006 ABSoft. All rights reserved.
