Ximagic Denoiser

TODO

• Anisotropic cancel process
• Drag in preview
• Priority Support Paint Shop Pro command sequence.
• Priority Partial evaluation for preview. Actually the whole image is processed.
• Priority Version for Mac (Intel).

Changelog

v 2.10.1 03-Mar-2010

• Resized dialog window

v 2.10.0 02-Mar-2010

• Added version for 64-bit plugin hosts (Photoshop CS4-64 and compatibles).

v 2.9.0 13-Feb-2010

• Changed multi processor library from OpenMP to TBB. Performs better on loaded systems.
• Suppressed msi and exe installers.

v 2.8.2 12-Feb-2010

• Patch - NLM performance bug (from v 2.8.0).
• Patch - NLM algorithm.

v 2.8.1 10-Feb-2010

• Changed default colorspace to YCbCr.
• Set channel check/radio buttons description according to selected colorspace.
• Small internal changes in DCT and NLM processing.

v 2.8.0 02-Feb-2010

• Added support for 16 bit per channel images (preview still 8 bits)
• Selection mask applied in preview
• Reduced memory usage (5% ->)

v 2.7.1 25-Jan-2010

• Enabled textual input of values.
• Added ranges to tool tips.
• Added support for Vicman Photo Editor.
• Added support for Chasys Draw.
• Added some guards against buggy hosts (hostsProcs, copy alpha, copy on cancel, displayPixels)
• Patch - Tab order corrected.
• Patch - Changed configuration directory to standard place CSIDL_APPDATA. (stored parameters/user thresholds will be lost).
• Patch - Reading inexistent parameters from xml don't get default value.
• Patch - Blend outliers is not stored/applied in batch.
• Patch - Removed userenv.dll and version.dll dependencies.

v 2.7.0 13-Jan-2010

• Parameter storage moved from windows registry to xml file. (stored parameters/user thresholds will be lost).
• Added compatibility with windows 95/98/ME.
• Added validation when reading stored/script parameters.
• Patch - channel processing is not stored/applied in batch.

v 2.6.3 12-Jan-2010

• Patch - Added compatibility with Fireworks 2004 MX (with issue: always recalculate when OK pressed).
• Patch - Added compatibility with Xara X1.

v 2.6.2 07-Jan-2010

• Patch - Progress dialog should not be resizable

v 2.6.1 05-Jan-2010

• Patch. CWT always apply filter to all channels. (from v 2.5.3)
• Patch. Wavelets mode parameter not stored between calls. (from v 2.6.0)

v 2.6.0 04-Jan-2010

• Added support for Photoshop actions and batch operations

v 2.5.3 29-Dec-2009

• CWT Memory requirements -33%.
• CWT progress patch.
• Tested up to 4896 x 3264 image (Canon 16.1 MP). Previous versions was tested up to 4288 x 2848 (Nikon 12.3 MP)

v 2.5.2 11-Dec-2009

• GIMP patch - failures when using selection masks.
• Small change in CIELab conversion

v 2.5.1 23-Nov-2009

• Added CIELab color space
• NLM scale * 10 and smaller step, to give finer control
• Patch to enhanced NLM, sometimes give wrong pixels
• NLM tool tips
• Preview Patch 1 - Change to color space when showing only original and with a component selected don't refresh the preview
• Preview Patch 2 - Images smaller than preview window fails when using zoom
• Small reduction in CWT memory requirements

v 2.5.0 10-Nov-2009

• Removed tri-state median
• Merged gauss and bilateral
• Added enhanced NLM and conservative option
• Added blend outliers option
• Started work on tile processing

v 2.4.0 16-Oct-2009

• Added Center Weighted (CWM) and Tri-State (TSM) median filters.
• NLM processing time -4%

v 2.3.1 28-Aug-2009

• Preview button enable/disable

v 2.3.0 25-Aug-2009

• Added preview zoom
• Added view reset button
• Solved bug in spin controls (wrong value after arrow change)
• Solved bug in reset parameters (in scroll bars)

v 2.2.1 19-Aug-2009

• NLM processing time -20%
• DWT Q3 processing time -10% (Q2 -9%, Q1 -7%, CWT -3%)
• Processing times for 2848 x 4288 image (Q6660 4 cores 3,2 MHz)

  Method	MP Time sec
  NLM	69
  DWT Q3	69
  DCT	68
  An Diff	37
  DWT Q2	19
  Bilateral	8
  DWT Q1	7
  CWT	7

v 2.2.0 13-Aug-2009

• NLM Processing time -45%
• DWT Added Bayes Shrink

v 2.1.2 30-Jul-2009

• Preview window synchronized with scrollbars
• NLM processing time -5%.

v 2.1.1 28-Jul-2009

• Added new option to get total processing time
• Solved bug in CWT soft threshold (blur too low)
• DCT Progress indicator changed to 1 step

v 2.1.0 27-Jul-2009

• Wavelets reworked, two versions DWT (overcomplete) and CWT (complex)
• DWT with quality 1 approximately equal to the previous method
• Added MP support to wavelets
• Changed parameter layout
• Added tool tips to parameters

v 2.0.2 15-Jul-2009

• Changed NLM max learn radius to 16
• Changed DCT max radius to 16
• Changed wavelet min threshold to 200
• Changed default YCbCr to yes
• Changed NLM default sigma to 2
• Small patch for MP in DCT
• Reworked samples and added some comments. Added twilight sample.
• Slightly reworked usage page

v 2.0.1 10-Jul-2009

• Solved bug in NLM (black-RGB or green-YCbCr points).
• Solved bug in progress bar.
• Changed version numbering.

v 2.00 25-Jun-2009

• First MP version (for multicore, multiprocessor or hyperthreads) All algorithms excluding Anisotropic diffusion which is already multiprocessing and wavelets.
• Changed installation method

v 1.91 23-Jun-2009

• Patch in reset parameters (wavelets)

v 1.90 22-Jun-2009

• NLM Enhancements (time -40%, memory -40%)
• Bilateral Enhancements (time -20%, memory -40%)
• DCT Enhancements (time -25%)
• Added Anisotropic progress information

v 1.80 14-Jun-2009

• Added progress indicator and process cancel
• Smaller memory requirements for wavelets
• Avoid recalculation on OK button when applicable

v 1.73 10-Jun-2009

• Memory management enhancements and patching
• Testing with PhotoPerfect/FixFoto 2.92

v 1.72 05-Jun-2009

• Change to make it work with Photobie

v 1.71 04-Jun-2009

• Patch in preview code.

v 1.70 02-Jun-2009

• Added soft threshold option to wavelet
• Changed wavelet transform
• DCT performance enhancement (-30% time)
• Changed UI, now preview becomes blank when a parameter is changed

v 1.60 29-May-2009

• Added channel view selection
• Added equalized noise preview

v 1.51 27-May-2009

• Patches in preview display

v 1.50 27-May-2009

• Added preview
• Catch memory allocation failures
• Dialog closing delayed to end of processing.

v 1.41 07-May-2009

• Solved bug in channel processing

v 1.40 07-May-2009

• Added Gauss method
• Added channel selection

v 1.32 23-April-2009

• Patched alpha channels process

v 1.31 23-April-2009

• Corrected valid image modes.

v 1.30 21-April-2009

• Changes in UI

v 1.20 20-April-2009

• Added DCT method.

v 1.12 10-Mar-2009

• Solved registry bug in windows 2000/XP .

v 1.11 10-Mar-2009

• Enabled storing parameters in GIMP.

v 1.10 09-Mar-2009

• Parameters stored in windows registry instead of Photoshop registry.

v 1.01 24-Feb-2009

• Remove dependency from MSVCRT90

v 1.00 16-Feb-2009

• Initial version.