Creating a filter
To create a filter, click on the Add button. Now choose the type of SmartClean™ to apply; Digital
Camera – Normal, Digital Camera – Strong, and Scanned Image. These choices refer to the type
of algorithm that will be applied during processing.
Next, choose the metadata content that must be found in the file for the filter to be applied. You can
choose from some common presets using the drop-down list or simply type in any custom metadata in
the fields. (See the above screenshot for an example). If you choose to leave a field empty, the filter will
be applied regardless of what the field contains. The ISO setting is useful, since a high ISO value will
generate more noise than lower ISO values. Hence, you can e.g. create a filter that is only applied to
pictures taken using a high ISO setting.
You can also choose not to process the file if a metadata field contains a certain string by selecting Do
NOT process file if and selecting a metadata field and its content.
SmartClean™ Parameters
When creating a filter you can adjust the filter’s parameters by clicking on the SmartClean Parameters
button. This allows you to adjust the luminance noise reduction level, the low frequency luminance noise
level, the low frequency color noise level and the level of image sharpening. A sharpening value of 50 is
quite neutral whereas you can increase the sharpening with a greater value or decrease sharpening by
choosing a lower value. (See below screenshot.)
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