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NIGHT AND LOW-LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY / Digital Postproduction

3. Apply the noise reduction to the image by
   adjusting the three sliders or just entering
   the percentage you want to apply into the
   corresponding entry box. There is also a
   check box you can select to help remove
   JPEG artifacts.

   
   

   Strength. This controls how much noise
   reduction is applied to the image. The
   trade-off is that as you increase the
   strength of the noise reduction, you can
   start to lose detail.

   
   

   
   

To apply noise reduction in Elements, just follow
these steps:

1. Open the image in Elements.


2. Choose Filter ➪ Noise ➪ Reduce Noise.
   The Reduce Noise window opens, as shown
   in Figure 11-2.

If you look at ACR and compare it to

the Develop module in Lightroom,

you will see that they are the same. They are developed

at the same time, and when one is updated, so is the

other. That means that the noise reduction feature in

ACR is also the same as the one in Lightroom.

note

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ABOUT THIS FIGURE The Reduce Noise window in Elements. This is where you can adjust the noise reduction by just moving the sliders
and watching the changes in the preview window.