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May 15, 2023
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Enhance Super Resolution and DeNoise Functionality in Adobe Camera Raw

  • May 15, 2023
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I think I may have found a bug in the AI Super Resolution and DeNoise Functionality in Adobe Camera Raw 15.3 when opening a file for PSCC 4.4.1.  When I open a file in ACR and then click the Enhance button, I can only choose Super Resolution OR DeNoise, not both.  If I choose Super Resolution alone, and then want to rerun Enhance for DeNoise, it is not an option.  Similarly, if I choose DeNoise first, and then want to go back and run Super Resolution, I get a message telling me that the selected photo has already been fully enhance.  I would think that it should be possible to both DeNoise an image and res it up using Super Resolution.  Is there a way to use the Enhance features for both?

 

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Correct answer D Fosse

Not a bug. There's a reason for this. All of these take a mosaic raw image (Bayer or x-trans), and process them into a demosaiced (RGB) dng. It's no longer a "true" raw file, the single channel has been encoded into three.

 

The process won't work on demosaiced files.

 

Enhance is included in both Super resolution and Denoise.

 

Plans are to develop this further so that it works on a wider range of file types, but we're not there yet.

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Chuck Uebele
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Community Expert
May 16, 2023

Moved to the Camera Raw forum, from the Photoshop forum.

Known Participant
May 16, 2023

Thanks, I didn't realize there was a Camera Raw Forum.

D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 15, 2023

Not a bug. There's a reason for this. All of these take a mosaic raw image (Bayer or x-trans), and process them into a demosaiced (RGB) dng. It's no longer a "true" raw file, the single channel has been encoded into three.

 

The process won't work on demosaiced files.

 

Enhance is included in both Super resolution and Denoise.

 

Plans are to develop this further so that it works on a wider range of file types, but we're not there yet.

Known Participant
May 16, 2023

Thank you.  That is a bit disappointing, especially since noise will be more apparent on larger files, and therefore noise reduction more likely to be needed.  For now, I would assume the recommended workflow would be to use enhance to provide super resolution where needed, and reduce noise by using the manual sliders?

TheDigitalDog
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May 16, 2023

You really want to apply DeNoise first or very early. 

See: 

https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/04/18/denoise-demystified

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"