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janetm62681729
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December 30, 2023
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need help customizing RAW workspace after update

  • December 30, 2023
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hi.  can someone assist please.  after updating to latest Camera RAW they have added DENOISE section (which incidentally i find useless-i don't know any editor who has two minutes per photo to "denoise") the different tab sections (Color, Light, etc) are all moved down. so now i have to scroll down for every jpg i edit to get to the noise reduction section.  

 

alternately, can one move a tab group higher up?  see pix. would like to move the noise section higher up above "Effects". i dont use the lower editing tools and if i could move these sections (or delete ones I do not use) I would not have to scroll down for every jpg. thanks 

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    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    December 30, 2023
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    DENOISE section (which incidentally i find useless-i don't know any editor who has two minutes per photo to "denoise")


    By @janetm62681729

     

    Just to set the record straight on this point - it will take several minutes with an old and underpowered GPU (or not even work at all).

     

    With a newer GPU it will typically take 10-15 seconds. Not instant, but this is an AI-based and very compute-intensive operation that puts high demands on the GPU. The result on high-noise images is vastly superior to traditional noise reduction.

     

    If you close that section and open the old noise reduction, you won't see it again.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      December 30, 2023
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      The result on high-noise images is vastly superior to traditional noise reduction.

      Which likely will be most relevant for photographs taken under weak lighting, with high ISO, …

      Jeff Arola
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      Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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      December 30, 2023

      There are a few things you do:

       

      1. Right click on one of the Panels, click Edit Panels to Show, then highlight a Panel and use

         the up or down arrow keys on your keyboard to move the panel.

       

       

      2. Turn off/on the checkmarks in the Edit Panels to Show to hide or show panels

       

       

      3. To have panels stay open all the time instead of always having reopen them, click on

           Multiple Panel Mode

       

        janetm62681729
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        December 30, 2023

        hey jeff. thank you so much for answering. the community can be amazing as adobe couldnt tell me how to edit the order of the panels. so it is great that i can do this and am so close to solving my problem. however -see attached the DENOISE tab still takes up about an inch and i still have to scroll down to use normal noise reduction.. see attached. any chance you know how to eliminate or get rid of that.    i cant imagine many are using this feature and it shouldnt be in this section in my opinion. specialized feature that takes minutes to work. ThANKS jeff

        Jeff Arola
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        Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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        December 30, 2023

        I'm not aware of anyway to compact that Denoise space.

        Most likely Adobe has it that way so to be easily discoverable by users.

         

        I use Denoise quite a bit with older Nikon nefs from the D100 and wow does it make a difference, so having a modern fast computer really makes a difference.

         

        As an example, a 2012 MacBook Pro i have running macOS Monterey 12.7.2 with photoshop 2024 takes

        around 20 to 30 minutes to use Denoise, where as my 2022 Mac Studio running macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 or my Windows 10 desktop with similar specs only takes seconds.

         

        Now if Adobe would make it so Denoise worked that well with camera scanned film, that would be excellent.

        Trevor.Dennis
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        Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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        December 30, 2023

        Hi Janet.  I'm sorry, but we can't reorganise thos ACR groups at this time, and I agree it is a pain as things stand. 

        Have you looked at the settings?  (The cog icon in top right corner.)

        I've switched to Multiple, which keeps the groups twirled open, so I just need to scroll up and down with the mouse wheel.

        I have also, just this minute, tried Use Compact View but I am not sure how things have changed so far.  Something to try maybe, but like you, I am not a fan so far.

          janetm62681729
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          December 30, 2023

          thanks i ll try these.  just saw that in a post yesterday..  i would think it would be easy for adobe to make those sections movable. or hide them completely... i am sure im not the only one who doesnt use many sections... 

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