
Click Browse to access and change this location a system dialog box will open.
Default Profiles Path: Dfine 2 lets you create noise analysis profiles, which are stored in a predetermined location.
Finally, if you don’t want automatic profiling when opening the module, select Do nothing.
You can also apply the last used profile or apply it based on the camera credentials written in your EXIF metadata of the image.
Auto Profile Load Behaviour: when you open an image in Dfine 2, the software automatically analyzes the noise in the image, as Auto Profile Image is the default choice. Default Appearance*: determines the appearance of the background, white, gray, or black. Default Preview Mode*: Allows you to choose how images will be displayed when you open the app, either Display single image, or Split preview (the image is separated by a line, with Before corrections on the left, After corrections on the right), or Preview side by side (the two versions of the image, before and after corrections, are displayed next to each other). Default Zoom*: sets the zoom value that will be applied to the image when you click the Zoom button (values from 6.25% to 400%). The floating window offers you the following options: Use the Dfine 2 settings to define your preference for the interface, noise analysis profiles and to access the online user guide.Īfter launching Dfine, click on the Settings button in the lower left corner. For more information, see Selective Tool 2, Meta-presets and the Brush tool, in the Working with Adobe Photoshop chapter.įor optimal use of Dfine 2 and to avoid accumulating noise corrections which could affect the details of your image, we advise you to deactivate the noise reduction functions both on your camera and in the host software. Image: Gilles Theophile Dfine 2 in noise reduction mode.ĭfine 2 also offers specific noise correction brushes for use in Adobe Photoshop. The module handles both contrast noise and color noise, letting you automatically or manually analyze your images, which you can fix globally or selectively, using Control Points or color ranges. Unlike the other modules in the Nik Collection, Dfine 2 is the only one designed to deal with a particular problem: digital noise.