txprphan Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I found an image that I want to use (and actually have been using for a while) as a wallpaper, but it is really grainy. What is the best way to get a smoother image? Here's the image, if you want to know: https://flic.kr/p/pr4AhC My screen is 1366x768, so I'm resizing it down, which, I thought, should help reduce some of the grain. Quote Now if someone could just ... "alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishi Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) Try Boltbait's Plugin pack. There is a plugin there called Remove Dust. That should help with reducing the grain. Once installed, Remove Dust should be under Effects>>Photo. Edited August 22, 2017 by Ishi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txprphan Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 That *did* help. Thanks! Quote Now if someone could just ... "alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilian Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I normally solve graininess with Surface Blur. As stated in the help for the Blurs menu, “This effect is used to reduce soft details or noise in an image while retaining most edge details and contrast. The result is a cleaner, simplified version of the original.” I tend to run the effect with default values, or with a threshold of 5 or 10 depending on each image's features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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