Noise ninja. I really don't like the noise reduction or sharpening tools in Capture One - they tend to leave artefacts unless you're really careful. TBH, a lot of the time I leave the luminance noise and just deal with the colour noise - then it just looks like coarse grain and I kinda like it.

the new Noise reduction on Lightroom 3 is excellent

Poster, compare the deep dark shadows in Capture One to Lightroom, I do believe you'll see a night and day difference. The details in the blacks can not be beat by no means.

Neat Image 5.8 Pro. Works for me...

I use 2 tools in theGimp.

The standard one and the one I use most often is "selective Gaussian blur"..

lol.. I forget what the other one is.. Its a free plugin.. I guess I dont use it often enough.... oh yes I remember now(google) .. its called GREYCstoration.

I love using layers in CS4 and the $70 Noise Ninja plug in. I feel this combination cannot be beat and both programs are set up very well to help you deal with the noise issue.

I usually convert my images to BW anyway so I am never afraid to go all the way up in ISO. I use it if I need it.

I have to agree with pabnj , Capture One does really leave a film grain type of look.

I will have to look into Dfine and noise Ninja. Will see what's the fuss about. For now I only have the trial of the Capture One 5, I think it's okay. Personally I prefer Lightroom, just for the sake of having the dodge and burn tool.

I truly like Capture One 5 noise removal capability. I have found in many instances the noise looks like a pleasant film grain afterwards without destroying detail. I also like to use Neat Image, Noise Ninja when and Photoshop. Depending on the photo, sometimes it is easier to get better results in one program than the other.

I almost exclusively use DFine. But before I got the Nik suite, I got Noise Ninja, and I still use that sometimes. They're both excellent. Of course, I try so very hard to never have to pump up my ISO. But, for the shot you just can't get without a high ISO, DFine is my go-to software.

Noise Ninja is what I use. Works pretty well but can look bad quick if you bump the strength up to far.

I've used 7 and CS3

What version of photoshop? The newest is much improved. Besides you can do selective noise reduction with layers etc. in photoshop.

I like the noise removal in Capture NX quite well. Didn't like it much in photoshop. I am willing to try others if they can do better.

Yeah that's what I meant but I forgot to say D3S

Does the D3S count as noise removal software? Ha!

Noise Ninja and photochop and getting it right the first time in the camera :^)

DFine from NIK came with the bundle I purchased and it works quite well. Comperable to my trial edition of Noise Ninja which is also excellent.

Nik software Dfine and Noise Ninja, but lower the layer opacity to something more real.

Alright guys,

So what's the best noise removal software, which will still keep somewhat detail in your photos?

I usually use Lightroom 3 and I just started using Capture One 5, but I haven't really ever bothered with fixing the noise in my images. But I gotta try it at some point, right?

So what's your best bet at preserving quality of the photo while removing the noise?