Using the Bayer filter data allows DeNoise AI to produce better image detail while minimizing residual patterns. Typically, a demosaicing algorithm is then applied to interpolate a red, green, or blue value for each pixel, resulting in a 3-channel processed image file. The Bayer filter pattern contains four channels for each pixel on the camera sensor: two green, one red, and one blue. The primary benefit of using the Bayer filter data as a file input is the number of color channels, and most cameras use it when saving RAW files. The RAW model also does the demosaicing itself, which should be much better than traditional demosaicing algorithms because we use the original Bayer filter data that the camera sensor records as the input source. Using Bayer filter data for improved results The RAW model can now learn the unchanged noise patterns and apply better noise reduction without the inherent flaws of processed RGB files. We can eliminate this extra effort with our new RAW model by utilizing the pure RAW data from the camera, where noise is ideal. Also, the RGB images can go through additional editing processes by the users, which we also account for in our RGB model training.As a result, a great deal of effort is required to cover all possible variances when using RGB models to apply noise reduction. When we train a model for RGB images, we take the variations of these RAW converters into account. Different RAW converters use varying conversion methods that change the noise pattern of the sensor data. Unfortunately, RAW converters introduce clipping, demosaicing, and other post-processing steps when converting the RAW data to an RGB image. Currently, the supported workflow requires you to convert your RAW file to a processed RGB file format that DeNoise AI uses as the input source.
Let's say you want to use DeNoise AI to apply noise reduction to a RAW photo you have stored in your Adobe Lightroom Classic catalog.
The best way to explain the benefits of the new RAW model is to compare how it works with our four existing DeNoise AI models: Standard, Clear, Low Light, and Severe Noise.