The Unified De-Noise module offers temporal, astro-specific noise reduction. Paired with StarTools' Tracking feature, it yields pin-point accurate results that have no equal.
The Unified De-Noise module is the ultimate application of the signal evolution Tracking feature (which data mines every decision and noise evolution per-pixel during the user's processing). The results that Unified De-Noise is able to deliver autonomously because of this deep knowledge of your signal and its evolution, are absolutely unparalleled; like many algorithms in StarTools, the algorithm works on a temporal (3D) basis, rather than just spatial, giving it vastly more data to work with.
Whereas generic noise reduction routines and plug-ins for terrestrial photography are often optimised to detect and enhance geometric patterns and structures in the face of random noise, the Unified De-Noise module is created to do the opposite. That is, it is careful not to enhance structures or patterns, and instead attenuates the noise and gives the user control over its appearance. Its unified noise reduction routines are specifically designed to be "permissible" even for scientific purposes - that is, it was designed to only carefully remove energy from the image and not add it; it strictly does not sharpen, edge-enhance or add new "detail" to the image.
In addition, StarTools is currently the only software that can be made to also specifically target walking noise (streaks) caused by not being able to dither during acquisition (for example when conducting Electronically-Assisted Astronomy).
