Thank you. Looks interesting. Do you have some before / after samples with A-mount cameras? Note the slight watercolor/ red-blue noise still present images shown on his index page.
http://absolutedenoiser.free.fr/index.php Specifically, note the valley_sunset images.
Although the author/developer mentions a chroma adjustment, he seems to focus most of his noise reduction around luminance. Is that correct?

Regardless, 'free' is good.

Interesting on the NR program, wonder if it's any good.

Gimp has one that appears pretty decent. Haven't actually tried it just one I know about

http://photodoto.com/free-noise-reduction-plugin-for-the-gimp/

I actually stopped doing much NR since I got my a700 =0.

Have to say its rare for me to attack any grain like noise, just the colour stuff (which is no good to anyone)

Eric, you need to play with that film simulation software (or try some real film), I just printed off the old Delta and T-max high ISO 3200 stuff for mono, its right there..mono LOVES grain..big time! At A4 print size, grain is visible, but not overbearing at all, nice somewhat fine. That texture effect is very important IMHO for mono. Minus the grain the shots don't have half the impact.

This is one I did at A4 size, you could easily go larger of course..

This is what it looks like up close

Are you sure you didn't scan a Tri-X pan negative? That's what the granular noise in the above closeup looks like. In analogue days we didn't just live with it but actually enjoyed that sort of granularity. I don't think anyone objects to luminance noise. If we have issues, it's with chrominance noise. And that is best dealt with PP.

if you could touch it.

Has a timeless quality, a "record keeping" attitude about it.

Very nice Barry.

Carl