# Noise removal options

**URL:** <https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/noise-removal-options/3129>\
**Category:** Silverfast\
**Created:** [January 3, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/noise-removal-options/3129 "2021-01-03T22:12:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![bimargulies](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.negativelabpro.com/bimargulies/32/1650_2.png) [@bimargulies](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/bimargulies)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/noise-removal-options/3129/1 "2021-01-03T22:12:58Z")

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I currently have SilverFast. The workflow advice seems to be telling me that with SF, I can’t take advantage of their infrared noise removal, whereas with VueScan I can.

Leaving aside the possibility that you might decide to deal with SF’s HDRi files some day, have I parsed this correctly? I don’t want to spend money on VueScan to no purpose, but I’m also not fond of all the time I spend ‘spotting.’

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**Author:** ![Polaroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Polaroid](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/u/Polaroid)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.negativelabpro.com/t/noise-removal-options/3129/2 "2021-04-22T04:42:55Z")

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Same boat here if anyone has any info.

I just got an Epson V850 that comes with the basic Silverfast. Would love to use the dust removal _and_ the DNG process here: [Film Scanning Best Practices | Negative Lab Pro](https://www.negativelabpro.com/guide/scanning/)

Is my only option to get Vuescan?