UPDATE!
I've uploaded a new set of
PP3 files & a
Windows 64bit build in my Google Drive.
What has changed? I set all noise reduction options to the bare minimum in all ISO PP3 files. What are those settings?
Impulse Noise Reduction = Enabled
Luminance Control = Slider
Luminance = set to each ISO
Detail recovery = set to each ISO
Chrominance = Manual
Chrominance Master = .01
Chrominance Red-Green = set to each ISO
Chrominance Blue-Yellow = set to each ISO
Chrominance curve = Equalizer set to each ISO
You'll get pictures with all the fine detail intact at the slight cost of more grain as the ISO climbs. The other settings like Median Filter are still there, but they're turned off. You can manually turn them on or use the PP3 files in the
TSM - Optional PP3 - Noise Reduction folder.
If you think that higher ISO images have too much fine grain, there's a PP3 file in the
TSM - Optional PP3 - Noise Reduction called
TSM - Advanced NR that will do the following:
Turn on Sharpening
(USM is set to default in ISO PP3 files, but it will use whatever you select - USM or RLD).
Turn on Median Filter.
Turn off Impulse Noise Reduction.
How does it affect the image? It will end up giving you sharper images that will lose a tiny bit of fine detail. The Median Filter smears out the fine grain, but it will smear out some of the fine detail as well. This is mainly viewable at pixel peeping levels. This also reduces the final exported image file size. It's more for higher ISO photos than anything else. Note that this file is only to be used after the default ISO PP3 file has been applied to the image, not before. It needs the default ISO settings to work.
The Unsharp Mask & RL Deconvolution settings have been revised a bit. They're set per ISO. Sharpening is off by default in all the ISO PP3 files. You can turn it on with the appropriate PP3 file or manually.
Pentax Bright & TSM Natural PP3 files have also been slightly revised.
I think that's about it. As far as when version 5.9 will be out, your guess is as good as mine.
v5.9 Milestone · GitHub
^ They're at 55% complete at the moment, so it's probably going to be a while.
There it is! Have fun!