At this time, the histogram in Studio 2 is not functioning. Note: Normally, I would open the histogram in Studio 2 and use it to guide me in setting these values. Some refer to this as “setting the black and white point.” For this I use the Basic Adjustment tool.
I think you’ll agree the software is very intelligent at choosing these settings for us. I can alway override the software’s decision if I want. If you choose these values manually, be careful not to smooth your image with too high a setting in DeNoise, or over-sharpen your image in Sharpen AI. In the current versions of this software, however, the feature which automatically sets these values is spot on most of the time. Note: In earlier versions of DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI, I set the sharpen and de-noise values manually. I’ve done it both ways and I believe I see a negligible, or slightly better result, when I run Sharpen AI as the second step in this workflow. Conventional wisdom suggests sharpening at the end of our workflow.
As a first step I invoke DeNoise AI from Studio 2 to remove noise from the image.This can be a RAW or JPG file, but the RAW file contains more data that can lead to better final results. This is my basic Studio 2 workflow that I apply to most images, whether I am planning to stylize them with effects or not.