Ft Pattern Suppressor

[Chain]

This is a brand new re-made version of the "FFT" plugin for Photoshop from this thread. Now with a proper action to automate the procedure and get better results than manual painting. Due to the major changes we decided this deserved a new thread.

This is a set of FREE plugins and actions for Adobe Photoshop that will let you easily remove repeating patterns from images.


Moved it to a separate site, just in case forum thread goes down (and so I can keep track of number of downloads). But you can keep the discussion in this thread. If you have any problematic images, don't hesitate to post them!
Download the tools here

View video tutorial


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We highly recommend using the actions for processing images to remove the patterns versus using the old way of using the Ft-plugins and painting manually. View/read the tutorial before using!

Files included

• libfftwx64_3-3.dll – FFTW library. Required by the Windows plugins.
• .8bf – Windows plugins for doing Fourier transformations(used by the actions).
• .plugin – Mac plugins for doing Fourier transformations (used by the actions).
• Pattern Suppressor v2.atn – Photoshop Actions for doing pattern suppression.
• Readme.pdf – Detailed readme, and written tutorial.

Requirements and compatibility

• Requires Adobe Photoshop (64-bit).
• Tested on CS5-CC2018 and Windows 10 and CC2017-18 on macOS 10.12-13. But should work on more versions.
• Requires basic knowledge of how to use the Brush Tool, layers, masks and the Actions Panel. Tutorial provided.

Installation (Windows)

• Copy libfftwx64_3-3.dll to your Photoshop installation folder. Usually this is
  C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version]\
• Copy the .8bf-files to the Photoshop Plug-ins-folder. By default this is
  C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version]\Plug-ins\
• Restart Photoshop if it was running.
• Double-click FT Pattern Suppressor v2.atn to install the actions.
  (You could also choose “Load Actions…” in your Actions Panel Menu).

The action set will be shown in your Actions Panel (can be found under Window > Actions).
The Plug-ins will be available under Filter > RONC 2018, but normally you should not need to run them manually.

Installation (Mac)

• Copy the .plugin-files to the Photoshop Plug-ins-folder. By default this is
• /Applications/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Plug-Ins
• Restart Photoshop if it was running.
• Double-click FT Pattern Suppressor v2.atn to install the actions.
  (You could also choose “Load Actions…” in your Actions Panel Menu).

The action set will be shown in your Actions Panel (can be found under Window > Actions).
The Plug-ins will be available under Filter > RONC 2018, but normally you should not need to run them manually.

Copyright

The filters were made by the Fourier transform guru Ron Chambers based on the original source code by Alex Chirikov. Mac plugins (and further optimization of Windows-plugins) was done by Francesco Pierfederici.
The actions were created by me, Jonas M. Rogne - a guy that has used Photoshop too much.
FFT library is from http://www.fftw.org/

Everything is free for personal and commercial use.
Detailed copyright/license information is in the Readme.pdf-file.


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Changelog

v2.5 - Mac support

• With the expertise of Francesco Pierfederici, we now officially have Mac support! Place in plugins-folder. No dll needed.
• From now on we will also publish the Pattern Suppressor on the Adobe Exchange (with a bit delay due to Adobe's approval process). It is limited to CC, but for older versions like CS6 you can still use the manual install from ft.rognemedia.no.

v2 - Major update.

• Now supports color images!
• New naming scheme for plug-in files.
• Reworked the automatic suppression. It is now a lot more accurate.

v1 - First full release.

• Ron has re-written the plugins/filters, and the previous "white red channel" bug that happened with certain image sizes has been eliminated.
• Filters now work with 8, 16, and 32-bit files. 8-bit is not recommended though as the limited bit depth is insufficient for accurate results.
• Chain has created a new action set automating most of the process.
• The action set automatically suppresses bright spots in the red channel. A layer mask is used as you must then remove the suppression from the central star manually (that part cannot be fully automated).
• The actions perform Nyquist filtering as part of the process to avoid "moiré"-like artifacts and "hot" pixels.

To-do/feature requests/known issues

• Per-channel masking option? Is this needed?

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I will update this main post with the latest versions when/if we make improvements to the actions/plugins.
Please try it out, and post your feedback below.
Here is a test file for you to download if you want to try it.
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[mkjsdad]

Thank you Ron & Chain! it works like magic. Cannot thank you enough. I can confirm this works fine on a Mac using a 64bit version of PS CC 2019 ver 20.0.1

[Chain]

I see there is a bug on the website; it sends you to download *both* v2 and v2.5 (that includes the Mac plugins). Make sure you use the 2.5 one. :=)
Not sure why it is happening, but I will get it fixed.

Edit: It's fixed now.

[mkjsdad]

Hello Ron,

I found the Mac version on the Adobe exchange as the website indicates. TY again for all of your help!!

Mike

[mkjsdad]

Ron,

You are absolutely correct. I have the *.8bf files not the plugins. I cannot thank you enough for your help!!

Mike

[Ron Chambers]

I can only download the windows version. Let me bug Chain as the website is his chore.

RONC

[Ron Chambers]

On the Mac that file is contained in each *. plugin file so the update to PS wouldn't effect the programs. You should have six *. Plugin files not *. 8bf files on the Mac. Do you have have *.plugin files or *. 8bf files??

Looks like you got the Windows version . I'll go see how it is setup to get the Mac version and come back to you.
RONC

[mkjsdad]

Thank you Ron and I apologize that I forgot to mention that I am using it on a Mac and I don't believe the dll file works on a mac. Is that correct? I saw something in the thread about downloading the Mac version but the website only shows one version to download. Please let me know if that is not correct. and thank you for the response.

[Ron Chambers]

Hello,

I'm very excited about using your actions/filters. However I'm getting the same error as some other folks. I am using a 64bit version of PS CC 2019 ver 20.0.1 I also have the 6 .8bf files in the plugins folder of PS CC 2019. However like others they are not showing up in the filters submenu.

The Action starts to work when I hit Play, but it stops on Filter and the message box pops up which says "The command Filter is not currently available." So I hit Continue and after all the action steps are done the end result is an image that looks like a negative and there is no mask with stars. The mask is simply all white.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You from a newbie to your forum
Mike B

I believe that ver 20.0 update of PS2019 did not carry over the libfftwx64_3-3.dll file from PS2018. Have a look in folder C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 for that file. If it is gone, go to the download of Pattern Suppression as it is in that zip file.
RONC

[mkjsdad]

Hello,

I'm very excited about using your actions/filters. However I'm getting the same error as some other folks. I am using a 64bit version of PS CC 2019 ver 20.0.1 I also have the 6 .8bf files in the plugins folder of PS CC 2019. However like others they are not showing up in the filters submenu.

The Action starts to work when I hit Play, but it stops on Filter and the message box pops up which says "The command Filter is not currently available." So I hit Continue and after all the action steps are done the end result is an image that looks like a negative and there is no mask with stars. The mask is simply all white.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You from a newbie to your forum
Mike B

[Dave-Oh]

Ron and Chain, thank you - just given this a go, the youtube tutorial was a massive help. Removing the size and bit depth limitations of the early iterations of the FFT filter, and the actions to assist, mean it's almost hassle free all the way .
<EDIT> Just looked at all stages of the Grayscale action in 2.5 and it looks like it's grand. Most likely user error.</EDIT>
But I'm just blown away as to how easy you've made the whole process, and the efficacy compared to my attempts with the FFT filter years ago.

[Chain]

Just tested and the actions+plugins run perfectly on CC2015 on Mac. I tested both CC2015 and CS6 running macOS 10.13.3 (High Sierra). No problems. They showed up and ran fine.
I did not fancy reinstalling with an older OS to test that though.

(CS6 and older requires manual install, but any CC-version will automatically install the plugins if you are subscribed to the Exchange-version).

[Chain]

Did you try the Adobe Exchange-version?

Or perhaps upgrade to CC2017 or CC2018 to see if that helps? You can have multiple versions of Ps installed at once if you still need CC2015 for some technical reason.

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I will grab a Mac and install CC2015 to test once I find the time.

[Chemistree]

Each version of Photoshop has a separate plugins-folder. So it could be you have them in a plugin-folder belonging to a newer/older version than the version of Ps you are actually running.
Also note that you need to restart Photoshop after installing the plugins (Photoshop detects plugins only on startup).

If the manual copying isn't working out, you could try the automated install (it copies the files for you) by installing it from the Adobe Exchange: https://www.adobeexchange.com/creati...ls.100742.html

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Regarding compatibility, on Windows we have tested that they work at least back to CS5 without any issue.
On Mac I have only tested back to CC2017 on OS X 10.12, but I think it is safe to assume it will run just fine on CC2015.

Hi Chain, thanks for your reply! I have installed only one version on the computer so the folder should be the same as what other plugins stay, plus, I recently installed a third-party plugin by copying in the folder and it worked, so the place should be correct. I have also restarted Photoshop for several times, but the results were the same. I have the feeling that it's a problem of compatibility. It's a pity that this wonderful plugin doesn't work for me.

[Chain]

Each version of Photoshop has a separate plugins-folder. So it could be you have them in a plugin-folder belonging to a newer/older version than the version of Ps you are actually running.
Also note that you need to restart Photoshop after installing the plugins (Photoshop detects plugins only on startup).

If the manual copying isn't working out, you could try the automated install (it copies the files for you) by installing it from the Adobe Exchange: https://www.adobeexchange.com/creati...ls.100742.html

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Regarding compatibility, on Windows we have tested that they work at least back to CS5 without any issue.
On Mac I have only tested back to CC2017 on OS X 10.12, but I think it is safe to assume it will run just fine on CC2015.