1.2 vindicates low-level noise removal clamor

So... the newly released Lr-1.2/ACR-4.2 proves that the claims raised in this Forum (and the ACR forum), re the low-level noise reduction issue must have been correct, as there has been a change in 1.2. Thanks Thomas! :)
I can see an improvement. The images lost that somewhat pixelated look the 1.1 output had.
At one point I agreed with Jeff that the problem was not an issue in print if the image was properly sharpened for print. But, nevertheless, my images on-screen look better now. So I look forward to doing soon some test prints (with proper sharpening) and I would not be surprised if they look even better in print. :)

Jeff,
Thanks for the note. Your mention of "... the next major upgrade may hold even more interesting changes..." is very encouraging. I am thankful and impressed with the quick fix that the ACR team (Thomas) managed to implement, without having to add controls to the user interface. It is very clear that the Camera Raw team does indeed listen to input and constructive criticism and I, for one, really do appreciate the efforts made to come up with the current compromise between the old and new algorithms.
For those who preferred the ACR v1.1 default NR processing, are you aware of what setting to use in the luminance NR slider in ACR v4.2/LR v1.2 which would be the closest match to the ACR v4.1/LR v1.1 zero setting?
With regards to (not) seeing these micro-detail / micro-smoothing issues in print, I recall that you made a point in a recent post somewhere, IIRC, of not being able to see these issues on 300-480 ppi prints on a 2880 dpi printer, and of course I agree 100% with that statement. What many of us have said though, is that when making a large print where the source file might drop down to 100-120 ppi, or that in combination with cropping, upsampling and sharpening, well that is where one could see the problems upon close examination of the final large print. In other words, where the print ppi begins to approach the ppi of an average computer monitor, that is when the issues became apparent and not, of course, on most smaller prints as you described.
In any case, seeing the improvements made by the Camera Raw team has certainly helped to reduce my anxiety levels a little... although family issues are still conspiring to keep them high. At least now I can be reasonably confident that I can continue on using that wonderful tool, "Lightroom"... :-)
Thanks again for your reasoned input and help trying to come to grips with this matter. I do hope that in my early frustrations with the last version of ACR/LR, I wasn't one of those people making unfair accusations...
Regards,
Mike Mander

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