CS5 - Reduce Noise Filter/Remove JPEG Artifact

Hi,
I'm using 64 bit Photoshop CS5. Something odd happens when I open the Reduce Noise Filter and select Advanced and then put a check in the box for Remove JPEG Artifact. Once I do this, if I do anything else, two sliders appear below the line for Remove JPEG Artifact. The sliders aren't labeled or titled and are disabled. I can't seem to find and explanation as to what these might be for and why they don't appear until after you do something else within the filter after checking Remove JPEG Artifact. Any info or ideas appreciated.

These seem to be drawing artifacts where the sliders from the "Per Channel" tab are not correctly hidden because the filter is not drawing the tabs in correct order. I can repro it on my system as well. Well, one more for the Adobe devs to fix, but nothing to worry about.
Mylenium

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Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 02:31:00 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: "Shadow" around Canvas in PS CS5 and how to remove it?
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