Hasselblad HNNR Noise Reduction, more details

From reading other photographers reports on the use of this tool, I have gleaned a bit more information.

1. It appears that the tool works on both iPhone and iPad’s as the Mobile software apparently works on both platforms.
2. To use the HNNR, you have to import the raw file from the camera (X2D) into Phocus Mobile 2 software.
3. From the software on your phone or iPad, you then will see the raw file and can have the option to use the HNNR feature.
4. I believe you get a before and after view, and it appears you have a few options as to how much noise reduction is applied.
5. After you run HNNR, your 3FR raw file is PERMANENTLY altered. You cannot go back and remove the HNNR noise reduction. So it’s best to copy of the 3FR file to another card, import it into Phocus Mobile 2.0 and then send it back to the card on the camera. No iPad or iPhone can use a CF card so you have to do this via WiFi.

Issues that have apparently come up from users who have tried this feature HNNR.

1. Phocus desktop software has an issue with these files in that it applies more noise reduction (more than likely the base amount) and then this causes smearing.
2. Phocus desktop software has some issues with exposure in that the files that have been updated with HNNR appear too dark.

Amazing to me that Phocus, which is the stock Hasselblad raw software tool for both raw conversion and tethering has issues with another Hasselblad software feature. It’s as if one side of development is working and not talking to the other. WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE IS A BETA VERSION OF THE DESKTOP PHOCUS THAT GIVES YOU 400MP OUTPUT, so I wonder if this beta is being held up due to this new feature HNNR.

From others reports, it seems that Adobe ACR and Lr will import the the 3FR files with HNNR applied with no problems, and the noise reduction IS applied still. This is unlike any other imports of .FFF files which have been worked on in Phocus desktop software and all the adjustments made in Phocus are stripped when the .FFF is imported to Lr or opened in ACR.

My only hope is that by using the mobile version of Phocus and applying HNNR, some of the issues I have had with Hot Pixel noise will be reduced or totally removed. I am hoping to try out the software over the next few days with some images I took in the fall which have excessive noise in the shadows due to hot pixels.