This is a cool product. I think though the author is trying to
skim the pro market and cannot see the forest for the trees. 99.9%
of all digcam users are NOT pros, so why market a new tool to the
pros? Makes no sense. People on my street know about noise is dig
pics...so they head on over to google.com and search for how to fix
it. Guess what comes up time after time....Neat Image. Noise
Ninga needs to take that into consideration. Fact is most people
will get Neat Image on reputation alone. Noise Ninja needs to
break into the field by offering a competitive price...it needs to
as it is an unproven product. $99 is a bit much. I think my post
on price was fair.
$30 home
$50 pro
$70 plug-in when available.
I loved what I saw so far in this prog. but not $100 worth. I
really hope the authot has a change of heart on this one.
Just look at how many copies Magne Nilsen sold of his C1 Etc
profiles for the 10D when he priced them at a mere $20. There's a
market of literally hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of
digital photography enthusiasts who will pay up to $50 for a
product that's not too crippled (must have 16 bit support and some
batch capability); obviously, the lower you price it, the more
sales it will generate (and thus the more word of mouth marketing).
Fred Miranda's popular actions at $15 apiece are another good
example of pricing that works in this market.
Pricing must also take into account the many thousands of users who
have already paid for NeatImage and who would not bother shelling
out another $99 for a noise filter even if it is slightly better.
I'd go with just two prices:
$40 - standard version
$25 more for plug-in and unlimited batch capability
Dan
