More noise in RAW than in JPG

[ikruusa]

Hi,
my Sony NEX-6 camera is set to store pics in RAW+JPG. Recently I happened to review one raw picture at pixel level in ASP and then opened the JPG version.
This is what I saw (screenshots):
RAW opened in ASP: http://www.hot.ee/bzmeez/asp/girl_aftershot_raw.png
JPG opened in irfanview: http://www.hot.ee/bzmeez/asp/girl_irfan_jpg.png

The RAW is having less details/more noise than JPG. I didnt find any way to make it look better... I am a bit puzzled. Where could be the problem? Could it be related to camera profile?

Thanks,
Indrek

[afx]

Well, the JPG has noise reduction applied in camera. You would need to set up NN in AS to get to something similar. Or a combination of Wavelet Denoise and Wavelet Sharpening.

On the other hand, the AS engine is not necessarily the best, as it has not been kept up to date....

cheers
afx

[ikruusa]

Indeed, camera does NR. I haven't just found a balance in ASP yet. I can add sharpening and NR but still can't get the nice smooth picture with lot of details. Though, its matter of learning for sure.

Just for comparison - this is the out of the box (ie. as it opens it) image from Lightroom:
http://www.hot.ee/bzmeez/asp/girl_lightroom_raw.png

Maybe there is no point to compare those pictures as default settings for different programs are different. Though, I tend to think that ASP could do better.

UPDATE
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I just found about how good are Wavelet Denoise and Wavelet Sharpen plugins. To be honest I am impressed. And uh, convinced myself that I can survive with Aftershot Pro

http://www.hot.ee/bzmeez/asp/girl_after ... avelet.png

My only complaint would be that the default settings (or built-in algos) could be better in ASP. You know, the first impression and stuff.

Thanks,
Indrek