Yes I know, but we're discussing noise reduction options, and what tools we may have at our disposal to put them to use.
And no, there are no layer transforms in GIMP. You can apply transforms to a layer, but it has to be a pixel layer, and the process is destructive, in other words, not parametric.
This is not to say to not keep GIMP around, as there are some neat GIMP-only plugins (which, BTW, I believe there's a few noise reduction plugins for GIMP), but generally speaking, you're better off learning, and working with, Affinity Photo.
Thanks for this explanation and pointing that out! I thought they were similar layer tools. I will have a look at some videos on Affinity Photos.
