Converting to the dark side, anyone used the topaz software?

[Saph]

Started to look at new software to work on learning while i wait on my new camera to arrive and i found this stuff by a place called topaz labs specificly im looking at https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo-ai and https://www.topazlabs.com/gigapixel-ai as options for some of my older photos where i have just missed the mark slightly and have had no luck with my current editing skills.

I should mention this is not the first time ive heard of this stuff, ive seen what their video version can do from a tech youtube channel i watch called linus tech tips.

[ameerat42]

Yes, I have. It's not bad when it's good, but NOT everything is guaranteed to come up
looking great.

If you are thinking of buying it, have a look at the trial version. It gives you a watermark,
but it's otherwise fully functional. Look out for deals, like 3 for $99 each or so, instead of
something like (these are old prices and memory dependent) $150 each.

Sometimes they give you artifacts, but mostly - if the photo is not too bad - it's good.

[Saph]

Thanks, yea i dont expect everything to look great if its something ive done horribly but its for those times i just a touch off focus and i can get the sharpness back myself.

Def will try the trial first because 150 or so is gonna be a hit on the wallet while im basicly changing camera systems compleatly.

[Brian500au]

A while ago I checked out a few of these software suites. I was looking for noise reduction software but of course they mostly come as a suite of software now. I eventually settled on ON1, mostly because I am a fan of subscription software where you get constant updates and have the choice after 12 months if you want to continue or change to a different suite.

I am verry happy with my choice so far.

[nardes]

I use Topaz DeNoise AI and have found it useful where I have had to shoot at high ISO's.

I always apply it on a New Layer in PS CC, so I can then blend the results in if the Topaz results are too aggressive.

I have used previous versions and gone through a series of incremental upgrades so the cost has been spread out and as I find it a useful tool, worth the investment.

Dennis

[Saph]

So just a update, tried the photo editing one and damn, the software is good, fed it a photo where i just missed focus and it came back with a nicely sharpened version with alot less noise aswell.

[ameerat42]

Yep. You can get that. Be prepared for some unsuccessful ones sometimes.

From what I can see on their website, this Photo AI is a new ansd separate product from
their previous suite of Gigapixel, Sharpen and DeNoise.

And is this just the trial version you used, or did you buy it?

[Saph]

Yep. You can get that. Be prepared for some unsuccessful ones sometimes.

From what I can see on their website, this Photo AI is a new ansd separate product from
their previous suite of Gigapixel, Sharpen and DeNoise.

And is this just the trial version you used, or did you buy it?

Just the trial version since theres no way im paying out 200 right now with the conversion rate being what it is.

[martycon]

Saph I use Topaz DN mostly for birds. I like it. I use mostly iso 800 to 3200 and find that just noise reduction sharpens the image, but for the oof parts of the image, further sharpening looks artificial. regards marty