topaz for jpegs
Nov 29, 2019 08:32:09 #
I just shoot in jpeg and am wondering if the Topaz editing programs would work for me? On sale today I see
Nov 29, 2019 08:55:16 #
There are several different Topaz programs, many new in the past couple of years. Back when "Detail" and "Simplify" were separate purchases I successfully used Detail quite often on my Canon SX50 jpgs of distant eagles.
Is there a free trial offered with the purchase you're viewing, or a return policy? Check here for various modules and bundles: https://topazlabs.com/
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Is there a free trial offered with the purchase you're viewing, or a return policy? Check here for various modules and bundles: https://topazlabs.com/
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Nov 29, 2019 09:17:57 #
Have you looked at Affinity? - there are offers on at the moment. Trial version also available, Intuitive. Has a Haze filter. Layers etc if you need them. Help plus very good vid tutorials accessed from the app.
Nov 29, 2019 09:28:13 #
Here are some reviews of different Topaz programs.
https://www.google.com/search?q=topax+processing+review&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&oq=topax+processing+review&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.5768j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=topax+processing+review&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&oq=topax+processing+review&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.5768j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Nov 29, 2019 09:36:18 #
An important observation I read recently: if your computer meets only the minimum requirements to run certain software, you may be less than satisfied. Several on UHH have described one of the Topaz programs (Sharpen AI maybe) as running very slowly for them. So that's something else to consider 
Nov 29, 2019 09:42:40 #
davyboy
Loc: Anoka Mn.
plessner wrote:
I just shoot in jpeg and am wondering if the Topaz editing programs would work for me? On sale today I see
I shoot jpegs and use Topaz Denoise and it works real well!
Nov 29, 2019 10:02:34 #
Nov 29, 2019 12:04:50 #
plessner wrote:
I just shoot in jpeg and am wondering if the Topaz editing programs would work for me? On sale today I see
I have given it a try and compared doing Topaz products with JPEG and then with RAW. It can improve JPEG a little, but the effect is much greater using RAW. Mostly tried it with Denoise AI and Sharpen AI.
The problem is that JPEG is too limited. And so much original information has been already discarded that there isn't much to work with.
Nov 29, 2019 12:16:34 #
plessner wrote:
I just shoot in jpeg and am wondering if the Topaz editing programs would work for me? On sale today I see
Topaz and other third-party plugins can work with camera-generated jpegs. However, To get the best quality and enjoy the widest range of post processing adjustments, providing Topaz with 16 bit raster files (psd or tiff), generated from raw files would make a better overall choice. When you have completed all of your corrections and adjustments in Topaz you can reduce the results to 8 bit jpegs. The images will often be of better quality, as far as non-compositional aspects are concerned.
Nov 29, 2019 13:51:20 #
thanks everyone for the responses
I have been having issues with my old computer and maybe will wait till I get a new one and then check in to the Topaz programs
I have been having issues with my old computer and maybe will wait till I get a new one and then check in to the Topaz programs
Nov 30, 2019 10:51:40 #
"I just shoot in jpeg and am wondering if the Topaz editing programs would work for me?"
I don't see why not.
I don't see why not.
Mar 12, 2020 14:46:33 #
I use all of the Topaz programs but as a plug in with Photoshop CC. When I use them I am still working on a RAW, unsaved image. I am sure they will work with a JPEG, but like any JPEG image, you are looking at an image with limited abilities to be manipulated.
HTH
HTH
Mar 12, 2020 14:50:56 #
plessner wrote:
thanks everyone for the responses
I have been having issues with my old computer and maybe will wait till I get a new one and then check in to the Topaz programs
I have been having issues with my old computer and maybe will wait till I get a new one and then check in to the Topaz programs
Look at the issue of a new computer issue first. Then, consider Gene's response. Yes, Topaz will operate on your JPEGs. But, are there other tools just as good that cost less when processing the highest-resolution setting for your camera's JPEGs? Do you possibly already own those tools?
Mar 13, 2020 19:52:32 #
SMPhotography wrote:
I use all of the Topaz programs but as a plug in with Photoshop CC. When I use them I am still working on a RAW, unsaved image. I am sure they will work with a JPEG, but like any JPEG image, you are looking at an image with limited abilities to be manipulated.
HTH
HTH
That is right. "Limited Abilities". For instance, Topaz Denoise AI can do a fantastic job on noise, if you started with the RAW file. But using the JPEG, it can't do nearly as good of a job since for the most part, the noise seems to be baked into the JPEG.
Note: I don't actually use the RAW file with Topaz. I start with Lightroom and call Topaz from it. Lightroom then sends a TIFF file to Topaz and when done, returns the result to Lightroom. Or I use it with Photoshop.
Mar 13, 2020 20:21:27 #
plessner wrote:
thanks everyone for the responses
I have been having issues with my old computer and maybe will wait till I get a new one and then check in to the Topaz programs
I have been having issues with my old computer and maybe will wait till I get a new one and then check in to the Topaz programs
That is advisable. The new Topaz tools are incredibly good and can do things other SW cannot do. But they need a powerful computer with a good GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) to use them.
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