Topaz AI Clear (Page 2): Yes, AI Clear pro can be trialed in Studio. I activated the trial and performed my tests. Unless buying the program actually adds more then activating the pro...

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

Howard5252 wrote:

Just so we're talking about the same thing - I'm talking about the AI clear PRO that is selling for about $60 and is then added into Topaz Studio. I am not talking about the AI Clear that comes with Topaz Studio. I should have been clearer on that point and if anyone Googled "Topaz Studio AI clear" they would be taken to the program I am talking about. I'm pretty sure you can get the PRO version on a trial basis; give it a try and let us know your opinion.

Yes, AI Clear pro can be trialed in Studio. I activated the trial and performed my tests.

Unless buying the program actually adds more then activating the pro trial.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Howard5252 wrote:

Close. It is a model and it is flying. I added the sky/clouds ... for realism; I felt this model really deserved it.

If you can add a sky and clouds, why don't you add a pilot?

AirWalter Loc: Tipp City, Ohio

Howard5252 wrote:

A...HAH! You noticed - it's a model; the pilot was standing next to me.

Yes it is a model. A foam model; radio control!

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Dngallagher wrote:

AI Clear, while not solely for noise reduction, wi... (show quote)

If you can upload the raw image somewhere and give me a link I'll show you what the DXO Prime noise reduction in DXO PhotoLab Elite can do. Its quite impressive.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

mwsilvers wrote:

If you can upload the raw image somewhere and give me a link I'll show you what the DXO Prime noise reduction in DXO PhotoLab Elite can do. Its quite impressive.

Here ya go, give this a try... nothing special, but a noisey shot at 25600...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/g3b875qnphha9r8/DNG%20-%2020180622-07-06-57.CR2?dl=0

Topaz Denoise 6 does a pretty good job with some fiddling.

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

jeep_daddy wrote:

If you can add a sky and clouds, why don't you add a pilot?

That is a very interesting question! First, I hadn't thought of it. Now that you have brought
it up ...

SAVH Loc: La Jolla, CA

It must be me not being able to tell specifically where the noise is in the before picture. When downloaded, the only difference I could ascertain seemed to be a little more muted color in the after picture. For my education, what do I look for when trying to determine if there is noise in a picture. I have seen some instances of circles and white specs but I guess I really don't know for sure what I should see and recognize it as noise. Constructive suggestions appreciated.

Scotty

fishone0 Loc: Kingman AZ

not impressed do better with the older plug-ins

fotowerks Loc: San Diego, CA

I have been interested in this program as I also own Topaz Studio, so first, thanks for sharing your experience. I looked at both photos and I can see the noise in the fuselage in the original. In the after version I don't see much reduction in that noise but I do see evidence of sharpening which emphasizes the flaws in the model's silver surface. Personally, I prefer the original. May I ask why you shot this image at such a high ISO?

Best,
Bob

Howard5252 wrote:

Topaz has just come out with a new adjustment to c... (show quote)

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

fishone0 wrote:

not impressed do better with the older plug-ins

I did notice that his "after" shot had significantly more noticeable artifacts, especially in the tail stabilizer, than the original. If you look at both images at hi magnification it becomes very clear. Additionally the white halo artifacts around the lettering is more evident in the "after" image. While it is not very evident when viewing the entire image in a small size, if you were to crop the image and view the resulting image full screen, those artifacts would become very obvious. There is some small amount of noise reduction, although the original didn't have that much noise to start with. What it seems to be doing more than noise reduction is sharpening. I was not particularly impressed by the "after" image.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

fotowerks wrote:

I have been interested in this program as I also own Topaz Studio, so first, thanks for sharing your experience. I looked at both photos and I can see the noise in the fuselage in the original. In the after version I don't see much reduction in that noise but I do see evidence of sharpening which emphasizes the flaws in the model's silver surface. Personally, I prefer the original. May I ask why you shot this image at such a high ISO?

Best,
Bob

Yes, exactly. I completely agree. I see artifacts, especially on the tail stabilizer, and increased halo size around the lettering. Even the original has some halos around the lettering and other sharp edges, probably from over sharpening.

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

fotowerks wrote:

May I ask why you shot this image at such a high ISO?
Best,
Bob

It was a mistake. I should have used something around 200.

tracs101 Loc: Huntington NY

Dngallagher wrote:

Interesting, but where is the pilot?

Looks like it removed the noise AND the pilot.

will47 Loc: Indianapolis, IN

I have Studio and Denoise. Is it worth it to buy AI? Couldn't I just run Denoise and then send it to Studio as I normally do? Or is AI a superior product? Thanks.

govindvkumar Loc: India

I have tried the Topaz AI Clear and found it very useful if you want to process 10-20 images at a shot. You can easily remove noise and sharpen the image with a click. I do this first on the RAW image files and then move it to Lightroom for rest of the edits. It helped me to save some time. I am sharing the tutorial and some of my test pictures at different ISOs,
https://www.photographyaxis.com/post-processing/topaz-ai-clear/
Hope this helps.