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Using Topaz Studio And Lightroom
Aug 15, 2018 18:09:56   #
In-lightened Loc: Kansas City
 
Im interested in hearing from folks who use both. Does Topaz do some things better or easier? Specifically the new A.1.clear. Do you often use some of the special effects in Topaz? I'm not proficient in Photoshop. Thanks for sharing!

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Aug 15, 2018 18:36:54   #
Larwbuck Loc: Seattle, Washington
 
You can use Topaz as a plug in from LR. My preference is to start in LR then to PS and from PS utilize different layers with Topaz or other software. AI Clear is pretty good, you'll need Topaz Studio and purchase the AI Clear and several other effects. Your other option is to just use Topaz Studio (Free with a few capabilities) with some additional purchases, it offers layers and working with RAW. As far as Topaz performing better than LR, yes in several of their effects, Precision Contrast, Precision Detail, HSL Color Tuning, and you can utilize artistic effects such as Impression, Glow, Simplify and Texture Effects. I'm sure you'll find more about Topaz vs LR if you search this site - Good Luck and have some fun.

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Aug 15, 2018 19:19:32   #
In-lightened Loc: Kansas City
 
Larwbuck wrote:
You can use Topaz as a plug in from LR. My preference is to start in LR then to PS and from PS utilize different layers with Topaz or other software. AI Clear is pretty good, you'll need Topaz Studio and purchase the AI Clear and several other effects. Your other option is to just use Topaz Studio (Free with a few capabilities) with some additional purchases, it offers layers and working with RAW. As far as Topaz performing better than LR, yes in several of their effects, Precision Contrast, Precision Detail, HSL Color Tuning, and you can utilize artistic effects such as Impression, Glow, Simplify and Texture Effects. I'm sure you'll find more about Topaz vs LR if you search this site - Good Luck and have some fun.
You can use Topaz as a plug in from LR. My prefer... (show quote)

Thanks for sharing Larry!

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Aug 15, 2018 19:28:19   #
juanbalv Loc: Los Angeles / Hawthorne
 
Larwbuck wrote:
You can use Topaz as a plug in from LR. My preference is to start in LR then to PS and from PS utilize different layers with Topaz or other software. AI Clear is pretty good, you'll need Topaz Studio and purchase the AI Clear and several other effects. Your other option is to just use Topaz Studio (Free with a few capabilities) with some additional purchases, it offers layers and working with RAW. As far as Topaz performing better than LR, yes in several of their effects, Precision Contrast, Precision Detail, HSL Color Tuning, and you can utilize artistic effects such as Impression, Glow, Simplify and Texture Effects. I'm sure you'll find more about Topaz vs LR if you search this site - Good Luck and have some fun.
You can use Topaz as a plug in from LR. My prefer... (show quote)



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Aug 16, 2018 07:50:01   #
pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY
 
In-lightened wrote:
Im interested in hearing from folks who use both. Does Topaz do some things better or easier? Specifically the new A.1.clear. Do you often use some of the special effects in Topaz? I'm not proficient in Photoshop. Thanks for sharing!


And the NIK set. While most of this could be done in PS after some eons of practice, these plugins are easy to learn. Before you run out buy any other tool, make sure it does things that you might want to do. If not sure, most will allow a trial version.

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Aug 16, 2018 07:55:56   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
I played with Topaz early on. I found over time I've used it less and less. Now it just takes up drive space.
--Bob
In-lightened wrote:
Im interested in hearing from folks who use both. Does Topaz do some things better or easier? Specifically the new A.1.clear. Do you often use some of the special effects in Topaz? I'm not proficient in Photoshop. Thanks for sharing!

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Aug 16, 2018 09:09:49   #
In-lightened Loc: Kansas City
 
pithydoug wrote:
And the NIK set. While most of this could be done in PS after some eons of practice, these plugins are easy to learn. Before you run out buy any other tool, make sure it does things that you might want to do. If not sure, most will allow a trial version.


Good advice! I mostly interested in the new denoise/sharpen feature of the A.1. Clear. I was hoping someone had compared this to Lightroom.

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Aug 16, 2018 10:20:57   #
NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
 
I have PS, LR and Topaz Studio. I prefer PS over LR so I can't really give you a comparison. Would recommend that you download Topaz Studio first to make sure it will run on your computer (it has some specific graphics requirements), play with it to familiarize yourself with how it works and then do a trial of the adjustments you are interested in. Ten free adjustments are included with the download. You can buy additional adjustments or packages of adjustments such as their Pro pack. They have sales on it on occasion.

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