Converting JPEG to RAW
Jan 28, 2019 18:57:58 #
Just got an email from Topaz Labs. They are touting a new program that converts JPEG files to RAW files.
It's $79 for the program, but there is a free trial version.
Some info from the email...
Edit JPEGs as if you shot them in RAW.
Topaz JPEG to RAW AI uses machine learning to do what was previously impossible: turn JPEGs into high-quality RAWs for a better editing experience. Ever come across the perfect shot and all you had was your phone? Now you can take the shot, then take your compressed JPEG image and convert it to RAW in Topaz JPEG to RAW AI. It's the next best thing to having your trusty camera gear on hand! With JPEG to RAW AI, you can prevent banding, remove compression artifacts, recover detail, and enhance dynamic range. As the first and only A.I. software for transforming your JPEGs into RAW files, what used to be impossible is now possible.
It's $79 for the program, but there is a free trial version.
Some info from the email...
Edit JPEGs as if you shot them in RAW.
Topaz JPEG to RAW AI uses machine learning to do what was previously impossible: turn JPEGs into high-quality RAWs for a better editing experience. Ever come across the perfect shot and all you had was your phone? Now you can take the shot, then take your compressed JPEG image and convert it to RAW in Topaz JPEG to RAW AI. It's the next best thing to having your trusty camera gear on hand! With JPEG to RAW AI, you can prevent banding, remove compression artifacts, recover detail, and enhance dynamic range. As the first and only A.I. software for transforming your JPEGs into RAW files, what used to be impossible is now possible.
Jan 28, 2019 19:06:24 #
A JPEG is made from discarding light data from the RAW and then discarding the RAW, all in camera. Topaz may be able to simulate the tossed light data, but it can't be put back. That said, Topaz is pretty good at inventing things!
Jan 28, 2019 19:08:33 #
bsprague wrote:
A JPEG is made from discarding light data from the RAW and then discarding the RAW, all in camera. Topaz may be able to simulate the tossed light data, but it can't be put back. That said, Topaz is pretty good at inventing things!
They are using AI to replace missing data it seems.
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Jan 28, 2019 19:26:02 #
P. T. Barnum seems to have joined the Topaz Marketing team ...
And I say that as a happy Topaz user for multiple modules. If I want the best result, I shoot with the best technique, using my best equipment and capturing the image in RAW, not using my phone and thinking I can "AI" the missing data back into the JPEG.
And I say that as a happy Topaz user for multiple modules. If I want the best result, I shoot with the best technique, using my best equipment and capturing the image in RAW, not using my phone and thinking I can "AI" the missing data back into the JPEG.
Jan 28, 2019 19:33:50 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
P. T. Barnum seems to have joined the Topaz Marketing team ...
And I say that as a happy Topaz user for multiple modules. If I want the best result, I shoot with the best technique, using my best equipment and capturing the image in RAW, not using my phone and thinking I can "AI" the missing data back into the JPEG.
And I say that as a happy Topaz user for multiple modules. If I want the best result, I shoot with the best technique, using my best equipment and capturing the image in RAW, not using my phone and thinking I can "AI" the missing data back into the JPEG.
Jan 28, 2019 19:42:54 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
P. T. Barnum seems to have joined the Topaz Marketing team ...
And I say that as a happy Topaz user for multiple modules. If I want the best result, I shoot with the best technique, using my best equipment and capturing the image in RAW, not using my phone and thinking I can "AI" the missing data back into the JPEG.
And I say that as a happy Topaz user for multiple modules. If I want the best result, I shoot with the best technique, using my best equipment and capturing the image in RAW, not using my phone and thinking I can "AI" the missing data back into the JPEG.
What if you get a once in a lifetime shot with a phone when you don't have your best gear with you?
This program might be able to make that shot better than it originally was.
Nobody knows how well something works until they try it.
Jan 28, 2019 19:45:56 #
Have your best gear with you, that's why you bought it.
Or live with the memory in your mind and save $79 ....
What's that old yarn about the sow's ear?
Or live with the memory in your mind and save $79 ....
What's that old yarn about the sow's ear?
Jan 28, 2019 20:01:11 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
Just got an email from Topaz Labs. They are toutin... (show quote)
I'll watch from the side lines..... I'll never need it, I never delete my raw files.
Once the jpeg is made the data is lost, and if the raw file is deleted also, you can not recover period. All this program is doing, is second guessing by AI, and adding info, then saving in in a raw format.....I don't see how that can be as good as the original raw file.
watching
Jan 28, 2019 20:12:44 #
frankraney wrote:
I'll watch from the side lines..... I'll never need it, I never delete my raw files.
Once the jpeg is made the data is lost, and if the raw file is deleted also, you can not recover period. All this program is doing, is second guessing by AI, and adding info, then saving in in a raw format.....I don't see how that can be as good as the original raw file.
watching
Once the jpeg is made the data is lost, and if the raw file is deleted also, you can not recover period. All this program is doing, is second guessing by AI, and adding info, then saving in in a raw format.....I don't see how that can be as good as the original raw file.
watching
AI: "Lets see, we can put this color here, that one is probably a shade of...."
Jan 28, 2019 20:13:31 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Have your best gear with you, that's why you bought it.
Or live with the memory in your mind and save $79 ....
What's that old yarn about the sow's ear?
Or live with the memory in your mind and save $79 ....
What's that old yarn about the sow's ear?
I'm sure everybody has their best gear with them 24/7.
Jan 28, 2019 20:16:56 #
Soul Dr. wrote:
I'm sure everybody has their best gear with them 24/7.
P. T. Barnum knows which photographers who won't ...
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