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Stabilize and Focus benefit in Topaz AI Sharpen
May 26, 2019 15:35:20 #
philz
Loc: Rockaway Township NJ
There are many good sharpening tools available, so Topaz AI Sharpen is just another one for sharpening. Fortunately, this Topaz software does more than sharpen. It is exceptional is in correcting camera shake, as well as focus issues. I provide an example using an indoor grab shot during a tour in an old house with a 35 mm lens FF at low ISO but only 1/30 second. I think the improvement is noticeable in the full image, while it is very obvious in the cropped section illustrated.
Topaz AI Sharpen software does take a long time to process, limiting the usefulness for me to selected images, but when needed it sure seems worth it, as the results are exceptional. At least for me.
What do you all think?
Topaz AI Sharpen software does take a long time to process, limiting the usefulness for me to selected images, but when needed it sure seems worth it, as the results are exceptional. At least for me.
What do you all think?
May 26, 2019 16:17:44 #
I've been using it a lot as a plug in for Affinity and I am delighted with what it does!
May 27, 2019 07:10:30 #
philz wrote:
There are many good sharpening tools available, so... (show quote)
I agree. This stand-alone software does amazing things and I just downloaded an update for it; but each application of it takes a significant amount of time.
The previous version did not support batch operation and that was my only real criticism of it. I'd like to set it up as a batch operation following all of my other processing. Unfortunately, the update also seems to lack that capability. This would seem to limit its utility to just a very few select images.
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May 27, 2019 07:22:28 #
philz wrote:
There are many good sharpening tools available, so... (show quote)
As it happens I have just updated Sharpen A.I. and Denoise A.I. yesterday and gave Sharpen A.I. a spin on a couple of deer photos that were shaky due to slow shutter speed, the results changed them into definite keepers.
I had been really liking Denoise A.I. for a bit, and like how the latest update gives you either Denoise A.I. or A.I. Clear in one application.
Topaz Denoise A.I. had an issue of stripping some EXIF info when called from Lightroom, but latest update seems to have corrected that for me so far.
May 27, 2019 08:46:41 #
philz wrote:
There are many good sharpening tools available, so... (show quote)
I love stabilized
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ChazT
Loc: Florida
Does it require saving the file for each process (focus, stabilize and sharpen) or can multiple be applied before saving? If it requires saving each one, is there a specific order that works best?
May 27, 2019 10:07:34 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
I like & use Topaz AI Sharpen. For important photos, I don't mind waiting for it to do its magic.
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May 27, 2019 10:18:36 #
ChazT wrote:
Does it require saving the file for each process (focus, stabilize and sharpen) or can multiple be applied before saving? If it requires saving each one, is there a specific order that works best?
If used by a program such as Lightroom, it does require creating and saving multiple files.
But they can also be used with Photoshop and can be applied to layers resulting in the ability to save just the final result.
I don't think there is sufficient experience with the products yet to know the best order to use them.
May 27, 2019 10:47:21 #
JimH123 wrote:
If used by a program such as Lightroom, it does require creating and saving multiple files.
But they can also be used with Photoshop and can be applied to layers resulting in the ability to save just the final result.
I don't think there is sufficient experience with the products yet to know the best order to use them.
But they can also be used with Photoshop and can be applied to layers resulting in the ability to save just the final result.
I don't think there is sufficient experience with the products yet to know the best order to use them.
Do you have to save after using each of the three modes if you want to use all three?
May 27, 2019 10:55:42 #
ChazT
Loc: Florida
JimH123 wrote:
If used by a program such as Lightroom, it does require creating and saving multiple files.
But they can also be used with Photoshop and can be applied to layers resulting in the ability to save just the final result.
I don't think there is sufficient experience with the products yet to know the best order to use them.
But they can also be used with Photoshop and can be applied to layers resulting in the ability to save just the final result.
I don't think there is sufficient experience with the products yet to know the best order to use them.
Thanks! Applying them in layers is a great idea.
May 27, 2019 10:57:49 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
Bit the bullet and bought the suite last night (Sharpen, Gigapixel, DeNoise, Jpeg to Raw) for $200. Now I've got to figure out how to use them. Any suggestions?
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May 27, 2019 11:31:58 #
RRS
Loc: Not sure
Dngallagher wrote:
As it happens I have just updated Sharpen A.I. and... (show quote)
Did Topaz incorporate A.I. Clear into Denoise A.I.?
May 27, 2019 11:33:45 #
philz
Loc: Rockaway Township NJ
I have found that focus is best to use first if focus is an issue. And stabilize when that is the issue. Sharpening is no longer required after either, I think. But let's ask Topaz what they recommend.
May 27, 2019 12:02:22 #
philz
Loc: Rockaway Township NJ
Yes, with the latest update, AI Clear is an option in Denoise AI. Anybody have input as to which to use when?
May 27, 2019 14:54:14 #
philz
Loc: Rockaway Township NJ
From the Topaz website: Run, save, repeat.
"If you come across a situation that you would like to use two processing modes (Sharpen, Stabilize, Focus) on one image, then you need will simply need to run your image twice through Sharpen AI. Choose your first processing mode, save and then open the saved image in Sharpen AI again to apply another processing mode."
Also, AI Clear is for noisy images while AI Sharpen is for low noise images. Both sharpen.
"If you come across a situation that you would like to use two processing modes (Sharpen, Stabilize, Focus) on one image, then you need will simply need to run your image twice through Sharpen AI. Choose your first processing mode, save and then open the saved image in Sharpen AI again to apply another processing mode."
Also, AI Clear is for noisy images while AI Sharpen is for low noise images. Both sharpen.
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