Amadeus Loc: New York

I have DeNoise and Sharpen. Download the trial. Take a pic at 6400 ISO or higher then apply Denoise. You'll be sold.

Joexx

Thanks, I have an i9-9900k & 32 gig ram @3200 ghz with an NVIDIA rtx 2060 (w 6gb) also M.2 PCIe SSD. But, your comment made me check the ram speed and sure enough it was at 2133 ghz. I don't know why. When I originally built it last year, I set it at 3200. Perhaps it was reset during a Bios upgrade, kind of annoying....

Anyway, thanks for your comment, because I probably would not have checked it (since I "knew" it was set at 3200).
BTW, because of supply chain shortages GPU prices have skyrocketed.

Hartwell Loc: South Jersey...formerly all over

Joexx,
I have been running Topaz Studio 2 along with Adjust 5 and Simplify for a very long time and could not be more pleased. Studio 2 is amazingly versatile.
Topaz products are excellent for my needs.
I do not have AI and I am contemplating getting it but I am not sure I need it.
I canceled my PS and bought Elements 20 to use in conjunction with Topaz and have never looked back.
I am neither a pro photographer nor am I a Pro editor but everyone seems impressed with what these two can do.

Robdur

Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise AI are the best plugins. You can't go wrong with these .

Hartwell Loc: South Jersey...formerly all over

Joexx,
Here is a link that may help in your decision to try Topaz.

https://capturetheatlas.com/topaz-studio-2/#:~:text=Although%20Topaz%20Studio%202%20includes,Denoise%20AI%20and%20Sharpen%20AI.

Although Topaz Studio 2 includes a tool called AI Clear to reduce digital noise and enhance original detail, Topaz Labs offers two dedicated pieces of software to tackle these common problems in photography: Topaz Denoise AI and Sharpen AI.

Ace Paladino

Very interested in getting the discount code but I don't understand what a PM is. If I knew what that is I'd send it to you. Thanks. Ace Paladino

David Martin Loc: Cary, NC

"PM" means private message. Click on the individual's name, and on the next screen click "send private message."

johnny1950 Loc: Palm Coast, Florida

hi
I also use all three and am very pleased with them. I just signed for the one year update for $99.00. I have had them a while. They are faster but since I got a new gaming computer to edit videos it really makes a difference. Check around for the best price I even emailed the company and that's how I got the $99.00 price for all. I have the complete set.
Johnny

Judy795

I use it a lot. Quite satisfied even with some minor glitches, and I have a lot of computing power.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

I use DeNoise and Sharpen. I got DeNoise because I was using high ISO on my bird pictures, and it works great.
I tried Sharpen on the recommendation of a UHH member, and I am glad that I did.
Gigapixel was also recommended, maybe I will try that one also, but I don't think that I really need it. Maybe next sale.

whitehall Loc: Canada

I think Topaz gigabite can replace a long lens. Instead of shooting with a 600mm f11, which requires an unacceptably high ISO, shoot with 200mm f2.8 and crop and then enlarge the image in Topaz gigabite to get acceptable mp in the final image.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

I have all (except Topaz Movie) AI Products and I Love them!

Below are the answers to 96.75% of the questions that you may/may not have about the current Topaz products:
Topaz Products and FAQs: https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us

Topaz workflow: https://topazlabs.com/the-ultimate-workflow-for-topaz-labs-ai-software/?utm_source=Topaz+Updates&utm_campaign=8c480bdca3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_19_04_29&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e4dd8652a-8c480bdca3-92602881&mc_cid=8c480bdca3&mc_eid=c9be7297b0

Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=topaz+tutorials+on+youtube
Jim Nix Topaz Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jim+Nix+topaz
David Kelly Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dave+kelly+topaz

How to make Topaz Products Run Faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GraqwH2YYJ4
Start at about 1:40 min. into the video.

Go to this site(s) for current Topaz Products discount codes.https://www.google.com/search?q=topaz+products+coupon+code&oq=topaz&aqs=chrome.2.69i65j69i57j35i39j0i433j46i175i199j69i60j69i65j69i61.6895j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Topaz Help: https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us
Topaz Help Center: https://help.topazlabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Topaz Studio 2 User Guide: https://guide.topazlabs.com/studio2/

I am a huge fan of Topaz Labs AI products. If I had to pick just three of their products they would be Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Adjust AI. With these three programs, I can do about 90% of what I routinely want to accomplish. They offer eight products in all. The Topaz Products FAQs below should answer any question about all of the eight products they offer including computer requirements. These eight Topaz Products come with a free trial and once purchased they have one year of free updates for each program. These Topaz Products AI programs are very powerful and a constantly being upgraded and updated free for one year. I use the default settings and I am seldom disappointed. Topaz products also automatically add a tag (prefix/suffix) to your file for nondestructive editing. Or, you may add your own prefix or suffix.

After you start to feel comfortable using their products then give the following a try:
After loading a file select all of the "Full Auto" selections, run "Update", then . . select File, Preferences, Reset, and Close.
This allows the program to select the best/fastest settings for your computer.
Now select "Save Image" as you desire for the type of file, location, etc.

Another hint. Close all programs not in use as this will allow your computer to perform at its best.
After doing this, open "Task Manager" select "Performance" and watch the graphs as the program processes the file to see if you have enough Memory/CPU etc.
Also: DO NOT select "Auto-Update Preview"!! It may be handy for making small changes but it will REALLY ADD to your processing times!

Smile,
JimmyT Sends

Joexx

Thanks for the tips.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

You may want to review these links before deciding if Lightroom's sharpening is insufficient for your needs:

https://photographylife.com/how-to-properly-sharpen-images-in-lightroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSg_JYuULB8

https://jkost.com/blog/2019/05/the-texture-slider-in-lightroom-classic.html

Using sharpening and resizing utilities that use AI often results in nasty artifacts and less than optimal images.

The only other significntly better software in this department would be DXO Photolab 4 Elite, which has Deep Prime noise reduction and image enhancement along with Clear View Plus (similar to Lightroom but better) and Viewpoint (also similar to Lightrooms's Transform panel, but more robust). It also has better lens profiles. Another nice feature that I use often is it's ability to generate a Lightroom-readable dng file, so that you can have the best of both worlds. It also comes with Nik software - world-class image enhancement suite with presets and a wide rage of adjustments, masking, B&W conversion, etc.

I'm not saying that Topaz isn't good software, but I am saying that for my needs, Lightroom/Photoshop is more than adequate, and when I have certain challenging images, it helps to have DXO.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

I just got an email about this - seems to be at least as good if not better than the competition.

https://www.on1.com/products/nonoise-ai/?utm_campaign=NoNoise-Announce&utm_source=All&utm_medium=email&popup=no&mkt_tok=MTg1LVJXWC02MTgAAAF84bqMPK2NVXIpgIRgMdGU05jKSkFgzcP058o2U5S2Bou-7bfm3o9fGD7DqAEIIXpisLlXVf7WpjhIQophyxsmDpMdypE8Ki6FeGeR9A