Topaz bundle DGS on sale till Aug 12 but Do I need it? (Page 3): I bought their full package of products (all eight(8)) a few years ago and buy their annual upgrade on their Black...

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

dbfalconer wrote:

I've heard a lot about Topaz denoise and wonder if... (show quote)

I bought their full package of products (all eight(8)) a few years ago and buy their annual upgrade on their Black Friday sale.

I use their DeNoise, Sharpen and GigaPixel packages on a daily basis. I've used their Video Enhance on a whole lot of ancient home videos with reasonable success. JPG to RAW is handy and does a good job of getting rid of JPG artifacts. The remainder of the products I have used sporadically.

Topaz does a good job of adding features to their products and their customer service at least exists as compared to some software developers.

bwa

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

If you want to see why Topaz Sharpen AI is worth the money, look at the image on this thread an page 1 and the sharpened version on page 2. Turned a throw-away into a good image - ‘nuff said… https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-747104-2.html

Steved3604

Really good question and some great answers. I am looking at their products that work on video. I have old (ancient) regular 8mm home movies I am working on. I see improvement. Interesting company/interesting products. I even know where Salida is and that your (new) town is only about 3 hours (for you East Coasters) and about 150 miles from me.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

bsprague wrote:

There is no "bite the bullet". It is a fun walk in the park of new things to learn. Remember, it is non destructive!

Right! There are so many courses on ‘learning LR’ that it makes it seem difficult. I’ve managed to figure out lots of Luminar features and am sure I can with LR too. I just don’t like the subscription ‘bullet!’ Ha!

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

Steved3604 wrote:

Really good question and some great answers. I am looking at their products that work on video. I have old (ancient) regular 8mm home movies I am working on. I see improvement. Interesting company/interesting products. I even know where Salida is and that your (new) town is only about 3 hours (for you East Coasters) and about 150 miles from me.

Where might you be? We like Salida. Could use a movie theater and a camera store! Ha!

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

bwana wrote:

I bought their full package of products (all eight... (show quote)

Good to hear Topaz is a reliable company. Thanks for sharing.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

dpullum wrote:

I was happy with my Topaz as it was ... then came ... (show quote)

Indeed. Hard to keep up with all the changes…and select ones worth dealing with. Thanks.

Steved3604

dbfalconer wrote:

Where might you be? We like Salida. Could use a movie theater and a camera store! Ha!

I'm in what used to be the "best" Denver suburb. Aurora. Lived here 50+ years. Nice people. Great climate. 4 seasons. You know that we always schedule a blizzard any time the Broncos are on Monday Nite Football so all the people in CA think it "must really snow there." "I'll move where it doesn't snow". But you know that -- you were in the second best 'burb. Bet you get "a bit more snow" now in your "new" town than in your former town. You know cameras and I bet you can press a button on the new digital movie projection. You could do both -- and loose twice as much money?
When I need to learn a new program -- I use the company's tutorial and You Tube instruction. I do about 15-20 minutes instruction and then take a 45 minute break and do "chores" -- then come back to more instruction. Works for me -- lets the ole brain rest and absorb new stuff.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

I am a Lr/Ps user and I bought these aps when the net price was @ $85 near xmas. I bought the to try them out and because a good friend swore by them. I find little difference from what I already have in Lr and do not intend to renew at the end of the year. YMMV. Best of luck.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

cjc2 wrote:

I am a Lr/Ps user and I bought these aps when the net price was @ $85 near xmas. I bought the to try them out and because a good friend swore by them. I find little difference from what I already have in Lr and do not intend to renew at the end of the year. YMMV. Best of luck.

Thanks! If I decide to go for it after a 30-day trial, I’ll watch for sales. Not in any rush.

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

Steved3604 wrote:

I'm in what used to be the "best" Denver... (show quote)

We liked Littleton just fine—5yrs—much easier winters than our many yrs in Michigan. Actually, Salida is in the ‘banana belt’: snow melts away quickly, stays good for skiing at Monarch 20 min away! But don’t tell anyone! We could do with less wind….but the views are great! I watered the potted plants outside today—so now it is pouring rain!

dbfalconer Loc: Salida CO

TriX wrote:

If you want to see why Topaz Sharpen AI is worth the money, look at the image on this thread an page 1 and the sharpened version on page 2. Turned a throw-away into a good image - ‘nuff said… https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-747104-2.html

I checked out that post of examples. Yes—impressive! Thanks for sharing.

11bravo

Discounts on Topaz products can be "stacked", if something is on sale a discount coupon can be used to reduce the sale price further.

Topaz also seems to rotate sales on individual products (or they used to). Denoise for a month or two, then Sharpen, then GigaPixel, etc. If you've bought individual products and decide to buy a package, the package price is automatically reduced to not include the products you have.

Jsykes

dbfalconer wrote:

I've heard a lot about Topaz denoise and wonder if... (show quote)

Purchased last Thanksgiving last when they reduced the price to $85, you can probably expect a similar reduction this November.

ronichas Loc: Long Island

I have a discount code for the Topaz filters. PM me if interested.