Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register
Main Photography Discussion
Topaz Photo AI
Page <prev 2 of 3 next>
Sep 17, 2022 09:20:45   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
ronichas wrote:
It is one app that has all three. So you only need to put an image into the one app.
I love it. I do find it is faster than Sharpen.

I think you might be able to try a trial.


I received the free upgrade to Topaz Photo AI yesterday and I have yet to give it a real workout.
Generally speaking, I find that:
You can load/process "many" (40+/?) files at one time you can go do something else while it is automatically processing those files.
Photo AI seems to conservatively process each file only as much as needed. Some adjustments can be manually made.
More than 2/3rds are acceptable just using the full "AI" setting.
Some files still require me to make some minor adjustments* after processing.

Additionally, I highly recommend that you view their "Topaz Photo AI Quick Start Guide" located just below the Blue "Brouse Images" box on the opened program.
Quick Start With eleven-minute video: https://support.topazlabs.com/article/124-topaz-photo-ai-quick-start
System Requirements: https://support.topazlabs.com/article/18-system-requirements
https://www.topazlabs.com/shop (Unconditional 30-day refund guarantee.)

Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends

*Remember, I am the "Color Challenged" UHH, member.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 09:23:05   #
Tracy B. Loc: Indiana
 
Jimmy T wrote:
I received the free upgrade to Topaz Photo AI yesterday and I have yet to give it a real workout.
Generally speaking, I find that:
You can load/process "many" (40+/?) files at one time you can go do something else while it is automatically processing those files.
Photo AI seems to conservatively process each file only as much as needed. Some adjustments can be manually made.
More than 2/3rds are acceptable just using the full "AI" setting.
Some files still require me to make some minor adjustments* after processing.

Additionally, I highly recommend that you view their "Topaz Photo AI Quick Start Guide" located just below the Blue "Brouse Images" box on the opened program.
Quick Start With eleven-minute video: https://support.topazlabs.com/article/124-topaz-photo-ai-quick-start
System Requirements: https://support.topazlabs.com/article/18-system-requirements
https://www.topazlabs.com/shop (Unconditional 30-day refund guarantee.)

Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends

*Remember, I am the "Color Challenged" UHH, member.
I received the free upgrade to Topaz Photo AI yest... (show quote)


Thanks I will do that.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 09:34:23   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
Tracy B. wrote:
I am new to Topaz Photo A1, I just downloaded it last night. Do you even need Topaz Studio anymore???


"Do you even need Topaz Studio anymore???"

I do as Topaz Studio 2 has creative "Add Filter"(s) and "Add Look"(s) capabilities as well as the basic adjustments.

Reply
 
 
Sep 17, 2022 09:45:09   #
Tracy B. Loc: Indiana
 
Jimmy T wrote:
"Do you even need Topaz Studio anymore???"

I do as Topaz Studio 2 has creative "Add Filter"(s) and "Add Look"(s) capabilities as well as the basic adjustments.


True! I have a lot to learn. But, I'm getting there. I'm so comfortable in Studio. I have watched some videos on Topaz Photo AI and I think it is sinking in.....?

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 10:27:39   #
pnittoly Loc: Mountainside, New Jersey
 
Anyone know when the Topaz products will be available for use with iPad Pro ?

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 10:32:37   #
James Van Ells
 
If anyone is really interested in how the new Topaz works, go the YouTube and in the search box put Matt Koslowski on Topaz AI. He has a great review.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 10:54:21   #
bkwaters
 
Curmudgeon wrote:
None that I can see except maybe it's a little more convenient. I have had it for a little over a month now and hardly ever use it. I got it for free and will keep it as long as it remains free. It most effective when it is able to select the correct subject


The face fixing AI is amazing. A friend did a cellphone shot of a large group in a dark room at a party and the faces were noisy blurs. After Topaz Photo AI the faces are sharp and clear. Otherwise it just offers the convenience of merging the other Topaz programs into one.

Reply
 
 
Sep 17, 2022 11:40:46   #
StevenG Loc: Long Island, NY
 
James Van Ells wrote:
If anyone is really interested in how the new Topaz works, go the YouTube and in the search box put Matt Koslowski on Topaz AI. He has a great review.


I’ve watched a few videos, including Matt K., and Anthony Morganti. The verdict between Photo AI and the individual apps is still not in.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 12:14:21   #
Canisdirus
 
Had the suite already so invited to beta for them.
Clunky at first...I went back to the stand alone for better results.

Somewhere around beta 0.5...things picked up. It was about the same.
Then around update 0.8 the color profiles went out the window...lol. I gave them feedback as I'm sure others did (the point after all)...two days later...update...fixed.

The last beta version ...you could tell it was ready.

Topaz is responsive enough...as a product and in supporting said product.

I'll keep it...it's fast...in fact much faster than the stand alone plug ins.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 14:12:24   #
Judy795
 
I got it for free as I have the rest of the bundle already. I tried quickly on two photos. One with an ungroomed horse running smoothed out the hair a bit. The other, on a close of two persons, sort of made the faces look plastic. These were just a quick experiment, I need to play more later.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 15:47:37   #
SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois
 
StevenG wrote:
I have the three apps, and use Sharpen and DeNoise regularly. I rarely use Gigapixel. What are the benefits of using Photo AI rather than Sharpen and DeNoise, as needed?


If you rarely use gigapixel, you’re missing a great tool.
Try to use it sometime by upscaling your image 4-6 times. After you do that resize back to the native image size you started at. What happens is that the Ai will extrapolate the gradual difference between the pixels as they fill in on the upscale. When the image is resized, it will retain all the detail in the resized image. I am attaching a trial image that I did for my elderly cousin. The picture was a crop out of a 1950 jr high school graduation that was on his FB page so we already know it was a lousy and grainy image. The image was of a girl standing behind the boy. The boy was my cousin. Then I processed it through gigapixel once, then denoised it, because it was small, I just ran it through gigapixel again times 4, denoised it again, resized it to about 8000 pixels across and blew it up to 32,000 pixels across, resized it again to 3000 pixels and did Ai denoise again.
The setting on all the denoise shots were “clear”. I then put the original shot on the left and the Ai on the right. I have no clue how the Ai pulled it off, but the image on the right of the boy was dead on accurate to the light start of a mustache on his upper lip.
The girl had a few artifacts that were on the original scan so they couldn’t be corrected. I sent this to my cousin and he couldn’t believe it. It is actually more detailed than various pictures of that time period he has in his album. The 3000 pixels is the one I attached. I did not use Ai sharpening as it was completely unnecessary.


(Download)

Reply
 
 
Sep 17, 2022 16:09:47   #
Tracy B. Loc: Indiana
 
SteveZas wrote:
If you rarely use gigapixel, you’re missing a great tool.
Try to use it sometime by upscaling your image 4-6 times. After you do that resize back to the native image size you started at. What happens is that the Ai will extrapolate the gradual difference between the pixels as they fill in on the upscale. When the image is resized, it will retain all the detail in the resized image. I am attaching a trial image that I did for my elderly cousin. The picture was a crop out of a 1950 jr high school graduation that was on his FB page so we already know it was a lousy and grainy image. The image was of a girl standing behind the boy. The boy was my cousin. Then I processed it through gigapixel once, then denoised it, because it was small, I just ran it through gigapixel again times 4, denoised it again, resized it to about 8000 pixels across and blew it up to 32,000 pixels across, resized it again to 3000 pixels and did Ai denoise again.
The setting on all the denoise shots were “clear”. I then put the original shot on the left and the Ai on the right. I have no clue how the Ai pulled it off, but the image on the right of the boy was dead on accurate to the light start of a mustache on his upper lip.
The girl had a few artifacts that were on the original scan so they couldn’t be corrected. I sent this to my cousin and he couldn’t believe it. It is actually more detailed than various pictures of that time period he has in his album. The 3000 pixels is the one I attached. I did not use Ai sharpening as it was completely unnecessary.
If you rarely use gigapixel, you’re missing a grea... (show quote)


Wow! Your Cousin looks pretty good.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 16:59:32   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
Indi wrote:
How much?


My discount was for $265.00

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 17:37:14   #
ronichas Loc: Long Island
 
Blaster34 wrote:
My discount was for $265.00


What did you buy? That is NOT the discount for Photo AI.

Reply
Sep 17, 2022 18:51:43   #
Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast
 
ronichas wrote:
What did you buy? That is NOT the discount for Photo AI.


I downloaded the offer and it was AI plus one other for a total of $265….I’m still using the individual programs, don’t know if I’ll upgrade for a while….

Reply
Page <prev 2 of 3 next>
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Main Photography Discussion
UglyHedgehog.com - Forum
Copyright 2011-2024 Ugly Hedgehog, Inc.