Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

You said; We are in a time similar to when digital cameras were introduced and suddenly 10 mp images... How could it get better.. well it did and each camera had post-processing built in. We think that AI is fantastic now, but 1 or 2 years from now huh what ... by leaps.

I can hardly wait!!!

So much has been shared with me here on the UHH.
That is why I like to help any way that I can.
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

Photo AI, from what I've seen and used, is an abbreviated version of the other three. DeNoise, Sharpen and GigaPixel have more features and do a better job.

Wait for the Black Friday specials to extend your products' updates.

bwa

AzYooper Loc: Sun Lakes AZ (Almost Phoenix)

I think that by the time Topaz drops the individual elements, all the current features of those programs will have migrated to Photo AI. I am also quite sure it will continue to improve as stated here by many.

shoelessjoe

I smell a subscription for this coming down the road.

AzYooper Loc: Sun Lakes AZ (Almost Phoenix)

It already is. Licensed for given length of time.

stan0301 Loc: Colorado

[quote=tshift]I need help from all you Topaz users. I bought Topaz Photo AI. Tried to load up but I needed newer operating system. I loaded Monterey. My Lightroom 6 is all screwed up now. Slow isn't even close to what it is. My real question is what to do? I loaded a folder with 273 photos. Looked like it was fixing all of them. It does a real good job even though I went to bed and it was finally done when I woke up. I saved and went to my folder in Lightroom and it doesn't look like it put fixed ones back there. Where do the complete ones go after Topaz finishes with them??? HELP!!!!!!!

Tom[/quote

I have often thought God doesn’t know where Topaz puts files when it finishes them - although generally they are pretty well done when you do find them - I have pretty well liked what ever they are calling their new program - it does put the file back where it found it - that resizing doesn’t work from inside Photoshop is crazy - I have said “Topaz has very bright programmers - but - they don’t use the product”

AzYooper Loc: Sun Lakes AZ (Almost Phoenix)

[quote=stan0301][quote=tshift]I need help from all you Topaz users. I bought Topaz Photo AI. Tried to load up but I needed newer operating system. I loaded Monterey. My Lightroom 6 is all screwed up now. Slow isn't even close to what it is. My real question is what to do? I loaded a folder with 273 photos. Looked like it was fixing all of them. It does a real good job even though I went to bed and it was finally done when I woke up. I saved and went to my folder in Lightroom and it doesn't look like it put fixed ones back there. Where do the complete ones go after Topaz finishes with them??? HELP!!!!!!!

Tom[/quote

I have often thought God doesn’t know where Topaz puts files when it finishes them - although generally they are pretty well done when you do find them - I have pretty well liked what ever they are calling their new program - it does put the file back where it found it - that resizing doesn’t work from inside Photoshop is crazy - I have said “Topaz has very bright programmers - but - they don’t use the product”[/quote]


I found that sometimes they are at the very top or bottom of the folder, rather than next to the original

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

[quote=stan0301][quote=tshift]I need help from all you Topaz users. I bought Topaz Photo AI. Tried to load up but I needed newer operating system. I loaded Monterey. My Lightroom 6 is all screwed up now. Slow isn't even close to what it is. My real question is what to do? I loaded a folder with 273 photos. Looked like it was fixing all of them. It does a real good job even though I went to bed and it was finally done when I woke up. I saved and went to my folder in Lightroom and it doesn't look like it put fixed ones back there. Where do the complete ones go after Topaz finishes with them??? HELP!!!!!!!

Tom[/quote

I have often thought God doesn’t know where Topaz puts files when it finishes them - although generally they are pretty well done when you do find them - I have pretty well liked what ever they are calling their new program - it does put the file back where it found it - that resizing doesn’t work from inside Photoshop is crazy - I have said “Topaz has very bright programmers - but - they don’t use the product”[/quote]

Stan, as AZLooper said, "I found that sometimes they are at the very top or bottom of the folder, rather than next to the original".

Assuming that you are on a Windows computer:
The Topaz default is to save the "New File" in the same folder from where it came from. That is unless you changed it. If you changed the destination it will continue to send the "New Files" to the same destination you change it to.
The first thing that I would do is to open the Topaz product that you are having trouble with, then load and "process" the file with that program.
Then go to the "Save Image" and click on that. A small screen should pop-up asking if you want to "Overwrite/Return File to host editor?", The default is no - leave it that way. This keeps the original file safe and intact.
The next item on the same screen is the "New File Name". The default is the old file name plus a tag such as "denoise-standard". This will "Usually" place the "Newly Topaz Created File" next to the original file, in the same folder.

Plus there are five or more selections. Do not change any of these selections unless you have a specific reason to do so.

If this doesn't work go to the search bar enter PC, click on Pictures, then search for the original picture file name and the "New Topaz" generated file should also come up.
I would also recommend that you visit https://support.topazlabs.com/article/18-system-requirements#image to see if your computer will support Topaz Products.
Also visit: Topaz Learning Center: https://www.topazlabs.com/learn?mc_cid=9289005635&mc_eid=c9be7297b0
TOPAZ PRODUCTS: https://www.topazlabs.com/
Sharpen AI Center: https://capturetheatlas.com/topaz-sharpen-ai/
Ultimate Workflow: https://topazlabs.com/the-ultimate-workflow-for-topaz-labs-ai-software/

Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Perhaps photo editing soon will require a quantum computer and a neural-implant for we humans. Tesla may be taking pre-orders. A Tesla monkey is now able to play "Pong" just by looking at the target and thinking. We are able to create photos without a camera, just by describing the thought-photo.

In the meantime we are challenged to self educate with the help of tutorials and trial and error. Thank you JimmyT for the references.

Presently I have the Topaz AI Trio but only a trial Photo AI. I find the trio to be strong even if I use it as a primitive. I wondered why i needed Sharpen AI but in one review "best software to fix out-of-focus images" oh! Now I understand... my usage was not on out-of-focus. My work with my Kodak DC-4800 images exercised deNoise AI to show it out standing in its action.

Gigapixel AI was Truly Magic allowing for [in theory] printing a huge photo [ 43" x 33"] from the humble 3.1 mp camera that saved a JPEG file at about a half mp!! How much better can it get, we shall see... I have 13.5 years to go until I am 100, I must last that long to see wonders happen.
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-753293-2.html

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

" I have 13.5 years to go until I am 100, I must last that long to see wonders happen."

Heck, give longevity a chance . . .since you are that close to 100, why not go for 110 or more?
We need to keep the more experienced folks here on UHH.
Just go for it, and . . .
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends

Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara

As I understand it I can renew my Topaz products still supported (they dropped support and upgrading for Topaz Studio 2 which is the Topaz app I use the most) Topaz DeNoise, Topaz Sharpen AI, and Topaz Gigapixel for about $100 per year. I won’t be doing that as the latest updates to On1 give me all of those features in an all-in-one app with a ton of great features. I think Topaz finally got their QA fixed and they put out good products but I just don’t need them. If you watch the video by MattK the new packaged is designed to do all the features with a single click. I don’t want that. I want control. So if you have the topaz apps and like them then renew them and hope Topaz doesn’t come up with some new sales model like they did with Topaz Studio 2.

kmpankopf Loc: Mid-Michigan; SW Pennsylvania

To each their own. Topaz did change a while back. Maybe a few years ago before the AI products started coming in. If I owned a product that was close to the new AI product, they grand-fathered me to the appropriate AI product. I wasn't expecting that. No cost. And yes, they went to a 'subscription' type fee where there was no additional fee - to me that is a sign of the times. I get updates about every month, but who ever really knows, right? Point is, I feel because of my past interactions they are honorable company. Or they WERE an honorable company and for me at least, they get the benefit of any doubt.