They don't get back to you to let you know if they have fixed the problem with a new version so you have to keep testing the issue with each new release.Īlso, they arbitrarily change the User Interface, often for the worse, taking out a feature that took lots of requests from beta and regular users to implement in the first place. Sometimes it takes multiple support contacts to actually get something fixed, even if they do respond rapidly to these e-mail based request after opening a case number. I hope you’ve enjoyed my take on the program.Topaz Labs makes great programs for photography and has very good tech support via their web page. Given that the program is free to use with several adjustments, and there are 30 day trials for all the others, there really is nothing to lose (except maybe a little space on your hard drive) to give it a go. If you don’t have it already, I would absolutely recommend downloading Studio and trying it out. Not a deal breaker at all, but just adding an extra step to the process. It means that for images being posted to the blog or my Instagram page, they always need a round trip back to On1 in order to be resized and exported. One of the drawbacks I have found with Topaz Studio is not being able to resize and export directly from the program. I have really been loving the ease of adding my watermark to my images it is certainly less cumbersome than that current way I have to do so in On1. AI Clear did a good portion of the work at the start of the editing process, tidying up the noise and bring back detail to the eyes and the fur, especially to the alpha pair that are on the far left. I used quite a few adjustments, but I still had the image finished to my liking in only a couple of minutes. Cropped for composition purposes, and then edited in Topaz Studio. These choices meant I was at ISO 6400, leaving a lot of noise in the image. Knowing how quickly the dogs move about, I shot at f11 and 1/800 sec to try and keep as much of the group in focus as possible, and freeze the motion. This group was far enough from the vehicle that I was shooting at 300mm. The unedited version of Wild Dogs in the Okavango Delta. It’s just one step in the editing process, but it certainly is a powerful tool. I have found that the AI Clear adjustment can really get images like these back from looking grainy and soft, to full of detail and life. Many times I find myself out and about with a great scene in front of me, or a moment I want to remember, but the light is fading or there are deep shadows or perhaps fog (sometimes all of the above). I think my favourite discovery in the Topaz Studio program has been the AI Clear adjustment, and it is one I am absolutely going to purchase to make sure I have it available to me. This version was created in Topaz Studio using some of the adjustments, and then working in Impression in Studio until I had the dreamy feel I was looking for. A bull elephant crossing the Boteti River to join other members of the bachelor herd that had congregated on the other side earlier in the day. Sometimes over to the top, sometimes subdued, those programs allow me to create something different with my images, and I love the flexibility they give me. I’ve always enjoyed the Topaz Impression and Simplify plug-ins, allowing me to create painterly and whimsical effects to my images. Cropped for composition and the usual colour correction adjustments completed as well. Using Topaz Studio, I was able to use precision detail and contrast to really highlight the beautiful texture of fur on this cheetah. Keep in mind that this is a raw image and no matter what, it needs some editing to look its best. Prior to editing, this cheetah doesn’t look bad, but not great. Since these are sized for the web, some of the fantastic texture of the fur may be a bit lost, but it is definitely there. On this cheetah image below, I decided to use the precision contrast and detail rather than the in studio version of detail and clarity. The precision contrast and precision detail adjustments are the same tools found in detail and clarity, though they are still available as the plug in versions or as clarity and detail in studio, which give access to all the fabulous presets that those programs had. Bringing out amazing contrast and detailīack when I used Lightroom and Photoshop, Topaz Detail and Clarity were plugins that I would use when I wanted to highlight texture, especially in feathers and fur. Rather than focus on one specific thing for this post, I wanted to share some of my favourite things about the program. As with my month of Luminar, taking this time to dive into the program has left me feeling a lot more confident using it, and now it is another tool in my photo editing toolbox that I can use to bring out my vision in the images I have created. My month of Topaz Studio is coming to a close.
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