An Honest Look at Topaz AI

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  • Опубліковано 29 жов 2024

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  • @robtt27
    @robtt27 2 місяці тому +1

    When you upsize an image for printing, do you use Gigapixel or Photoshop? I tried Gigapixel years ago and it worked decent but found Photoshop does a much better job than it used to so haven't tried the new Gigapixel.

    • @MattPayne
      @MattPayne  2 місяці тому

      Ask 10 photographers you might get 10 answers. For lower resolution files that you're looking to get printed larger than is advised, I do find gigapixel to work "OK" but again you have to be careful for really gnarly artifacts that get created. I duplicate my layer in PS and then fix issues that Gigapixel introduces. I never upscale in PS, and most print labs suggest you shouldn't either. I actually have a podcast coming out soon about this.

  • @dcraigyoung2305
    @dcraigyoung2305 2 місяці тому +1

    But blurry images are such a recognizable element of my style... (Seriously, the advice regarding duplicating and masking is spot-on).

    • @MattPayne
      @MattPayne  2 місяці тому

      Hahaha thanks brother!

    • @thomastuorto9929
      @thomastuorto9929 2 місяці тому +1

      Or just delete it & wait until you get good sharp photo. Sharpen is alright for photos that are already pretty sharp & you want to give the photo just a little something extra. I find sometimes it gives it a wax figure type of look. Don't have it anymore considering my version was older & I just did a computer (pc) reset.

    • @MattPayne
      @MattPayne  2 місяці тому

      It “can” fix blurry photos but it’s not the magic program most of these ads make it out to be.

    • @thomastuorto9929
      @thomastuorto9929 2 місяці тому +1

      @@MattPayne I agree!

  • @joryvgphoto
    @joryvgphoto Місяць тому +1

    Spot on real life review

    • @MattPayne
      @MattPayne  Місяць тому

      Thanks man. To be fair, I should upgrade to the newest version, but given I just bought this software a year ago now, it seems crazy to me that I should upgrade so soon.

  • @brianbeattyphotography
    @brianbeattyphotography 2 місяці тому +1

    good to know there was a reason for all of the recent pushing of this

    • @MattPayne
      @MattPayne  2 місяці тому

      Well that reason is because Adobe released Denoise which is much better than Topaz for 95% of all denoising applications.

  • @trevorvellinga
    @trevorvellinga 2 місяці тому +1

    I feel the same way. I use topaz for noise reduction but have never found topaz sharpen to ever work.

    • @MattPayne
      @MattPayne  2 місяці тому

      It can work pretty well on some images and it looks god awful on others. Again, YMMV.