I recently purchased a new PC, custom from DELL and I loaded up the RAM (32 GB) and went with a high-end graphics card. I ran it through DeNoise and it came back a real keeper! I had a shot of Tundra Swans flying against the orange sunset (15 minutes after sunset) that was pretty much a throw-a-way due to noise. It really works well with bird shots against a blue sky and any high ISO shot. I have been very pleased with the results with DeNoise and would consider it a "must-have". Depending on the size of the underlying photo, it is not super fast on my machine, but it's fast enough given the results. I think the graphics card may be more important than basic ram for speed here. I have a 2019 iMac with 128 gb of ram and an 8 gb graphics card. If there is a downside to the Topaz AI programs, other than cost, it's probably how long it takes. That often gives me the best overall result. In some cases, with particularly noisy photos, I first run the image through DxO PhotoLab 4 (using either Prime or Deep Prime noise reduction) first, export to Photoshop and then use Denoise. I normally use Denoise first (with noise reduction off in ACR, except for color noise reduction). It seems good too, although I have not done any scientific tests. (I do most of my work in Photoshop, so I don't use PhotoLabs for most of my work.) I recently upgraded my PhotoLab 3 to PhotoLab 4, to get access to Deep Prime noise reduction. I also like and have used DxO PhotoLab for several years - mostly to have access to Prime noise reduction which I have found useful for noisy images and good for feathers and fur. Since then, both Denoise and Sharpen have added a comparative view mode that I find useful. I decided to do so, given I like the software and given it may be good for a company to have the incentive to continue to improve its product. I had the same question earlier this year when I got the message I needed to renew my license to get updated versions. I use Gigapixel and JPEG to Raw less frequently, but also find them useful (Gigapixel more than Jpeg to Raw). It may well be that people with sufficient expertise could do something similar in Photoshop without Topaz, but not me. Other than that, pretty much the perfect photoshop plugin for extreme macro.I use Denoise and Sharpen a lot and think they are very good. The only complication I've had is that System Mechanic, software I use to tune up my PC, will remove the license, but there is a way in System Mechanic to prevent that by selecting certain drivers never to be deleted. Topaz works as a photoshop plugin and comes up as a menu item under the Topaz Labs submenu in filters. pretty much the perfect photoshop plugin for extreme macro It means you can mask in an area, fiddle with the effect over that area and adjust it on the fly in a non-destructive manner. This makes it even more effective in the hairy areas of insects, which is always quite a challenging area of an extreme macro image to work on. Topaz Detail 3 introduced as a free upgrade in December 2012 which is a substantial improvement on Detail 2, with localised detail brushing now included. Once you've got some nice settings then it's always worth remembering to save the settings as you'll find that it saves you time in subsequent works. I've never had much use for the de blur tab as it seems to create a lot of background crinklies. superb detail enhancing tool that's always one of the first tools I use on any extreme macro image The tonal sliders are usually the settings that make the most difference by making the colours pop for whatever reason I find them easier to use than photoshop controls. I personally always tend to use Topaz Detail in a duplicate layer of the original, and build it up gradually by having every setting at 0 and starting from the top down, detail adjustment first. This is perhaps why Topaz detail also includes some colour control adjustment gauges that enables you to bring the colours back to where they were before adjustment. But by altering micro detail, you'll often have some colour shifts as well, and they can be tricky to control. One of the things about Topaz Detail is that it has very fine detail adjustment gauges. So by preserving a range of settings you can make sure that you get exactly the effect that you want. What's nice about Topaz Detail is that you can remember the settings that you used and store it as one of your memory presets. Brings out the detail in shots like nothing else I know. Topaz Detail, probably my favourite software for photography projects. It brings out detail and sharpens by adjusting micro contrast in a manner that no other imaging tool seems to be capable of. Topaz Detail is a superb detail enhancing tool that's always one of the first tools I use on any extreme macro image.
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