And that seems to mean just Photo AI and Video AI.Īdjust AI was a short-lived product that never made it to a 1.1 release before being quietly dropped in 2021. Topaz seems to have the better idea, and just focuses on the few things where it has a competitive advantage. Trying to have a full-range product line without the resources to invest in it leads to weak products. That’s the Skylum idea, and it’s not working very well. They should combine Topaz Photo AI with Topaz Adjust AI or topaz studio to have a more complete and competing product. Topaz offered me Gigapixel for $80, threw in Photo AI and DeNoise got support for another year. This was last October and DeNoise was up for renewal in December. I had DeNoise and AI Sharpen but not Gigapixel which I really didn't want. Previous software no longer available for purchase is often available for download if you purchases it. Not sure of the clarity slider in other softwares as it's only one slider, but Topaz Clarity gives you more option with their sliders. I have it for years and only now coming to grasp with how to use it.more practice for sure. Using luminosity masks is much more difficult, Been practicing it, but does give a better result if you know what you're doing. The Photo AI so far I use it just to fix a photo but not for any other adjustment, I still go back to the other product before Photo AI came out. I use their clarity quite often to get the punch where I need it. My personal favorite built-in clarity tool is found in ACDSee Pro or ACDSee Ultimate since you can also use "Light EQ" in combination with it, But most modern tools now have something like it.Īdjust AI is on their download page, I don't use it, but will try. I suspect this is why it is a dead product. (I don't deny it takes practice to get what you want) You could also experiment with a clarity, Tone curves tools combo if your software lacks a dedicated luminosity tool, though I suspect that would take longer to learn in order to be effective. You can replicate Topaz Clarity fairly easily with most built-in clarity tools found in most modern editors and raw developers. I can imagine that using luminosity masks would be considerably more difficult. Really, is sharpen/soften the edges found in the mid-tones only and ignoring the highlights and shadows. I find it's similar to using luminosity mask but easier. The last release was in March last year.ĭoes anyone use Topaz Clarity? I am beginning to use it as I find it gives your image that needs a punch when use subtlety. I really hope that Topaz will keep and continue to update (at least) Sharpen AI! The masking in Photo AI seems to work reasonably well. I still find Photo AI hard to control, and prefer much more Sharpen AI when it comes to delicate and selective sharpening. I have Photo AI because I already had the other three (Denoise, Sharpen, GigaPixel). Some HDR products have a similar adjustment, but don't work well on single non-HDR images. It's far superior, with better controls, that any alternative, including the weak "clarity" adjustment in Adobe LR/ACR. Only reason I got it was for the promotional price. I wonder what Photo AI annual renewal few will be? I would not pay $199 for Photo AI today. One day those 3 apps individual will be gone too. Only Photo AI, Video AI and DeNoise/Sharpen/Gigapixel on the page. It has not received any attention since Topaz Labs went on their "AI" binge.Īdjust is no longer on the products page at Topaz. It was absorbed into Topaz Adjust, which is probably a dying product.
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