![]() ![]() While I prefer my most of my images to be close to SOOC, I don't mind another person digitally manipulating an image to create a great final result. ![]() I have not tried to do the same in PS or other software. ![]() I use the in-camera HDR on my K-1 in certain conditions and I'm often pleased with the results. I have no idea what you mean For me, the best HDR effect is the most subtle. This will improve as I become more proficient in the software, as well as in my own workflow. Fortunately my desktop has the processing power necessary to handle the demands, so I don't find the time it takes to be a burden. Being able to digitize and restore old prints for which I no longer have negatives has been a boon. In any case, I appreciate the Topaz software for my purposes. This has proven true for almost all labor saving innovations through history. I am of the opinion that AI will not make humans obsolete or redundant in most fields, the increases in efficiency will open up new opportunities for humans, they some jobs will disappear, or change. Good AI software lets one make the choices, but takes the drudgery out of repetitive actions, freeing up the humans to do what humans do best. If the AI software will recognize dust spots and remove them from every image for me, and leave more time for me to do what I wish, that is fantastic. Removing dust spots I guess the difference is, I'm making those choices rather than the softwareI consider that necessary, which reminds me that I need to clean my camera again. And it is way better and easier to use than PS Shake Reduction filter. But no doubt it will get faster and better. In a way it is like HDR, some people will overdo it.Īs it stands the process is computationally very intensive, on my reasonably fast machine it takes five minutes or more to render a shot. At low levels it is very effective and masks can limit the areas that you want to sharpen. You do have a choice, to an extent, of how far you want to go by varying the degree of sharpening. ![]() Had I been bothered about saving the shot I would have probably noticed that the default settings turned a lovely couple into a pair of zombies. I guess the difference is, I'm making those choices rather than the software.The example I'd posted was somewhat extreme - take a fuzzy noisy crop, accept all the defaults and see what happens. which is a little hypocritical in my case, since I'd not think twice about cloning out an unwanted element in a scene, removing dust spots or distant birds in the sky, etc. I do appreciate that Topaz allows me to try various AI models, and if I can add more Topaz tools to my kit during the next sale, I will do so. I am a neophyte when it comes to post processing beyond some small tweaks, so I have no bias towards "the way I've always done it". IT is great that we photographers get to put a bit of that AI to work for oursleves. The complexity of the problem is immense, but some of the solutions and enhancements made possible by well trained AI are very impressive. I am not an AI expert, but I have worked with a variety of AI specialists and I have attended quite a few presentations on the subject of using AI for image enhancement. I'll have to find the original RAW of this image and run it through Topaz to see if the results are different. I do have an image I made using a K-1 and FA 77mm, and is the result of heavy cropping, but thankfully the K-1 allowed that without grain or noise, it's an image I am pleased with for sentimental reasons, though I am sure an impartial viewer would find some flaws. I need to use Topaz more in a wider variety of photos before I feel I've gotten the right sequence. This speaks to developing the proper workflow sequence when using the Topaz suite. That is also true if one takes an image and enlarges it using other methods. What I have seen is that Gigapixel will make a small flaw much more noticeable. Gigapixel AII have only limited experience with using Gigapixel AI so far, but in the image I posted about I did not see any artefacts in the image I enlarged. ![]()
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