Less than a month after the release of Topaz Photo AI 2.4, the American publisher launches important update in software version 3.0 Topaz Photo AI. New features include presetsthere change order of upgrades made according to the picture, better panel controland AI assistance for fixing RAW files.
Topaz Photo AI combines Gigapixel AI, Denoise AI and Sharpen AI in a single interface. It offers an Autopilot feature to automatically optimize photos by selecting the appropriate tools.
The publisher also recently presented new graphic style.
Presets in Topaz Photo
Now in Topaz Photo AI 3.0 users can save changes and improvements made to the image as presets, much the same way you can do it in Lightroom. Thus it becomes possibleapply the same settings (such as noise reduction, sharpening, or even enlargement) of various images. This feature guarantees uniformity And significant time savingsIdeal for professionals and demanding amateurs.
In addition, you can choose a posteriori the order in which improvements are applied to photography. For example, if you sharpen the entire image before denoising the background, and then sharpen just the subject again, you can change the order of the corrections. This change will impact on how the final file is processed. This is a very useful feature that allows you to more precisely choose in which order to perform retouching, since we know, for example, that it is desirable to do sharpening last.
Also note that the tools ” Facial restoration ” AND ” Save text » can now be applied multiple times to the same image.
Adjusting RAW colors and brightness
Topaz Photo allows you to edit your RAW files automatically (autopilot mode), for example, by reducing digital noise. But in addition to this, the software now allows adjust color balance and lighting of RAW files using filters based on artificial intelligence.
According to Topaz Labs, “This allows you to get the best quality RAW images without having to make these adjustments in an external application.” So we are thinking about using DxO PureRAW.
Improved interface
Topaz Labs also worked on ergonomics of photo processing softwarewith options for fix and fold the panelssimplifying the workspace, leaving only the necessary tools visible.
The interface has also been improved with new colors and icons that unify the experience across Topaz’s applications. This standardization helps reduce training time between different programs.
Finally, note that the software has just added a device profile for the Lumix G9 II, as well as a noise reduction profile for the Sony A6700.
Price and availability of Topaz Photo AI
Topaz Photo AI 3.0 is now available for $199 for macOS and Windows (on two machines) and works as standalone software or a plugin for Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. The license gives the right updates within one year.
For reference, DeNoise AI and SharpenAI cost $79.99 each, while Gigapixel AI cost $99. But it looks like Topaz Labs is highlighting only Topaz Photo AI for now, as the tool combines all three features.
Our first opinion
Certainly, Topaz Labs releases updates at breakneck speed. Fortunately, this is not to the detriment of photographers, as the licensing system with one year support allows you to take advantage of the main versions without returning to your wallet. This update, stamped 3.0, mainly contains preset creation functionvery useful for homogenizing the processing of multiple photos.
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