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I have been a Topaz users since the first programs it had and after seeing on the 5DayDeal program started. Now with the AI programs of Photo, Gigapixel, Sharpen, Video and Denoise all linked to Lrc and PS as well as other editor programs. I am a little of everything Photographer as a hobbyist since before Digital times but to say to those fresh into Photography too young to know the frustrations of early editing when no one had good control of noise except the early Topaz Studio programs. Back in years of 2015 and earlier not even PS or Lr was affordable at $800+ and each full upgrade only bid companies could afford to foot the bills but not hobbyists. There were several less than $100 programs that came out and back when I went Sony in '14 for the $30 Capture One program was added to the Sony attractions but not even C1 had a good DeNoise program. Long story short today every editing program is trying to match all Topaz programs with little success getting better and due to that problem have links to all Topaz to add to their editing options. PS and Lrc are trying to but not as good.

I have been using Topaz for years and whenever I ask/want to know about a product I got answers, very good answers.

Been using Topaz for several years. The past new of DeNoise, Gigapixel, Sharpen and now new Photo AI
a mix of the past and Video AI. Even with keeping the old both old and new are great for editing. Do not consider all AI but just programs. Today all Topaz are ahead of all other programs that try to be like Topaz! I have many post processors and none match Topaz and it's speed even on an older computer.

FIRST I need something to view all images in a file and being a Sony user it was Playmemories BUT Sony stopped updating it and the tried but not so great Capture One that came with first at a very very low price in 2013 had a problem it took all images in a file and put in a C1 file doubling your files and hard to edit and export through Lr. And the all around everyones goto and import all into Lr well talk about bloating even the backup files, not enough space on any hard drive for that big file, and the Backup file changes every update! Yes Sony has its own viewer, editor,
I have had ON1 for some years now, not only can I view all my images separately but edit to see what happens and a great program that just gets better all the time.
The blending of say a BIG full moon image into a night landscape resizing/editing then fitting in over a blown out moon like the days of film is superb and so EASY, way easier than PS without the complication and having to remember so many steps to do this and that.
HDR is so fast and editing is most like some of the old programs like the old NIK HDR Efx now Dxo, like picking the center and which ones to use. Also best at 5 at +/- 3ev, I use for a focused moon over a night landscape and yes works with a 10mm lens (have to zoom in to see).
Sky replacement is so easy also, like put a Milky Way over a ship at dockside talk about small things to not go over.
Dust removal is superb as well as cloning out things
The only bad is Lens corrections like the not so new Sony FE PZ 16-35mm f/4 still using the 16-35mm f/4 ZA not that bad I can just edit first in PS then pick it in ON1 to do some editing! LC are hard!
Just continue to spoil us ever ne update!

I have been using Topaz since it came out, for two main things Noise and enlargement - using a 12MP camera. Been doing night captures since 2013 with the A7S and other models.Through the years SW could not reduce noise From C1 to PS/Lr and many others, No you do not look at a print with a magnifying glass but sharpness suffers. I use in camera NR but when doing a lunar eclipse you have to continue to use a fast SS like 200+ due to moving if getting a closeup at 900mm and staying at the sharp f/8 so ISO goes up not really high 3200-12800 and just Denoise will not only reduce noise but bring out stars in the blackness of space. Megapixel allows for a larger image sharper with added noise with many many options even cropping while enlargement. Lastly since Topaz others have been trying to catch up and top on their plate to get sales. Topaz get better and better every few weeks or months always on top of all programs and the BIGGEST is mixing with other post programs to get better images. The new Photo AI has all the programs in the order they should be done after many have asked about it. BZ keep the good programs coming !!

I started Topaz long ago, today have used the Sharpen, Denoise, Gigapixel AI's the last couple of years using with Lr and now the new Photo AI is again very great with all combined and fast so very fast with no drag on system to boot. I do a lot of Milky Way images with Sony cameras A7s/A7siii/A7iii/A7ii that have the lowest noise and the widest and sharpest of lenses. Today software make the image. I edited some old 5MP camera images with Lr and Photo AI and they came out like an image of a $5k camera and lenses and blew up to poster size print, just awesome all around. Night images are bright in shadows and clear and sharp. Milky Ways look like daytime with stars I have to reduce exposure to make looking real. Use with Ps/Lr first for lens corrections mainly and temp pick and camera color profile the result gives a clean noise free, sharpest and bright to work with at a start. Years ago '15 the advice (even today) was to turn off in camera NR but you get Hot (red) and dead (white) pixels long story short DeNoise at max got rid of and sharpness was not effected, IF it is it will like a painting vs real. BZ to all apps outstanding like always. Everyone will say you are a pro when you are just a hobbyist.

To start I have been using Topaz for years mainly for noise reduction that Lightroom, Capture One and others years ago had no idea of. But playing with other parts i learned to enhance images better and faster. Today the AI software I use on every image before finishing. There is so much to say about each and not enough room here but all Topaz has been great since years ago and continue superbly with all worth their weight for an investment.

The BEST of the BEST!!! I like to do night Milky Way's and sunrise/sets and Denoise AI (Low Light) is great with all images. I use the Sony A7S a 12MP camera and use Gigapixel AI to enlarge images for prints making a 200+ MP again reducing noise and making sharper (even). Software is updated almost everyday with improvements. Topaz Mask AI is great if combining two or more images. Use Textures instead of paying for overlys. Sharpen AI will correct focus/sharpen on a image before processing in Lr. Topaz Studio and Studio 2 have been around for years and always great and were affordable before Lr became yearly (maybe why it went yearly)

Have been buying since it started, keep on HD's for each year and backed up on another HD. It states 80 hrs but is really a years worth. Just stop watching TV and learn, better than any college. If starting and want to make money in any of the fields or a long time hobbyist (like me 50 yrs) you will always learn something new. Example, one day I happened to walk into a community theater and asked if I could take some photos during a performance (just to see if my rig could) their photographer was unavailable! I went back reviewed 5dd articles and came back two days later. The results were awesome and easy to do. The actors now email ask for head shots and photos of performances, I do at no cost just for the experience and seeing a future star (maybe). But do do something on a spur of a moment and finding I had gear to do it in just minutes and felt like a pro doing it. 5DD helped an old guy feel young. I also discovered Milky Way photography and nights of relaxation and wonder!"

Today's Topaz AI's are superb. I use Denoise/Clear/Lowlight AI for ALL images in Lightroom, even ISO 50 (cleans up the image). Also added a mask brush, now able to use noise on say the sky and stars but not on a beach with grasses that will be sharp not blurry but noise is controlled there also. Lastly when a Denoised image is brought back into Lr you start from scratch with a new image and able to do more editing and again also put through Denoise AI. I use Gigapixel AI after I crop an image to get it back to the original pixel size. On this point photographers want a 60MP camera for the ability to crop and still have a lot of pixels to print. I have a 12MP camera I use for Astro Milky Way's since 2014 and with Gigapixel AI I can now make it the size of a 200MP camera and looks better than the original. And program updates are like daily, so I first update all Topaz AI's before processing any image. Yes a yearly charge for continued updates but worth every penny!!!

Topaz Labs AI Denoise/Clear and Gigapixel are the VERY BEST of any, UNMATCHED anywhere. Get any and all Topaz you can, I have all and use all the time!!!

Software is very outstanding and better is all are priced very, very reasonably with updates at no additional cost. It does what it says and adds more being better as time goes by. Two programs that work together one HDR and one a Normal one image both high level photo processors with results that surprise even the most experienced post processor professional leaving very little to add to images they are that good. But you get to play with an array of slider options to add your personal effects. With all that as time moves on additional sliders are added that make your images look even better. It is hard to stop playing with the different sliders but if you go to far there is a timeline that lets you go back in time to a new starting point. Whew!! Need a book to say more.......

So hard to find a real camera store! First, Beachcamera is in the Visa shopping Mall where Visa shoppers get extra points for every dollar. Cards do not need to give points it is a bonus, in my book and a way to save for gear. Next to find a camera store online also with the same products at the same price BUT in stock is a double win and an added 2+ points. The deal I have bought all my cameras and lenses and gear with money from points.