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Single-exposure Milky Way photo, Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, CA.

Sharpening showdown: Topaz Photo AI vs Luminar Neo

Sharpening software can sometimes take away the blur. But with Luminar Neo and Topaz Photo AI both offering powerful AI sharpening tools, choosing the right one can be challenging. We use a blurry, rocky arch to figure out what works here. No, there will be no bird sharpening comparisons today!

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Single exposure high-ISO Milky Way photo, Borrego Springs, CA

Topaz Photo AI V2 vs. Lightroom noise reduction showdown

We all want to know how Lightroom Classic Denoise AI compares to Topaz Photo AI. We denoised a high-ISO Milky Way photo to address the big question. What is Topaz Photo AI V2? Photo AI is an image enhancement app that sharpens, reduces noise, and increases the resolution of your

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The battle of AI Denoising: Topaz Labs vs. Lightroom Classic

Adobe Lightroom Classic unveiled the new Denoise powered by AI. Topaz Labs has released Denoise AI a while back. Join me for this epic smackdown. Comparing Topaz Labs Denoise AI and Lightroom Classic Denoise I denoised a high-ISO Milky Way photo several times, using Lightroom as a platform. First, I

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Seven photography items you can use all the time

We all love photography items that we find useful and use constantly. Here are seven that have recently become part of my regular workflow. Radiant Photo I began using Radiant Photo from Radiant Imaging Labs several months ago. It’s quickly become part of my workflow. I use it on just

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Speed up your Topaz workflow with one simple setting

I was doing a lot of batch editing the other night, while working with Topaz DeNoise AI. I realized I had never really dug into the preferences of Topaz’s programs before, so I decided to do so. Imagine my amazement when I saw that my CPU was being used for

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Saying goodbye to noise: Which software is best?

Over the past year or so, there have been a couple of new pieces of software that have come on the scene, promising to do one thing — reduce noise. In addition to Topaz DeNoise AI, DxO PureRAW and ON1 NoNoise AI have come to the market to help photographers

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Enlarge your photos and crop in with Gigapixel AI

I really enjoy dabbling in nature photography, but I am by no means a professional at it. I have neither the patience, the gear or the stamina to be honest. But I do enjoy it occasionally. The problem I often find is that I need to be so far away.

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I put Adobe’s Super Resolution to the test

I put Adobe’s Super Resolution feature through a pretty good, non-scientific test. In fact, I compared it to what I believe is currently the best enlarging software for photographs, Topaz Gigapixel Ai. In the video below you will see me compare enlargements of three types of photographs. The first is

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Does Topaz Sharpen AI live up to the hype?

For years now, I’ve seen Topaz ads while scrolling social media. At conferences, I’d see the software demoed, and it would always get large crowds. But I wanted to take a run at it myself. Was the sharpening technology that Topaz offers really that effective? I like to think of myself

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Why I'm loving Topaz Studio AI-Clear

Why I’m loving Topaz Studio A.I. Clear

A.I. Clear is a tool from Topaz Labs that claims to eliminate noise, remove artifacts, restore detail and sharpen images simply and easily. How does it work? The company describes it this way: A.I. Clear uses the insight of a custom neural network that was trained by analyzing millions of

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Lightroom Live: Our Favorite Plugins

You gotta join us live for our next Lightroom Live, totally free of charge. Not only will you learn terrific techniques, but if you tune in live, you can be entered to win excellent prizes to help you in your work. (Note: MUST BE TUNED IN LIVE TO WIN). We’ll

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