TOPAZ MASK AI USERS SOFTWARE
TOPAZ MASK AI USERS TRIAL

It offers automatic settings, which you can also adjust manually. I spent much time manually adjusting each tool for optimal results apart from Topaz Sharpen AI. Of the modes offered by Focalblade, this is the most sophisticated and always yields good results. I presented it with an unsharpened TIF of this image and performed a two stage sharpening process – Capture and Creative. It is a very good tool with a wealth of options. Luminar 4 and Photo Ninja provide Detail adjustment and sharpening.įocalblade is a Photoshop plugin and a standalone application. It contains Camera/Lens profiles that compensate for lens edge and corner softness. DXO Photo Lab has always had a unique feature. The other tools I tested range from having a bewildering set of options (Focalblade) to automatic settings (NIK Define). It’s not scientific, but often provides good enough results.

TOPAZ MASK AI USERS TRIAL

That is fine for a handful of images, but impractical for large sets of images.Īdjusting the settings until it yields good results can be a lengthy process of trial and error, so many photographers have their favourite settings and stick with those. If you spend more time, then creating a layer with a layer mask can provide a greater level of control over the sharpening process. USM is global – it sharpens the whole picture, although its settings build a mask that targets edges and leaves flat areas alone. The main challenge with sharpening a good image is to not introduce unwanted artefacts – halos and noise. Photographers have used USM (Unsharp Mask), the standard Photoshop/Affinity Photo sharpening method, for years and with good results. In theory at least, sharpening an in-focus image is fairly straightforward.

TOPAZ MASK AI USERS SOFTWARE

I have actually gone away from using MASK AI as it has been easier to use the “Refine” tools in other software but that other software can’t do some of the things MASK AI can do especially what Remask 5 could do.Sharpen AI has three sharpening modes: Sharpen, Focus and Blur. I lied I have one more, sometimes only the pen tool will do for part or all of a tricky selection, if this could be included and designed to integrate into the other areas of the mask that would be very useful. A more precise and “real” AI selection is required around those edges. You are trying to enhance an edge maybe painting in a little more of the foreground but it will sometimes also go and then include some background elements in the mask the clearly aren’t even close to what you selected. That is why Mask AI should have a variety of effective tools to PRECISELY adjust the mask and edge depending on the conditions impacting the edgeįinally Mask AI doesn’t behave like you want it to. Masks are complex beasts and I don’t think AI will ever perfectly mask an image especially a tricky image. I think Remask 5 was unique in that ability and that feature is sorely missed

Reintroduce transparency option for masking. The control you had in the previous ReMask 5 felt WAY more superior. It seems Topaz is trying to make the mask process more AI than actually be able to do useful masking. I’m away for the next 6 days and in New Zealand so not sure if that suits but if not here’s 2 cents worth…

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