For starters, they don’t support all raw formats. Yes, Topaz does seem to recommend you open your raw file in their standalone version of the software. I read on Topaz’s website they recommend you open your raw file directly in to DeNoise first. Do my noise reduction… Save… and head back to LR. If I don’t need Photoshop then I do all of my LR edits and go to Photo > Edit In > Topaz DeNoise. Then I finish up and head back to Lightroom. Since I have layers and masks, I’d rather do it from Photoshop so I can always adjust it if I need. Once I’m done with that, I’ll make a copy of my layer and use Topaz DeNoise as a plug-in from Photoshop. Next, if I need Photoshop (usually distraction removal) I will jump to Photoshop. From there I do all Lightroom Editing (color, tone, etc…), but no noise reduction or sharpening in Lightroom. ( Link)īut… in short…My workflow goes like this.
This course goes over both programs in detail, as well as my workflow from Lightroom and Photoshop. First… I have a min course called Topaz Deep Dive (DeNoise and Sharpen). When do you use Topaz DeNoise or Sharpen in your workflow?Ī. Like I said… I’m happy with what I have and that means a lot to me. I’m sure DxO is great too, but in my tests I didn’t see anything significantly better to warrant using it. So… rather than constantly chasing after every piece of software released, I’m content with my workflow and I get amazing results from it. And I’ve found two plug-ins that give me amazing results that I’m happy with. I want to shoot and edit, and that’s what I enjoy. While I do like my time editing, I don’t enjoy testing out 5 different apps just to pixel peep which is better. Here’s the deal… I don’t want to be a software tester all the time. To me, I found Topaz to be just as good in most cases, but more than that I found the workflow to be simpler. And I actually got really good results from it.
Matt… DxO just released Pure Raw Deep Prime and I feel it’s better than Topaz. The coupon code is “MattK15” (no quotes) – This will work on all of their products and bundles, not just individual apps.
PS: If you do decide to grab Topaz DeNoise or Topaz Sharpen AI, they gave me a 15% coupon to share with you. Everyone’s photos are different and shooting styles vary. But… it’s always your responsibility to try out software before you buy it to see if it works on your photos. Please read this article as something that worked for me. NOTE: I’m big on personal responsibility here. So I thought I’d try to take care of those questions all at once. But more than that, I spurred a lot of questions back at me. There were over 130 comments on that one. Well, needless to say it stirred quite a few comments and discussions which topics like that always do. But after getting frustrated with noise reduction (and sometimes sharpening), I’ve slowly switched over to Topaz plug-ins (DeNoise and Sharpen) for my wildlife photography. In the video I explained my photography evolution from landscapes to wildlife and how I was always telling people I don’t use noise reduction or sharpening plug-ins. A couple of weeks ago I released a video called “I was wrong” (about my Noise Reduction and Sharpening workflow).
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