- #TOPAZ SHARPEN AI VS DENOISE AI HOW TO#
- #TOPAZ SHARPEN AI VS DENOISE AI FULL#
- #TOPAZ SHARPEN AI VS DENOISE AI ISO#
Once again, I use the same settings when leaving Lightroom. It cannot correct the "uncorrectable" but it does try and I have found it can make an image useable that was otherwise not. I find the AI for these issues works well in some cases, and in others not so much. If I am using Sharpen for correction that Lightroom step would not be in the workflow order. Back to the top where I had Lightroom before Sharpen the use case for that would be if I was to use Sharpen just to run a final sharpening on the image.
I do use Sharpen if I have missed focus, have motion blur from the subject or camera shake from me and I will not make Lightroom adjustments before using it (except the same ones recommended before DeNoise and GigaPixel if you did not use those and are starting with your raw file). I do not always use Sharpen just to sharpen my images. In GigaPixel choose your options for how much you want to increase the size, then return to Lightroom. I use the same settings for Edit In: 16 Bit TIFF, 300 DPI, and compression. If you did not use DeNoise and make the recommended adjustments to your raw file, do them before using GigaPixel. Using this after DeNoise, if you need to use it, will increase the resolution without increasing the noise level. You may want to print any image in a large size and want to make sure you maintain quality. Why would you want to do this? A heavy crop will leave you with a small number of pixels left in an image you may want to print in a large size. GigaPixel increases the resolution of an image. Epson apparently recommends 330 for printing on their printers. Either way I keep my own at 300 DPI, but you can go higher or lower. The plugin is set up by default with 240 DPI. The resolution depends on what you are going to use the final image for, digital only, print, etc. It will also be a large file so you can use compression on it without degrading your image quality, TIFF compression is lossless. When you chose DeNoise from the Edit In command select Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments, use a 16bit TIFF as this will keep a high resolution. I also sharpen at the end of my overall workflow either in Lightroom or Sharpen. That is why I put the slider to 0 in Lightroom.
#TOPAZ SHARPEN AI VS DENOISE AI FULL#
DeNoise can do some sharpening as part of the process and if you use it in full AI automatic mode, it may apply some.
I also lower the sharpening to 0, but this is not a generally agreed upon setting with other photographers who use DeNoise. It has been found that DeNoise works better on "flat" photos, so do not adjust the contrast or any of the sliders for texture, clarity or dehaze. In Lightroom do adjustments with white balance, lens corrections, or camera profiles on the raw file before DeNoise. Use DeNoise BEFORE you crop or do too many adjustments in Lightroom. A tight crop will show noise that you never saw before the crop. Another time to use DeNoise is when you are going to get noise because you are going to use a tight crop.
#TOPAZ SHARPEN AI VS DENOISE AI ISO#
The obvious use for DeNoise is when you have a photo with noise either due to high ISO or low light or a combination of both. I did put Lightroom in before Sharpen, and I will explain that later. I should also mention a return to Lightroom occurs between each step in this tutorial. Of course, you may not need all of them in every situation. Here is the short story: Lightroom -> DeNoise -> GigaPixel -> Lightroom -> Sharpen in that order.
#TOPAZ SHARPEN AI VS DENOISE AI HOW TO#
I am not going to go into detail on how to use each, that would be lengthy and there are YouTube videos and Topaz's own tutorials to cover that. The question is when to use and what order. They all work as plugins, so that is sorted from the start. I wanted to make sure I was using them the correct way and in the correct order for image quality. I have done some research and testing to find out a good way to use them with Lightroom.
They have also been getting a lot of discount codes as well (sorry, I did not round up any for this post). The Topaz products have been getting a lot of reviews lately with their AI version.
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