Photo AI: an ESSENTIAL Photo Editing App BUT...

In this video, as good as it is, I talk about some issues with Photo AI and how to work around those problems.

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[AnthonyMorganti]

In this video, as good as it is, I talk about some issues with Photo AI and how to work around those problems.

Check out the Topaz Labs Photo AI here:
Currently, I do not have a current discount code.

I am an affiliate of Topaz Labs and will benefit financially if you purchase their product using the above link.

Please read my Code of Ethics Statement:

[timothyconner]

You shouldn't have to work around like this. Topaz needs to keep it simple. Life is too short.

[frankhaugwitz]

Hi Anthony - Thanks! My usual workflow is that I do my editing in LRC first, than move the image over to Photo AI as a TIFF file. As of late, Photo AI running on autopilot, 7-8 times out of 10, Photo AI does not select Denoise, but only Sharpen, although there is a considerable amount of noise! How comes? Consequently, I have to manually select Denoise! I reached out to Topaz and have yet to hear back from them. Viewing your video just now, I just followed your workflow, i.e. open a NEF RAW in Photo AI, some cropping, upscaled, saved as a DNG. Then I imported that DNG into LRC, in order to do some editing as usual. To my surprise, if I want to apply lens correction (as usual) that is not possible. It did incorporate however, changes under structure and details. is that how it supposed to be, or? Yes, using Topaz has become cumbersome. Thanks again.

[spgolder]

The issue with the output being a TIFF versus a DNG was caused by TOPAZ deciding to add "color/lighting processing" for RAW files. For some reason with these features enabled the output cannot be a DNG. At this time these features cannot be disabled. This is supposed to be fixed in V3.0.2. I am at the last V2.x.x and waiting for this to be fixed.

[Anonymous-mfii]

Have you noticed that the select brush used in the sharpen tool is now very slow? It seems this started in version 2.4..x.

[tonyblake]

Thanks for the video. Topaz made something simple more complicated. Although not as good LrC is now more appealing and finish off in Topaz Denoise. Definitely impacts on my M1 PRO’s performance. With this and other Ai updates in editing software it is making a Windows PC more attractive because of the ability to upgrade hardware. What RAM and specs generally should my next Mac choice be?

[FotomakerAcademy]

I hate that they now put labels & processing status bars overlaid on my images - blocking content. The new UI settings panels are also too segregated and divided and requires too much clicking around. The old UI with its ease of moving between visible settings categories was better to work with; PAI is no longer efficient.

[jlsmith]

When I downloaded the latest version of Photoshop Beta (25.9) Generative Fill stopped working. Every time I tried to convert a picture to an Oil Painting or a Water Color, the three choices generated were blue swatches. I replaced that version with 25.8 and it is now working. Have others had the same problem?

[DavidVelezPhotography]

Thanks, Anthony for this video. I look forward to seeing your next video addressing portraits using Photo AI. For some reason, my portraits lose sharpening in the eyes / pupils. I have to select mask and then subtract from the mask. I'm not sure if you've noticed this on your end.

[charlesfisher]

I just bought Topaz AI . I would like your opinion on, do you work on your photo first color correct ECT then go to AI to finish it. Crop then resize it. I remember you said if using Denoise don't crop it first but with AI 2024 it does it all ?? I use it as a stand-alone.
Thank you

[rghurst]

I find Topaz sharpening almost always does "too much" and looks unnatural. I usually cut the auto-pilot setting in half or so. Also, not a fan of upscaling as long as the image meets typical online size standards (2048 long edge for example).

The decision not to support raw/DNG from LR is a mystery and unfortunate!

[andycoleman]

What is the downside of opening an image into Photoshop from Lightroom and using Topaz as a filter on a layer and (after other edits) then saving it back to LightRoom?

[Joebnx]

Thanks Anthony, this will help. Topaz Labs changes of late to Photo AI have been disappointing. The interface makes you hunt for options to do anything other than AutoPilot, the add/subtract brush is sticky and oh so slow. For me their product has fallen to a 5/10 simply for its usability.

[tommul]

Excellent thank you for the walk through and your thoughts 🙂

[charlesfisher]

Topaz offered me a deal on Topaz AI. I have topaz denoise AI they told me that if I get Topaz AI this will replace D noise what do you say. Is that's true. And what are all the little buttons down at the right hand corner of this video

[stephenkronwith]

Anthony, this isn’t about wildlife, but I’ve been trying to use onto photo ai for my recent eclipse photos but when I bring it from LR Classic, it automatically darkens the photo A LOT. If I do the noise reduction and/or sharpening and go back to LR, photo still very dark and I can’t get it back to original brightness no matter how much I play with exposure, highlights etc. Any ideas? Thanks.

[philipcolumbus]

This process seems to encourage one to use Adobe Bridge (perhaps), Lightroom, and Photoshop. Interesting! No need for Lightroom Classic unless you just want to import the final product at the end.

[roarmalmin]

The biggest drawback for me, is that they still haven’t made an iPad version (yes, they are adequately powerful). I really, really would like to do it all on my iPad, I wish I didn’t have to interupt mye workflow by going to my Mac to DeNoise.

[fionalang]

What a big step backwards Photo AI has made! Version 3.xx is unusable, not only because of the crazy new user interface.

[williamsadler]

Sometimes when I'm doing wildlife photography, the wildlife are just not there. So I have to use AI to add them into my images. Would Topaz help with that?