Topaz AI Video

BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
It's probably good for large prints, and potentially for getting a respectable size image from a very tight crop, though there has to be a point of diminishing returns as you get fewer and fewer pixels. I'm also wondering how it does on older cameras like the D90 that were in the 10-12MP range.

But yeah, the AI stuff requires horsepower. I'm going back and forth between a new MacBook Pro or an iMac that I can upgrade on my own for some things at less money and just keeping the old MacBook around for travel (would have to wait until I got home to fully process stuff on trips).
 
hark

hark

Administrator
Staff member
Super Mod
BackdoorArts said:
It's probably good for large prints, and potentially for getting a respectable size image from a very tight crop, though there has to be a point of diminishing returns as you get fewer and fewer pixels. I'm also wondering how it does on older cameras like the D90 that were in the 10-12MP range.

But yeah, the AI stuff requires horsepower. I'm going back and forth between a new MacBook Pro or an iMac that I can upgrade on my own for some things at less money and just keeping the old MacBook around for travel (would have to wait until I got home to fully process stuff on trips).
Click to expand...

How's your eyesight? Doesn't the iMac offer a much larger screen? Or isn't that a concern for you at this time?
 
Fred Kingston

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
BackdoorArts said:
It's probably good for large prints, and potentially for getting a respectable size image from a very tight crop, though there has to be a point of diminishing returns as you get fewer and fewer pixels. I'm also wondering how it does on older cameras like the D90 that were in the 10-12MP range.

But yeah, the AI stuff requires horsepower. I'm going back and forth between a new MacBook Pro or an iMac that I can upgrade on my own for some things at less money and just keeping the old MacBook around for travel (would have to wait until I got home to fully process stuff on trips).
Click to expand...

If I were you, I'd put an SSD drive in that old MacBook... and I'd bet an dollar that you'll be blown away at the performance increase and won't decide to buy a new computer.
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
FredKingston said:
If I were you, I'd put an SSD drive in that old MacBook... and I'd bet an dollar that you'll be blown away at the performance increase and won't decide to buy a new computer.
Click to expand...

Hard drive isn't an issue. I've got a 500GB Flash Drive in this one that I bought in early 2014. It's got 16GB RAM and I've never thought it much of a dog before the AI tools.

One thing of note in this video is that he's using JPEGs in his upsizing. I'm wondering how much longer it would take to do a similar step with a RAW file? With his "pretty beefy PC" it still took 4-5 minutes. I'm wondering if this is only worth the effort once you've finished your edits? Might need to run some experiments on my aged MacBook. :)
 
Fred Kingston

Fred Kingston

Senior Member
I tried Topaz's AI stuff when it first came out... it's GigaThing... Tested it for an hour and unloaded it... I use a D810 and didn't see much improvement over any of the other tools I use... especially for the prices... Sorry... Even now, I see them advertising all over social media with their comparison photos and sort of laugh and wonder how many people stare at the images and think to themselves...what's the difference? :)
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
FredKingston said:
I tried Topaz's AI stuff when it first came out... it's GigaThing... Tested it for an hour and unloaded it... I use a D810 and didn't see much improvement over any of the other tools I use... especially for the prices... Sorry... Even now, I see them advertising all over social media with their comparison photos and sort of laugh and wonder how many people stare at the images and think to themselves...what's the difference? :)
Click to expand...

Their Denoise AI and Adjust AI programs have utterly changed and greatly simplified my workflow. I've posted about it elsewhere and we can argue all day about whether or not they're too expensive, but as a wildlife photographer that often operates at rather high ISO's without a doubt I'm saving time and seeing an amazing difference in my photographs. Worth every penny to me.

As for Gigapixel, I've used an old version of ON1's resizing tool to make my oversized enlargements but I may swap over. Advantage of ON1 is that for canvases it automates a mirrored wrap. I suspect I can find a photoshop action for that.
 
Top