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OK, I downloaded the stand alone programs and ran this same photo through Sharpen, Denoise, and then both. The artifacts did not show up, at least in this photo. I like Photo AI a little better than the stand alone programs, but at least I can work around this issue when it rears it's ugly head...

Well, I have an Iris XE integrated graphics. It's not a high end gaming graphics, but it's supposed to be fairly capable, and isn't that old. I'm running an 11th generation i7 processor, and the machine was purchased new a few months ago. I just looked at the system requirements, and it says...

That would be an all you can eat buffet for the squirrels in my backyard. They'd have it cleaned out in no time and be knocking on the back door for more. If I want to feed birds, I have to use baffles, and squirrel resistant feeders, and even then the darned tree rats manage to get into them.

I remember when they used to have depth of field guides on the focusing ring of the lenses.

That's true, but my point is that shooting full frame and cropping is equivalent to shooting in DX mode. If the OP wants to shoot in DX mode for framing or other reasons, that is fine, just pointing out that there is no resolution, or magnification gain by shooting in DX mode with an FX lens...

No, that's just trying to bring up severely underexposed shadows. If you look at the image in my original post at the top of the page, you will see a faint square pattern throughout the entire background, and a very noticeable set of square around the flowers. FYI, I am not trying to fix a...

This begs the question of the reason behind this. Yes, you will gain the 1.5 crop factor, effectively turning your 500mm lens into a 750mm. However, since you are not using a large portion of your sensor, your resolution will suffer commensurately. You can accomplish the same thing by shooting...

The Pup has had the same issue using Photo AI on her PC. Same brand, not sure if the graphics processor is the same. They were purchased a year and a half apart. I also had the issue with my old computer, different brand.

The original file is approx 25 MB. I don't think I can send that size file via e-mail. I tried doing that once before and the system wouldn't let me. I just tried it, and it balked. I sent the unedited original converted to JPG. I ran it through Photo AI and saw the artifact in the preview...

I haven't forgotten to report back. I still haven't gotten an answer from Topaz. They emailed me very quickly after my initial contact and requested the original file, a screen shot of the settings in Photo AI during the processing, and the processed photo file. I sent the files back to them...

Welcome. Check page 74 in the online manual. It looks like you can either manually select, or put it in auto, and it will automatically go into the correct mode depending on the lens that is attached. D810 online manual

I just wish they would let me get close enough to fill the frame. The least little movement or noise and they are squawking and flying. I would like to get something like this, only with a male wood duck in breeding plumage. I took this one last year at another swamp. Wasn't really happy about...

Decided on another trip to Cypress Gardens today. Wow, lots more wood ducks. They were everywhere. They were skiddish! Still. I did get a chance to snap a few. None were very close, and I had to crop them fairly heavily. I guess this is why they call them "wood ducks". I got pretty...

Have you tried removing the card from the camera and using a card reader to transfer files to your PC?

White egrets can be difficult to get detail in with either harsh light, or backlight. Got this guy early in the morning with a backlit scene.

The dove and the mocking bird. OK, it looks like a mocking bird in B&W.

Well, I sent them a description of the issue, and the sample photo. I'll report back with what they say. I hope I can fix this. I really like Topaz, but find the artifacts rather annoying.

Thanks, Fred. I read the first article that popped up. It was from Apr of last year. The representative from Topaz said they were working on it and hoped to have a fix by the end of the quarter. :rolleyes: The work around they suggested did not work for me. This was to convert it to another...

It's an HP with an I7 processor and 16 gigs of RAM. I've been updating it regularly, so I'm sure it's the latest version. I was loading the latest update tonight, and had some issues, so I uninstalled it and am reloading it right now. What's the issue with the known problem. Is that a bug they...

Since I started using Topaz AI, as opposed to using the separate programs, I've occasionally noticed these weird artifacts in the backgrounds. They are most notable in dark backgrounds that are then lightened in LR. The artifacts are visible in the output file from Topaz. Here is a recent...