![]() ![]() When I first started using SharpenAI, I noticed that it always seemed to start at 50/50 for sharpening and noise reduction. This is what you are referring to, I think. There are 2 Auto options, one to pick the type of sharpening (Sharpen, Focus, and Stabilize), and more importantly, IMHO, an Auto option to pick the amount of sharpening based on analysis of the image. You do have to pay attention to the controls, however. In any case the resulting processed image was better than the original.Ĭlick to expand.I agree that Topaz Sharpen AI is very good. In a couple of cases where I thought artifacts would be a problem, in the processed version at 100%, the artifacts were minimal and did not show at normal magnifications. The focus mode seems to generate the most artifacts especially when it is the wrong mode for the image. I almost always use the Auto option and have not run into this. There is always the chance of artifacts from too aggressive sharpening. In most cases the grain will be less but in some few cases it may be increased slightly. My advice is to process disregarding the grain in the preview and to check it in LR. ![]() This is misleading because when the file is processed and back in LR, the grain is actually less than the original. One gotcha is that the preview seems to show the image with enhanced grain, more than the original. In some tricky situations I check different areas of the image for comparison. I thought I knew which mode would be best but I have been surprised when another one is better. You can select the one that you think gives the best results. Select and area for examination then update each of the three modes. You have four views in a quadrant: original, sharpened, stabilize, and focus. The new four view feature really helps in getting the best result. I don't know if the web presentation will kill the comparison, but sitting at my screen in LR the difference popped out at me. ![]() From the car with arms supported so that should further help the sharpness. F6.3 at 1/320 with stabilization so camera movement should have little effect on sharpness. Lens was 40-150 2.8 with MC14 at 63mm, a lens that is no slouch in the sharpness department. Image is a screen shot at 100% from the Lightroom Comparison screen. I used Sharpen AI on this file and was shocked at the sharpness improvement. ![]()
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