Review of Topaz Sharpen AI Update (v2.1)   Wow! Sharpen AI has been amazing to me from the beginning but it sure has changed a lot, and for the better, since I first covered it in a webinar a little over a year ago. And it has a had a pretty big upgrade, just since I did my most recent webinar in April. This latest upgrade (2.1) is … [Read more...]

Complex Masks Quickly in ON1 Photo Raw (updated 31 March, 2021) https://youtu.be/rlHlg1QV4ZY Artifical Intelligence Put To Good Use AI Quick Mask in ON1 Photo Raw is a really useful feature for making intricate masks quickly using the in-built artificial intelligence. It’s not that you couldn’t create almost any mask you wanted with the … [Read more...]

How Well Does Artificial Intelligence Create RAW from JPEG? Topaz just released an intriguing new product called JPEG to RAW A.I. As the name implies it’s designed to convert JPEG files to raw (DNG) files. RAW files contain a lot more information than their JPEG counterparts, allowing them much more versatility. They have an expanded tonal … [Read more...]

My Comparison: Aurora HDR 2019 vs Aurora HDR 2018 Aurora HDR has become the gold standard of HDR (High Dynamic Range) processing. It's latest incarnation and major update is Aurora HDR 2019. I've been using the previous version, Aurora HDR 2018 since it came out more than a year ago. I like it and gave it a favorable review at the time. When I … [Read more...]

ON1 Photo Raw 2019 Now a Refined All-in-one Solution https://youtu.be/kxpqMLwbjWo ON1 Photo Raw 2019 is a major update to the previous version and a welcome one for me. I feel like this product has really matured and offers a great all-in-one solution to image editing and management. I've been using Photo Raw since it was first released and … [Read more...]