![]() ![]() Use the Navigator to move around your image which is is set to by default to 100% zoom instead of zooming all the way out to view the whole image.Just make sure it is updated when applying or it will not update when it goes back to PS. If the Update button is grayed out, it has updated. How do you know if you need to update the plugin – this one should be intuitive, but sometimes I get lost on what it is doing.And it does take a few seconds every time the Update button is selected, so the plugin take a while to process, especially when applying at the end. Turn off the Auto-update preview button as your computer will be running all the time if you don’t.Topaz Sharpen AI can also be applied while in Lightroom by right clicking on the image to select the program and choosing Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments. Duplicate your Background Layer in Photoshop before using the filter just in case you want to reduce the overall sharpening opacity later.It is located in either Topaz DeNoise AI (which has a Color Noise Reduction slider) or Topaz Studio 2 (which has Exposure and Clarity sliders and I like this personally). This is when Topaz AI Clear is often used – where just a little noise reduction is needed. Also, be sure to use DeNoise first as the noise will be sharpened along with everything else if taken Sharpen AI first. In Lightroom or ACR, do not sharpen your image using the Detail Panel, let Sharpen AI do this.You can now get a very subtle sharpening effect without having to use a Photoshop mask. ![]() Since Topaz came out with the AI version, it seems to have gotten better and better. Since I hand-hold my camera when taking pictures, many of my images are just a little soft and is why it has become one of my favorite plugins. I have always liked Topaz (see sidebar at my Tidbits Blog for website link) Sharpen AI. ![]()
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