If you’re like me you have decades of old photos in your collection, from scanned prints and negatives to lo-res early digital captures clogging up a hard drive. These beloved images do not hold up well technically in today’s hi-res digital world, but thankfully the software exists to salvage these challenged shots to the point Read more about Blow it up! ON1 vs. Topaz for restorative upscaling[…]
Topaz is currently running a Holiday Sale of 25-35% off through January 7, featuring Topaz Studio (comprising 3 new apps, over 20 new models plus countless features and updates). So what can you do with all of this cutting edge tech? In fact, you can do so much with Topaz Studio that I have to Read more about Topaz Super Bloomin’ 8X Realism for 2026 – on sale![…]
Three years ago I told you about the then-new Radiant Photo 1 plug-in and standalone app which was designed by photographers for photographers, with the goal of getting your images color corrected with minimal interaction. Now we have the recently released Radiant Photo 2 (currently at v2.1) which takes this experience to the next level! Read more about NOW OUT: Radiant Photo v2![…]
It’s a bit of a busy time in software land as our favorite developers have released or are about to release new versions of their flagship products. In this post we’ll take a quick look at the latest offerings from ON1, who are about to release Photo RAW 2026 in October. I have been working Read more about The latest news from ON1: Pre-release sale of Photo RAW 2026 ends in 2 days![…]
ON1 Software just released its latest image upscaling offering, Resize AI 2026! It is an obvious alternative to Topaz’ Gigapixel AI (which I also cover on this blog). Before we get started with the smackdown (discussing the pro’s and con’s of each software option), let me say I am long-time “friends” with both developers, so Read more about TOPAZ vs. ON1: AI Upscaling Smackdown![…]
This is an exciting time every year with our favorite software developers pulling out all the stops to give us their best deals! Each year I round up the offers, choosing from some of my own most-used resources, so you can connect with them efficiently. Here’s the quick-access list at the moment, below which I Read more about QUICK SUMMARY: Digital imaging software Black Friday deals[…]
Topaz has just released a couple of exciting upgrades to both its Photo AI and Gigapixel AI apps! Since I have so many examples to show, I’ll keep the words to a minimum (more product details can be found at the end of the post). I was using the pre-release version of each app as Read more about JUST RELEASED! Topaz Photo AI and Gigapixel AI new versions: Super Focus, Redefine and more![…]
Update just released and ON SALE right now: Topaz Gigapixel 7.1.4! Gigapixel is one of my favorite digital imaging apps and I am serious, if you owned no other enhancement app, this one would be the most useful overall. Artsy imaging apps are a dime-a-dozen and their cheesy effects date quickly, but dramatically improving low-quality Read more about ON SALE RIGHT NOW: Topaz Gigapixel 7! Save $20[…]
Last May I told you about Dynamic Auto-Painter 7, and less than a year later we now have version 8! Dynamic Auto-Painter Pro is perfect for less-artistically inclined photographers who nevertheless appreciate the timeless beauty of the traditional art form. But actual artists can also interact with the app to aid the auto-painting results as Read more about PHOTOS TO ART: New Dynamic Auto-Painter PRO 8 is out![…]
It’s been a busy time for Topaz lately, with recent releases of new versions of three of their popular image enhancement apps – DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI and Sharpen AI! Before we take a look at each, please be reminded: YOU NEVER NEED TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR ANY TOPAZ APP, PLAN OR UPGRADE! Using this Read more about 3 new Topaz AI updates, 1 double-whammy discount (expires 4/19)[…]