We’re halfway through Topaz’s most impressive sale ever

If you missed my blog post about the most ambitious sale Topaz has ever offered, be sure to take a look! The sale is already halfway over and you don’t want to miss it. Topaz is offering some of the hottest, cutting edge software available today (see my earlier blog posts for examples): After Monday, Read more about We’re halfway through Topaz’s most impressive sale ever[…]

Happy T(opaz) Day! 25-60% off beats the usual 15% (11/22-26)

Beginning right now, you can save a huge amount on Topaz products, but for only a few days! I can always get you 15% off, but this week you can get 25-60%! Save 25% on individual items storewide! If it isn’t the Pro Pack or the A.I. Bundle you’ll save 25% automatically on any item Read more about Happy T(opaz) Day! 25-60% off beats the usual 15% (11/22-26)[…]

Topaz Studio update: NEW AI CLEAR version >3X faster

Back in July I demonstrated Topaz’ AI Clear, billed as “the first desktop application that uses a custom AI noise model to quickly remove image noise and enhance image details.” With the new Topaz Studio update to version 1.12.6 you get a fully updated version of AI Clear, complete with the improvements we’ve come to Read more about Topaz Studio update: NEW AI CLEAR version >3X faster[…]

Cutting-edge software vs. obsolete hardware: We accept the challenge

Software technology is moving ahead much faster than most of us tend to upgrade our hardware. The result is that unless we have a fat yearly hardware budget, we feel left behind, seemingly unable to take advantage of the latest-and-greatest software tech. For example, Topaz A.I. Gigapixel 2.0.0 is very modern, cutting-edge, demanding software. Users Read more about Cutting-edge software vs. obsolete hardware: We accept the challenge[…]

RELEASED TODAY: Topaz A.I. Gigapixel 2.0 (5x faster!)

As expected, Topaz is continuing to improve A.I. Gigapixel with the new version (2.0.0) making a huge breakthrough in performance! Topaz says, “Using GPU mode is now 5x faster! With some optimizations to the GPU processing in A.I. Gigapixel, we’ve improved the speed of processing by around 5x on full-size images (it scales based on the Read more about RELEASED TODAY: Topaz A.I. Gigapixel 2.0 (5x faster!)[…]

Topaz A.I. Clear + A.I. Gigapixel vs. film grain (they win!)

As we were discussing AI Gigapixel 1.1.2 on a major photo forum, a person (making logical assumptions) asked me: “[Gigapixel] is a lot less useful for grainy film images than it is for noisy digital images.  (Isn’t it?)  It can extract image detail from digital noise better than it can extract image detail from film grain.  Read more about Topaz A.I. Clear + A.I. Gigapixel vs. film grain (they win!)[…]

JUST RELEASED: Topaz A.I. Gigapixel 1.1.1 (now CPU compatible)

While the results from A.I. Gigapixel 1.0.2 are being considered as very impressive by end users on the various photo forums, Topaz has been working on further improvements to the application which are now included in the new A.I. Gigapixel 1.1.1, just released. (Note: Topaz is not promoting a coupon code or discount for A.I. Gigapixel but we are! Read more about JUST RELEASED: Topaz A.I. Gigapixel 1.1.1 (now CPU compatible)[…]

Topaz Gigapixel: Improving iPhone photos

(Note: Topaz is not promoting a coupon code or discount for A.I. Gigapixel but we are! Use coupon “plugsnpixels” here to save 15% off the $99.99 retail price (this discount also applies to ALL Topaz products). Continuing my earlier tests with version 1.0.2 of Gigapixel, here are some results using originals shot with an iPhone 6 and Read more about Topaz Gigapixel: Improving iPhone photos[…]

Topaz A.I. Gigapixel vs. PS & ON1 (more tests)

Topaz’ new A.I. Gigapixel has been proving to be extremely popular, with an overwhelming response to its release. In my last blog post I did my first tests with it and was literally amazed at the quality I was getting when upsizing nearly 20-year-old 1-megapixel digital images by 600%. The only thing IMO that would further Read more about Topaz A.I. Gigapixel vs. PS & ON1 (more tests)[…]

Discounts page redesigned and updated! Look ASAP

I just redesigned and updated my Discounts page to try and catch these fast-flying Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals, as well as showcasing ongoing discounts. Check it out before the deals expire! Thanks for reading! Please check out the main Plugs ‘n Pixels website.