So here I was on my holiday break from work going through an accumulation of data on my external hard drive (projects, data, images, etc.) when I came across this March, 1999, 1-megapixel photo of a Southern California mountain wildfire, taken with a Kodak DC265. Dramatic shot, but in its original state it is very Read more about 1-Megapixel makeover with Topaz Studio[…]
UPDATE 12/27: TOPAZ SALE STILL SEEMS TO BE LIVE! Just a reminder to review my previous blog post about the great holiday offers from Topaz and PhotoWhoa because it all ends later today! Of course, the Plugs ‘n Pixels Discounts page saves you money on these and other imaging software items all year ’round, but the Read more about TOMORROW: Discounts Drop Dramatically[…]
The year is winding down and all these great holiday software sales will disappear with it! Here is a wrap-up of some outstanding deals you may want to take advantage of before prices go back up: TOPAZ HOLIDAY SALE ENDS MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 26 The Topaz Labs Holiday Sale Promotion brings you the best deals of the year! Featuring Read more about LAST BLAST: End-of-year software discounts expiring soon[…]
A lot of you took advantage of the Black Friday offers I posted on the Plugs ‘n Pixels Discounts page and that’s great! But if you haven’t yet, move fast before they end so you don’t have to wait another year. (While you’re on the Discounts page, scroll down to see the ongoing discounted offers Read more about Did you grab the discounts? LAST FEW DAYS[…]
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[…]
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)[…]
It’s our favorite time of the year, when software developers (and everybody else under the sun!) get especially generous with steep discounts. Starting right now, a number of our favorite imaging app and add-on vendors have live deals, and as the week progresses, more will be appear. I’m keeping track of a number of these Read more about Black Friday imaging software specials are here![…]
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[…]
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!)[…]
In my blog posts thus far featuring Topaz A.I. Gigapixel (now at version 1.1.1, and perhaps the most exciting new software to come along in quite a while), I’ve shown upsizing results obtained from various quality digital images, from 1 megapixel up to 16. Those tests cover the types of digital images a contemporary working photographer Read more about Topaz A.I. Gigapixel challenge: upsizing old film scans[…]