Major new Topaz Photo & Gigapixel model updates, flash sale is still on

Topaz just released Photo 1.6.0 and Gigapixel 1.3.0 with the following major model enhancements: Model speed increase: 4 minutes → 60 seconds. 4x faster processing speed with 10MB image. NeuroStream 2 speeds up processing by 2x-4x for the following local diffusion models: Wonder 3, Denoise Max, Face Recovery 3, and Super Focus 3. NeuroStream 2 unlocks up to 4x Read more about Major new Topaz Photo & Gigapixel model updates, flash sale is still on[…]

FLASH SALES RIGHT NOW: Topaz, Radiant Photo, ON1

As I write on this Mother’s Day weekend, three of my favorite image editing app developers are having flash sales that you don’t want to miss! Topaz, Radiant Imaging Labs and ON1 are running attractive specials on their various software. Let’s do a quick overview: NEXT-GEN AI MODELS IN TOPAZ IMAGE WEB (sale ends 5/22) Read more about FLASH SALES RIGHT NOW: Topaz, Radiant Photo, ON1[…]

Blow it up! ON1 vs. Topaz for restorative upscaling

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[…]

BLACK FRIDAY BEGINS! Topaz, ON1, Skylum, PhotoWhoa

It’s every photographer’s favorite time of the year: Black Friday and Cyber Week discounts on our favorite software! Here is a quick overview of some of my favorite current sales: TOPAZ 43% off Topaz Studio is here. The ultimate subscription has everything you need for images and videos. Save $170 for your first year. Early Read more about BLACK FRIDAY BEGINS! Topaz, ON1, Skylum, PhotoWhoa[…]

Topaz 9/16 deadline: Is your account ready?

Topaz has come up with a way to provide rolling access to their latest AI models and other technical advancements while making their ENTIRE collection of “Topaz Studio” apps and cloud services available at a reasonable price. Right away, to take advantage of this, you need to check the status of your Topaz account to Read more about Topaz 9/16 deadline: Is your account ready?[…]

TOPAZ vs. ON1: AI Upscaling Smackdown!

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![…]

FREE IMAGE SAMPLE PACK –Plugs ‘n Pixels “Abstract Extracts” from Gigapixel

I’ve just finished a months-long project involving re-rendering previously created AI abstract images, using Topaz Gigapixel AI Redefine along with NVIDIA 4090 GPUs. The results are a huge set of very interesting and very usable textures and images for many different purposes! What are “Abstract Extracts”-? My 9 month project was over 3 years the Read more about FREE IMAGE SAMPLE PACK –Plugs ‘n Pixels “Abstract Extracts” from Gigapixel[…]

RADICAL ENHANCEMENTS #2: Topaz Gigapixel AI, new version

In Part 1 of today’s “Radical Enhancement” series we looked at Topaz Photo AI and how it can help recover and restore even very lo-res and fuzzy digital images from years ago. In Part 2 we will explore how the latest Topaz Gigapixel compliments Photo AI and offers slightly different technology to help you achieve Read more about RADICAL ENHANCEMENTS #2: Topaz Gigapixel AI, new version[…]