My friends at PhotoWhoa are back this month with news about their latest deal, the Photoshop Skin Retouching Bundle. PhotoWhoa is a fantastic resource for free and discounted photography-related items such as brushes, presets, various software and training. Remember: Even if an item is discounted, you can get an additional 10% off using coupon code PLUGSNPIXELS! Read more about PhotoWhoa Photoshop Skin Retouching Bundle: Save 90%+[…]
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[…]
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)[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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!)[…]
Today ON1 announced that ON1 Photo RAW 2019 will be available this November. Version 2019 is one of the biggest and best releases in their history. ON1 Photo RAW 2019 will include tons of improvements to the photo editing workflow and new features, including significant updates to both performance and image quality, notable new features Read more about JUST ANNOUNCED! ON1 Photo Raw 2019 (coming November)[…]