So: Precision Contrast and HSL Color Tuning are definitly supplanting Adjust and Clarity DeNoise trumps Studio's efforts for problem images I never found a way to satisfactorily reduce haze with the other Topaz plug-ins, so Studio's DeHaze may be my go-to for those corrections Lens Effects will still be used, just not exclusively and Detail (hadn't forgotten it!) might still be useful for extra processing of digital images (not prints). (But to be honest, since I mainly print my images, I've started relying on Qimage Ultimate for any print sharpening, with my old eyes, it does a better job than I do.) So InFocus probably won't be used much except as noted above. I'm currently liking the Sharpen filter, especially that i can run it twice if needed (once for USM, once for Lens Deblur). I can see using both, leaning towards Lens Effects. I'm still playing with Focal Blur in Studio, but Topaz Lens Effects might have additional tweaks not available in Focal Blur. If you don't have any other dehaze filter, I really like the one in Studio, I find it's more than good enough. I haven't made up my mind on which dehaze filter I prefer, the one in Affinity or the one in Studio. I basically use Topaz Studio as a plug-in with Affinity Photo for Windows (also as a "helper" program in the old Zoner Photo Studio 18). Actually, I'm pretty sure I'll lean towards DeNoise for anything other than minor noise correction.
#Topaz studio 2 with affinity photo software#
But for tweaking camera images (raw and/or JPEG), I rely on either the camera manufacturers software (Nikon ViewNX2 & Olympus OV3) for corrections, or develop them in Affinity Photo for Windows.
#Topaz studio 2 with affinity photo pro#
Those two alone make the Pro filters worthwhile.ĭeNoise and InFocus are still useful for problem images (mostly for a long-term scanning project). Precision Contrast plus HSL Color Tuning in the Pro filters have essentially replaced Adjust and Clarity for me.
I could never get Adjust & Clarity to look right except for contrast, and I learned to guestimate the colors. I use an off-the-shelf HP laptop, not much in the way of color management, but I have it so that the on-screen image is close-enough to the printed output (relative to colors).
Plus I was waiting for photoFXlab v2.0 - still waiting.īut for myself, there was a serious problem with the image tweaking filters (Adjust, Clarity). For one thing, I have the complete Topaz Collection, and the Pro features in Studio felt like a betrayal. When I first started with it, I really wanted to dislike it, not intensely, just because. Who can compare Topaz Studio free and pro features vs Adjust, InFocus, DeNoise, Details and other well-known stuff?
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