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Post by hmca on Dec 5, 2016 22:51:30 GMT
You can enter here for a chance to win Topaz' Complete Collection of plug-ins. Contest ends Dec. 15th. Three lucky winners will be chosen. Who knows one of them might be YOU! Good luck! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Dec 6, 2016 7:21:06 GMT
Thank you! I just entered  |
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Post by davehagg on Dec 6, 2016 10:28:03 GMT
I started out with Topaz to add to PSE and have the majority of them. I like the ability to tweak the effects. I got sucked into the LR & PS subscription. I like LR but still use PSE and Topaz a lot and very seldom us PS due to my lack of knowledge of it. In reference to your post I notice everyone is coming out with 'Presets' at reasonable prices that can end up nickel and dimeing you to death. Just wondered what other members thought about all these presets.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2016 13:14:11 GMT
Just wondered what other members thought about all these presets. Hi Dave, Like you I have the majority of Topaz plug ins and used to use them a lot in the days before I used LR. When I moved to LR (before the CC subscription) I found that I was using PSE and the plug ins less and less, given that most of my post processing at the time was done in LR and I was using LR presets (mine are all free ones). Since moving to the full Adobe CC subscription I haven't used the Topaz plug ins at all, but that is probably mainly due to the fact that my editing needs have changed since I bought them. I use LR for all of my day-to-day editing, and then PS for editing that cannot be done in LR. I like to use the LR presets, as it really speeds up my workflow, but am honest, I haven't bought any, they are all ones that are free and I don't think I would ever pay for a preset. I can see the attraction to pay for say a particular PS Action, say a dispersing effect ones or something like that, but not any other "presets". |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 6, 2016 18:10:28 GMT
I started out with Topaz to add to PSE and have the majority of them. I like the ability to tweak the effects.
Dave,
I am in the same boat. I have most of the Topaz plug-ins (14 of them to be more precise) and I use them quite often, especially the artistic/special effects ones such as Impression, Simplify, Lens Effects, etc.
I notice everyone is coming out with 'Presets' at reasonable prices that can end up nickel and dimeing you to death. Just wondered what other members thought about all these presets. I have to confess that, when I first began using Lightroom and ON1 software, I did succumb to the call of third-party presets and bought some. I will NOT do it again. Although they are rather inexpensive individually, the cost builds up when you add them all. Also, I came to realize that the built-in presets in both programs are more than sufficient to fulfill my needs. However, if the presets are free, I will give them a chance. If they are not what I want, I will delete them. |
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