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Post by Sepiana on Aug 16, 2018 22:22:19 GMT
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Post by Major Major on Aug 16, 2018 22:25:59 GMT
Too bad ON1 beat them to it by a couple of years.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 16, 2018 22:27:39 GMT
Yes, that was the first thought that came to my mind.
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Post by Sydney on Aug 17, 2018 1:10:05 GMT
Sounds promising. I will trial it and, if it delivers the goods, will purchase it as I really need to resize some images to make large prints.
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Post by Major Major on Aug 17, 2018 14:55:46 GMT
Sydney -
I'd really think about that. Topaz is asking a hundred dollars for it! For HALF that you can get ON1 Photo RAW 2018 which has an excellent resizing module and a LOT more.
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Post by Sydney on Aug 17, 2018 23:14:55 GMT
Thanks Maj, I will definitely check out ON1 and see if I can trial it.
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Post by Bailey on Aug 18, 2018 2:40:05 GMT
I am not convinced ON1's resizing module (2 years old now?) is better than Topaz's new resizing module. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.
I would have to compare both to satisfy myself because I am sure both would claim to be 'the best'  .
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Post by Bailey on Aug 18, 2018 6:32:36 GMT
Looking through the system requirements, you will need a graphics card with a fair bit of grunt. They say if your machine falls between Minimum and Recommended spec. levels, you will encounter issues using A.I. Gigapixel
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 18, 2018 7:02:30 GMT
Sydney -
I'd really think about that. Topaz is asking a hundred dollars for it! For HALF that you can get ON1 Photo RAW 2018 which has an excellent resizing module and a LOT more.
Craig, I quite agree. Great advice! With Photo RAW 2018 you also get other modules such as Browse, Develop, Effects, etc. And, if you have money to spare, . . . you can become a ON1 Plus member (worth every penny).
And don't forget the monthly rewards! Great freebies -- Presets, LUTs, etc.!
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Post by Bailey on Aug 18, 2018 11:10:06 GMT
Too bad ON1 beat them to it by a couple of years. Yes, that was the first thought that came to my mind.
I'm reading up on both ON1 and Topaz before I do my own comparison and to me it doesn't look like ON1 beat Topaz at AI resizing because they appear to be using different technologies in their methods for resizing. I see this on Topaz's web site:
I see this on ON1's web site:
I don't see the price difference as an issue, so if the Topaz resizing app turns out to be significantly better than ON1's and PSE's, I will definitely purchase it. |
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Post by Peterj on Aug 18, 2018 15:06:14 GMT
Too bad ON1 beat them to it by a couple of years. Absolutely ... OnOne has been selling Perfect Resize since it acquired Genuine Fractals from Lizardtech in July 2005
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Post by Bailey on Aug 19, 2018 1:34:25 GMT
For anyone interested in downloading a 30 day trial of AI Gigapixel I found that I had to go to their downloads web page at topazlabs.com/downloads/
Clicking on any of the links on the AI Gigapixel web page added the app to a shopping cart which didn't appear to give me a 30 day trial option.
It'll be interesting now to do some testing and comparing to see, for me at least, if On1's fractal-based interpolation algorithms or Topaz's artificial intelligence technology in AI Gigapixel is much better than the other .
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Post by fotofrank on Aug 20, 2018 17:28:07 GMT
Topaz is doing a webinar on this tomorrow the 21st.
From my own testing of a jpg (20mg - 5294x3840) upscaled 400% (23040x15360). Topaz took 1hour 18minutes - On1 under 5 minutes. ON1 allows you to pick your resolution - could not find how to do that in topaz.
Final Images size Topaz - 168.4mb
Final Images size ON1 - 4.02gb as a PSB
Tested on a Dual Core i7 MAC 3Ghz 16Gig of Ram, GPU 3.3
Just a note:
Topaz is a standalone program ONLY - ON1 works as a plugin or standalone.
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Post by Bailey on Aug 21, 2018 4:12:57 GMT
Hi fotofrank,
That 1hr 18min is way, way longer than what I am seeing so far, but I have only tested 2 images so far. I want to test a few more images with different types of content - portait, landscapes and anything in between and at different resolutions and print sizes. So far, AI Gigapixel is very impressive.
As I posted earlier, Topaz state that most of the processing/computing is actually done on the graphics card and that computers with graphics cards on their unsupported list will have issues such as excessive processing times or AI Gigapixel may not even work.
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Post by Bailey on Aug 21, 2018 7:18:27 GMT
Some snippets of information that show having the right hardware is a must if AI Gigapixel is to work properly on your computer. So to avoid disappointment if you are considering trialing AI Gigapixel, perhaps it would be a good idea to read through their system requirements first.
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