Anything to the left of the divider will show your original image, to the right is the processed version. The split view will show only one copy of your image on screen, but has a divider that you can move to ‘uncover’ and compare the original image to the processed one. Side-by-side view shows the original image on the left and the processed one on the right Split View Note that the ‘Original’ button is not active in this view as the original image is always shown on screen.
This view makes it very easy to compare how the final image will look compared to the original. This will show the original, unprocessed image on the left and a preview of the processed photo on the right. I have settled on using the Side-by-side view for my work, but its up to you to decide what you prefer.Ĭlick on the View icon to change the preview window Side-by-side View (default) The default view settings in DeNoise AI are set up quite well, but you can change how things are laid out with with the view settings described here. If you are comfortable with the DeNoise AI interface you can skip the next section and get straight to the Noise Reduction Settings The View Settings Sending an image to DeNoise AI from PhotoShop Once that is done you should send the image to Topaz Denoise AI to get started on noise reduction. Sharpening can be applied in DeNoise as well, or should be applied after the noise reduction process. If you’re processing with DeNoise AI it is better to let it handle 100% of the noise reduction. Just be sure to set any noise reduction and sharpening levels to zero at this stage of the editing process. You can read more about our suggested workflow in our article ‘Topaz AI Workflow’ As a first step you should apply any tone and colour adjustments in your favourite editor before sending to DeNoise AI. However we have found this not to produce the best results. Topaz Labs recommend that you run DeNoise as the very first step in post-processing. Incorrect settings can cause issues with certain hardware. You should also check these if you are getting any unexpected results after running the software. It will greatly speed up processing times. Enable Intel OpenVINO: If you set ‘Enable Discrete GPU’ to ‘No’ and you have a modern Intel processor you should enable this option.
Allowed graphics memory consumption: Higher settings will allow for faster processing, but may mean you won’t be able use your PC while processing images (everything will slow down to a crawl).The graphics card will be used to process the images instead of the computers CPU and will (depending on the card) be faster. Enable Discrete GPU: This should be ‘Yes’ if you have a modern Graphics card in your PC or attached in an external GPU setup.The advanced preferences will determine which hardware in your PC is used to process your images. Open the preferences by clicking File -> Preferences on a PC or Topaz DeNoise AI -> Preferences on a Mac. You should double check that these are correct for your system in order to maximise performance.
When you first run Topaz Denoise AI the software will run some initial checks in order to optimise it’s settings. Original image is on the left, DeNoised is on the right.Ĭheck Out Topaz DeNoise Now Initial Setup I have labelled three areas where you can really see the difference DeNoise has made in both reducing noise and retaining detail. You can see how much cleaner the processed image (right) is than the original (left). Below is an ISO8000 file from a Nikon D500 at 100% view. A Quick Sampleįirst let’s take a look at a sample image.
It will be updated if Topaz introduces any changes to future versions. Note that this article has been written for v2.1.6. If you haven’t seen our comparison yet you can read it at:
This article will take an in depth look at how to use Denoise AI. Recently we looked at how Topaz DeNoise AI compared to other leading noise reduction software and found it to do the best job of both removing noise and keeping detail in photos.