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October 31, 2008, 07:04:39 PM

Well, I downloaded the trial and used it on an image I took yesterday of a mountain goat. Lots of white, lots of fur. Just wanted to see how it worked. I tested all of the presets, and I've included their names under each image. The first file is the original. The second file has all the adjustments. I did not adjust any settings, just let it determine what to do.

If you want to see the 3MB version of the second file, for a more detailed look, you can find it here: http://wildmaven.org/pb/topazbig.jpg (remember, some browsers automatically resize large images for display. In IE move your mouse over the bottom right corner and the enlarger button will appear)

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« Last Edit: October 31, 2008, 07:11:54 PM by Marian Murdoch »

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BobEdens

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Reply #1 - October 31, 2008, 07:46:11 PM

Looks to me like the entire center column is the best, I like photo pop for this image.

What do you think? Personally I like the tool.

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Marian Murdoch

Reply #2 - October 31, 2008, 08:36:40 PM

I'm undecided right now. I'm going to play with it over the next few days, to see if it's something I want to purchase. I can see the uses, but want to see if they're right for me. I'm going to pull out some of my raw landscapes and play.

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Ginnypenny

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Reply #3 - November 01, 2008, 09:07:34 AM

These are interesting. I know, as mentioned in another recent thread, that plug ins are apparently stuff that PS can't do. However, I am not seeing anything here life changing. I believe most of it can be done with adjustments you can make in PS.
Anyway, I agree with Bob, the center stuff seems to be the best.
As with purchasing any software, plug-in, actions, or whatever - they are going to be worth it to one person and not to another, so all that matters is if you like them and if you would use them.

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Mike Hodgson

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Reply #4 - November 01, 2008, 10:40:47 AM

You have to adjust the sliders, play with them, Marian, you're creative, you'll see what magic it does.

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BobEdens

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Reply #5 - November 01, 2008, 11:42:51 AM

I enjoy some of what it can do. The noise filter is junk compared to neat image but some of its other tools are cool.

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Mike Hodgson

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Reply #6 - November 01, 2008, 04:09:55 PM

I like the Noise reduction in CS3, the Topaz is close to the cartoon style, really, noise/grain is no issue, it does enough, the slider is touchy, just have to find that happy spot.

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Marian Murdoch

Reply #7 - November 01, 2008, 05:38:24 PM

Mike, the example I showed was, as I said, without adjusting anything, just using the defaults.

Here's some from today, using the Psychedelic setting:

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