These tended to be products like Topaz Adjust and Topaz Black and White. Over time the range of products grew as they introduced special effects filters like Topaz Star Effects and niche “utility” tools like Topaz DeNoise. They even developed their own alternative editing environment which is probably where Topaz Studio has grown from. Rather than explain the evolution further, it’s more helpful to look at where we have ended up. The evolution is confusing, but Topaz Labs probably had a long-term strategy because the product range is now much easier to understand. Topaz has replaced most of their old products or Legacy products as they call them. Some have been reborn into new AI (artificial intelligence enhanced) versions such as Topaz Adjust and Topaz DeNoise. Others have taken a different journey (like Topaz Detail) and are now part of Topaz Studio. This has rationalised the range of tools and probably made them easier to maintain. What we now have is Topaz Studio for general photo editing and special effects. We then also have individual AI-based “utility” tools like Gigapixel and JPEG to RAW and DeNoise. There are some anomalies, but this broad classification seems to apply. Topaz Studio is a photo editor which includes a range of enhancement filters. These cover a wide range of activities such as correcting and enhancing photos as well as creating more stylised digital art. It works with common image formats like TIFF and JPEG, but it also works with the likes of Photoshop PSD files and even RAW files. You can use Topaz Studio as a stand-alone editor. This means that you don’t need another photo editor to use the software. But if you want to use it with another editing package like Lightroom or Photoshop, you can launch Topaz Studio 2 as a Plug-in. Here you can see an example of the “HSL Colour Tuning” filter added above the “Dream Cloud” Look. With the filter selected, you can see the controls displayed in the lower half of the interface. It’s also possible to reorder the filters in the list by clicking and dragging with your mouse. Whilst working with some of the filters, I found I could often move the sliders quite a way before the effect became noticeable.
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