Welcome to the Topaz Labs support forum

[topazlabs]

I'm Eric, and I'm glad to be here representing Topaz Labs. If you ever have any questions or comments about either Topaz Vivacity or Topaz Adjust, feel free to post them!

Topaz Vivacity homepage here.

Topaz Adjust homepage here.

I'd also like to discuss any suggestions you might have in mind for our software.

Thanks!

[Swampy]

Hi, Eric. Welcome to RTP!

[Rohape]

Then I'll post a comment. I recently purchased Topaz Adjust. This was my first plug-in ever.
It's amazing! With the price, it was unbeatable. I used the coupon code on the site, so only $39.
I'm super impressed with the abilities of this plug-in! I HIGHLY recommend it for it's abilities and user interface.
Topaz Adjust is one of my first stops when working on a pic. Even to see what it would look like for fun.

[plugsnpixels]

The folks at Topaz Labs are putting out some great new plug-ins!

Vivacity, besides being useful for image correction and enhancement tasks, can produce some wonderful (and again, unintentional!) artistic effects when its sharpening options are pushed to the max.

[topazlabs]

I appreciate the welcome, Swampy!

I'm glad you like Topaz Adjust, Rohape - looks like you're having fun with it. It's not the easiest plug-in to pick up, so if you have any questions either check out the product page for tutorials or just let me know! As plugsnpixels said, it can be used to create some very interesting effects.

[Rohape]

Yes it can, that's where I found out about Topaz was plugsnpixels ezine. I download every issue! Excellent ezine.

[palms]

Originally Posted by topazlabs

It's not the easiest plug-in to pick up, so if you have any questions either check out the product page for tutorials or just let me know!

Sorry Eric but i will challenge you on that ( even if it is your own software )
I have downloaded the trial version and have found it very easy to use
ok so there are more controls to be learnt and over time will be come more familiar with them

point being if you want to one click you can if you want more control it is there for you here is a quick one click try with just clicking on a preset, and i added a little saturation for my taste other than that it is done straight from the included original

obviously the image can be improved but this was just a "how does it work" and "what does it do " experiment

[TreesOfMyTime]

Originally Posted by palms1

Sorry Eric but i will challenge you on that ( even if it is your own software )
I have downloaded the trial version and have found it very easy to use
ok so there are more controls to be learnt and over time will be come more familiar with them

point being if you want to one click you can if you want more control it is there for you here is a quick one click try with just clicking on a preset, and i added a little saturation for my taste other than that it is done straight from the included original

obviously the image can be improved but this was just a "how does it work" and "what does it do " experiment

This site is going to be great. So glad to see it. So far I really like Topaz Adjust. Which 1 click did you use on the Gift Beetle?

[palms]

Originally Posted by TreesOfMyTime

This site is going to be great. So glad to see it. So far I really like Topaz Adjust. Which 1 click did you use on the Gift Beetle?

Hi it was the dramatic setting, glad you are enjoying adjust quite neat isnt it ? put it on my xmas wish list with the hint that it would be cheaper to buy now


Palms

[TreesOfMyTime]

Originally Posted by palms1

Hi it was the dramatic setting, glad you are enjoying adjust quite neat isnt it ? put it on my xmas wish list with the hint that it would be cheaper to buy now


Palms

Wow! You just reminded me. I downloaded it and used the 30 day code to activate. I liked it so much, I bought it to take advantage of the discount and then. . . . . forgot to legalize the program with my new purchased product key.

Guess I better go back through my email and get it. I think I remember reading that a Mac update is due shortly as well!

[Swampy]

Just purchased Topaz Adjust and like others, I'm amazed at some of the neat things you can do. Especially like the noise correction. Well done, Eric.

I've also mentioned to Eric the "loss" of BUZZ, sent him a couple simple samples of what it does and aked if he would consider working on a new plugin that could replace "our" favorite simplifier. :-)

[topazlabs]

Thanks for the comments everyone, and great processing on that beetle, palms

Swampy: yes, Albert and I have been considering doing something like the Buzz plug-in. It's not *officially* official yet, but we are thinking about developing an "effects" plug-in that will combine some effects similar to BUZZ with others like our own Vivacity curley effect into one plug-in. I'll give you more detail as it progresses

[Swampy]

Wonderful news, Eric!!! I'm excited! If you need a Mac beta tester, just holler!

[Rohape]

Wonderful news, Eric!!! I'm excited! If you need a PC beta tester, just holler! (c) Swampy

I just need to see what all the "BUZZ" is about.

[DannyRaphael]

This plugin (Adjust) really makes images snap. Here's a pano of local Mt. Si to which Adjust was applied.

re: Do plugin that renders a Buzz-like effect
That would be cool.

Eric:

Any chance the 24MB file size limitation on Adjust can be increased to, say, 512 MB for "large" images?

[plugsnpixels]

I was able to get almost-buZZ-like results from Adjust itself by pushing the Simplify preset (see the flower photo at the bottom of the page here).

[winu]

i purchased Topaz Adjust and i like it.... specially the noise-reduction is great (slow but very good)... thx greetings from winu

[palms]

Originally Posted by topazlabs

Thanks for the comments everyone, and great processing on that beetle, palms

Swampy: yes, Albert and I have been considering doing something like the Buzz plug-in. It's not *officially* official yet, but we are thinking about developing an "effects" plug-in that will combine some effects similar to BUZZ with others like our own Vivacity curley effect into one plug-in. I'll give you more detail as it progresses

Now that would be a real interesting plug in as well ,(buzz is sorely missed by many,) mind you I dont think many people here have seen examples of the curley effect so maybe you could put some up ?


Palms

Palms

[Steve Conway]

Original and then done with Vivacity.

Steve C.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Steve Conway

Original and then done with Vivacity.

Steve C.

that looks great Steve, if you havent already, try running aniso on it for another effect and of course try the different blend modes

Palms

[oyster]

Eric, I work with Win2K and a Pentium 4 processor. I'm finding my copy of Topaz Adjust too slow to use (compared to my copy of the older Lucis). Do you suppose my OS and CPU are simply too dated for this app? Note that PShop CS2 is very snappy on this machine, however.

[topazlabs]

Will do, Swampy and rohape!

@Danny
it's currently a 24 megapixel size limitation due to some stability issues. Next release this will probably be raised a bit to around 32 megapixels (note it's megapixels as in image dimensions, not megabytes as in filesize).

@oyster
v2.3 of Adjust should be pretty snappy, at least in the previews. If you're using v2.2 or below, though, it might be pretty slow. Updated version is on our site. By the way, how much memory do you have?

Thanks all for the comments!
Eric

[plugsnpixels]

Here are a few quick examples of what happens when you combine Adjust with Topaz Vivacity (applied to some old film scan images of mine). Looks even better larger.

[skydog]

I see adjust has a discount code until 1 October. Is there a discount code for Vivacity?

[Swampy]

Those are great, P&P! Especially like the Canyon example.

I know you can save your own presets in Adjust, but can you share those with others? Is there a way to "export" them?

[amica999]

Originally Posted by skydog

I see adjust has a discount code until 1 October. Is there a discount code for Vivacity?

Yes, there is a 20% off with the plugsnpixels code

[Steve Conway]

Originally Posted by palms1

that looks great Steve, if you havent already, try running aniso on it for another effect and of course try the different blend modes

Palms

Shhhhhhhh........I have already posted some images using Vivacity in combination with other plugins.

Steve C.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Steve Conway

Shhhhhhhh........I have already posted some images using Vivacity in combination with other plugins.

Steve C.

Sorry Steve am i giving away your secrets ! ! ! ! !

Palms

[plugsnpixels]

See, I take care of you guys ;-). My coupon code should also work for Adjust after 10/1.

[skydog]

Plugs..you really do...but what about...Vivacity and I really really what your analysis of Lucis pro6 cost vs benefit....if not you ...who...I've seen no one else come forward with an opinion...that to me, means no one posting has put down the money.