Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When you ask... My computer is old.? Should I replace it?? This is the reason you should.... at least upgrade to more modern technology..... Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at Gmail.com On 6/26/2021 1:03 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > Yes, Ken, > > Sharpen was running really slowly on my 2 gb video card. I contacted their > support with a list of my home-built computer innards, and they suggested > an 8 gig card. It runs great now. > > > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 5:15 PM Ken Carney via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Not a PC expert here, but I believe some of these apps rely on vram much >> more than system ram. That was my case with Gigapixel and I upgraded >> the graphics card and amount of vram. But then, in your case, Gigapixel >> is working OK, so I don't know. From what I have read 4-8gb of vram is >> optimal. >> >> Ken >> >> On 6/25/2021 3:01 PM, Paul Roark via LUG wrote: >>> Well this is weird. I found the "Enhanced" function in my PS CC. And on >>> my Microsoft graphics oriented PC, "Super Resolution" immediately crashes >>> the system. In fact, such that I appear to have to unplug the computer >>> before it will even attempt to reboot. When it does reboot, it goes into >>> an "Installing updates" mode for a while. >>> >>> It looks like MS and Adobe have some sort of fatal incompatibility for my >>> MS computer. This computer is basically a beautiful monitor with the PC >>> guts crammed into the base of the monitor. That base feels very hot now. >>> Perhaps whatever the PS routine is doing, it is somehow over-stressing >> the >>> machine, triggering some circuit breaker type of immediate shutdown. >>> >>> Anyway, for my system (and I'd guess potentially others) until MS and >> Adobe >>> cure the issue, I'm going to avoid this procedure. Topaz Gigapixel AI >>> works just fine. >>> >>> Paul >>> www.PaulRoark.com >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:23 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < >>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote: >>> >>>> It is a new feature that came to Camera Raw a little while ago, and to >>>> Lightroom CC in the last update - but is applicable only to RAW files. >>>> After you import a RAW file into Lightroom CC or Adobe Camera RAW, right >>>> click on the image, and choose "Enhance", which opens up a menu which >>>> allows you to enhance details, and/or double the resolution (called >> Super >>>> Resolution) using machine learning, which is the same as AI in >> Topazspeak. >>>> Alternatively, you can access the feature in Lightroom CC using >>>> Photo/Enhance from the menu. IMHO, not as good as Gigapixel when looked >> at >>>> very closely on a monitor, but should not matter at all in the real >> world. >>>> It is definitely less flexible than Gigapixel. without a doubt, though. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:03 PM Paul Roark via LUG <lug at >>>> leica-users.org >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jayanand wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ... >>>>>> The new "Enhance" function in PS and Lightroom is almost as good as >>>> Topaz >>>>>> Gigapixel. ... >>>>> Where is this "enhanced" function in Photoshop. I may have missed >>>>> something. >>>>> >>>>> (And congrats on the Mylapore photo; it's outstanding.) >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> www.PaulRoark.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information