[Leica] IMG: Extreme Enlargement

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Jayanand.  I suspected that.  I'm not really interested in 
making prints, just getting acceptable uploads to the LUG gallery.  So 
far, Topaz Denoise AI and Focus Magic are doing the job well enough.  
The latest Denoise updates seem to have increased the speed of that program.

On 8/2/20 10:36 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
> The results are excellent, but it certainly takes its time - even on my PC
> with 64GB RAM, and SSD disks (including a dedicated one for swapfiles). Be
> warned!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 8:56 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Jayanand and Sonny.
>>
>> A "stand alone" makes for easier installation, but more complex work
>> flow.  I'll certainly consider it.
>>
>> On 8/2/20 10:21 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote:
>>> It is a PC, but I think it is the same.
>>>
>>> As Jay says, I don't think it works as a plugin.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>> 1714
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 10:05 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>>>> Thanks, Sonny.  Are you on a PC or a Mac?
>>>>
>>>> On 8/2/20 10:01 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote:
>>>>> Gigapixel also has denoise and deblur sliders.  I just used it on my
>>>> highly
>>>>> cropped dragonfly to make a 16x20 print.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sonny
>>>>> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/>
>>>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>>>>> 1714
>>>>> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
>>>>>
>>>>> USA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 9:54 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> That might well be, Jayanand.  Now that I realize how well their
>>>>>> software works, I may take a look at it.  My only real hesitation
>> stems
>>>>>> from the fact that we had to get guidance from their technicians to
>> get
>>>>>> Denoise to install as a PS Plugin on my iMac. It is fine now, but
>>>>>> placing the filter in the proper address was a bit tricky.  And I had
>> a
>>>>>> professional programmer doing it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/2/20 9:42 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
>>>>>>> I would suggest the sister programme  to Topaz Denoise, Topaz AI
>>>>>> Gigapixel
>>>>>>> would be more useful for such cropping.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>> Jayanand
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:11 AM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> As I have gotten older, camera and lens weight has become more
>>>> important
>>>>>>>> to me.  I find that modern post-processing software such as Topaz
>>>>>>>> Denoise AI (Thanks, Moose) can expand what I can do with a small
>>>>>>>> package.  Just to take this premise to the extreme, this image was
>>>> shot
>>>>>>>> with my Olympus Mirrorless E-M1 and Olympus 50/2.0 Macro lens and
>>>>>>>> cropped down to 2% of the original image size. Processing was in LR,
>>>> PS
>>>>>>>> and Denoise AI.  I chose to post a larger crop, but there is still
>>>>>>>> reasonable detail at this extreme crop size.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200802-P8022805.JPG.html
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>>>>
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