[Leica] Topaz AI and Film Grain

[Paul Roark]

I also have found Topaz's "AI" products to be more effective than the older
approaches to the image quality issues they handle.

Topaz has made me a believer that "AI" is more than just hype.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 8:57 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Thanks, Sonny. I'll try that.
>
> Tina
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:39 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Try using the topaz denoise instead of photo.  It gives you more control
> > than the overall product.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 9:37 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > LUG -
> > >
> > > I really like the way Topaz Photo AI rescues some of the faces in my
> old
> > > film scans; however, the end result is too plastic and smooth-looking
> for
> > > me.  I've tried reducing the amount of smoothing but that reduces the
> > > sharpness, too.  What I would like to do is re-introduce the film grain
> > > without affecting the sharpening.  I've tried in PS - Filter>Noise>Add
> > > Noise>Guassian Blur and I've tried the Grain slider in LR but neither
> of
> > > them looks like film grain really.
> > >
> > > Do you know of a program or setting that will add realistic-looking
> film
> > > grain?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Tina
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