Do people use/like Topaz Adjust?

I am guessing it polarises opinions a bit like HDR. Please let me know your thoughts and experiences. Thanks.

Mags

I haven't had it for that long (few weeks), but I like it so far. It's a bit of a CPU and memory hog, but some of the effects are pretty cool. It's nice to have in your bag of tricks for post-processing. I have several others that I also use, and depending on what look I'm going for, Topaz Adjust might be one tool I'd use in post.

I've been using Topaz Adjust for a while. Like any program, you can go way too far with it but if you work with it, it can do some very nice things to your photos. What I really like about Topaz is that it is relatively cheap software and they have updated it several times and so far, all of the updates have been free.

I agree with the above. I particularly like to use it in cases where I mask and blend layers, so I can get the "effects" where I want them, or at the level of strength I want them. When I first got Topaz Adjust (ver 3) around Christmas time, I went back and reprocessed some of my favorite photos of 2009 with it. (LINK).

Use - yes. Like -yes.

I got it when it first came out. I like it, but use it sparingly. I find I use it on a copy layer with lower opacity the most.

I use it for heavy foilage in lasdscape shots where I use the portrait smooth preset and then mask and brush in the effects gradually. I really like the effect. Also use it to bring out shadows which must usually be denoised afterwards. And it is great for pulling out details, again masking and brushing them in gradually,

I do this too.

tom1s wrote in post #10096211
I've been using Topaz Adjust for a while. Like any program, you can go way too far with it but if you work with it, it can do some very nice things to your photos.

Thx. Downloaded the trial and had a play, interesting options, including some horrendous ones

I use it everyday as part of my real estate photography. I took one of the presets, tweaked it to my liking, saved a new preset and made it part of my batch processing for all my RE shots. I've had clients ask me if I have a 'high def' lens or camera. LOL I've had some clients try to cut me out of the loop by buying the same camera and lens I have, only to come back and say 'I can't figure out how to make the photos look like yours.' Topaz Adjust has literally contributed to the sucess of my business. Not bad for a $45 program. It plugs right into CS4 as a filter.

As for the presets that you may not like...play with them!!! I didn't really like the preset I went with until I played with it. It created too much noise and some other stuff I didn't like. It takes time to play with it but once you get the hang of it, save the settings as new presets.

For the price, it's crazy NOT to have this program. IMO

TGrundvig wrote in post #10395838
I use it everyday as part of my real estate photography.

I always thought it was pretty much the same as the Tonal Contrast filter in NIK Color Efex Pro. There was a discussion of this in an old thread on POTN. I work with other people's real estate photos and my primary tool is NIK Viveza.

ChasP505 wrote in post #10396542
I always thought it was pretty much the same as the Tonal Contrast filter in NIK Color Efex Pro. There was a discussion of this in an old thread on POTN. I work with other people's real estate photos and my primary tool is NIK Viveza.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check that out as well. It never hurts to have more weapons in your arsenal.