Following their initial edits members may use whatever “tools" they wish to create an image that portrays their artistic vision for the imageĪs long as the character of the original image is not lost.ģ. Participants in the challenge are asked to provide a screenshot of their edits within the RAW converter of their choiceĢ. ![]() I'm play with it some more as I can see that it can be a useful tool.1. But if you're familiar with Color Effex you can probably easily develop a recipe that achieves a similar effect. I do believe Clarity is the more powerful program as the sliders allow you to tweak things to a large degree. Okay so I downloaded the trial copy of Clarity and I have to agree with Jack Hogan that Pro Contrast is easier to get the desired results (maybe because Nik renders previews more quickly). I found no edge artefacts with either product. I did this on several images and the results were consistent. In my opinion I think the results were better with NIK and using the sliders were more intuitive. I just did a side by side comparison between Tonal COntrast form NIK and Clarity. It appears that Clarity is more in the same league with Nik's Tonal Contrast, which will be interesting, as I've long been a big fan of that application. I'll have to study it more and, of course, I'll be experimenting soon. Thanks so much Bart, that's very helpful. Some of it can be done in a single run with the plug-ins, other things may require targeting specific areas, and combining them in layers. "Clarity" could be used to sculpt the facial features and lighten dark hair and the shadows under the eyes, and reduce low and micro contrast in the skin while leaving the eyes and lashes out, then "Detail" could be used to enhance strands of hair and perhaps reduce micro-pores a bit, and sharpen the eye-lashes. Maybe an imaginary example to make the difference clearer would be a portrait retouch. They also have a diagram where in the workflow each plugin is normally used. Topaz Labs has posted a Blog entry where they compare the 4 plugins that affect the appearance of sharpness of the image most. "Topaz Clarity" adjusts the contrasts that are present in the image, usually before the details are made more visible with "Detail" later. ![]() "Topaz Detail" targets multiple feature sizes (Small, Medium, and Large) individually, in an image, and allows to change (boost or suppress) their visibility, and adjust the overall Tonality and Color which may have changed due to certain features becoming more prominent, and it uses deconvolution sharpening to really sharpen the finest details. They address slightly different things in an image. ![]() Quote from: Philip Weber on May 28, 2013, 01:24:40 pm -I'm a big fan of plug-ins too and have all the Topaz and Nik stuff, although Nik products seem to be more in my workflow lately. It'd just be nice to have a better understanding of how it fits in with my other Topaz products, not to mention things like Nik's Tonal and Pro Contrast. ![]() I just got back from a trip in the eastern Sierra's and have a ton of images to work on, so I'm looking forward to trying Clarity out. Question - where does Topaz Detail fit in the workflow now that Clarity is out (and what with the Topaz Adjust possibilities too)? I'm a big fan of plug-ins too and have all the Topaz and Nik stuff, although Nik products seem to be more in my workflow lately. Raw & Post Processing, Printing > Digital Image Processing
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