steveverrall wrote: 100% Steve! I use Nik Collection and have been since it came out. But recently many problems cropping up in the "edit" that I don't like and DXO cant fix. Maybe it is "me". NTL...not liking it! Others may not be having any problems. Excellent! But I am. And my 2 "work" computers are "state of the art"...until they ship.... Time for as switch? Could be! Thanks! Dan
Hi Dan,
I still use Lightroom 6.14 and Photoshop CS6 daily, but also use Capture One 22 as my modern Lightroom (non-subscription) replacement, Affinity Photo and also DXO PhotoLab 6 for its noise reduction (with the latest Nik Collection and FilmPack 6). Like you, I have used the Nik Collection since the start but recently shelled out for the latest version and I am really impressed with the revised interface, usability and little extras.
I like using different apps/programs to see what they can do for me, both for overall 'look' and also at the fine detail level, being a tragic pixel peeper. And because I like creating artsy images I lean on Exposure Software X6 as well, for the various outcomes I can achieve.
Also, I agree with others that Topaz have great products: Denoise is very good (but can't match DXO's Deep Prime XD IMHO), Sharpen is very good generally but leaves some artifacts that must be masked out and Gigapixel AI is really good period. I have used it to upsize and then downsize, giving me good detail and sharpness without the artifacts that Sharpen alone would deliver.
Of course if I was a better photographer I wouldn't have to lean so heavily on these tools, I would get a perfectly exposed image that could be used straight out of the camera with very little work.
In 2018/2019 I was using an iMac 5K and PC alongside each other but when it came to upgrading the iMac to an iMac Pro or Mac Pro the cost stopped me in my tracks. So I specced out a new PC with 128GB of RAM and 18 cores for half the price of an iMac Pro. And it was faster. It still blazes through most things I can throw at it, and I can still upgrade it when I eventually need to. But I also use a MacBook Air M1 for travel and it is a superb machine.
Cheers,
Steve.
Gday cobber!
I try to stay away from any "deep editing". Noise reduction, "structure in Viveza and SEFxPro", and the b/w sliders fine. Otherwise I end up making things worse mate!
WE have to "keep on keeping on" to keep up with the skilss in image composition.
Thanks mate!
Digger
Mar 13, 2023 at 11:41 AM
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