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Topaz Photo Ai: Upscaling with High Fidelity and Recover V3

Demo summary

The demo shows the High Fidelity V3 and Recover V3 models upscaling images, highlighting issues with plastic textures and distorted facial features.

All demos from “Topaz Photo 1.5 - Still Shit, Just in Different Ways - InDepth Review

  1. 4:511:17Raw Denoise in Topaz PhotoThe video demonstrates the Raw Denoise filter applied to a Bayer sensor raw file, showing the resulting loss of contrast and detail compared to DxO Pure Raw.Topaz Photo AiAI Image/Photo Enhancer
  2. 8:050:46Non-Raw Denoise on JPEG imagesThe creator shows Topaz Photo's Denoise Max model processing a Fuji raw file converted to JPEG, comparing successful noise removal on a bird photo versus failure on a rodeo photo.Topaz Photo AiAI Image/Photo Enhancer
  3. 9:482:06Upscaling with High Fidelity and Recover V3CurrentThe demo shows the High Fidelity V3 and Recover V3 models upscaling images, highlighting issues with plastic textures and distorted facial features.Topaz Photo AiAI Image Upscaler
  4. 12:490:51Restoring focus with Super FocusTopaz Photo's Super Focus filter is shown attempting to restore detail to out-of-focus shots of birds and people, demonstrating the resulting 'AI look' on feathers and skin.Topaz Photo AiAI Unblur/Sharpen Image
  5. 15:140:54Dust and Scratch removalThe Dust and Scratch filter is demonstrated on an old photo and a sensor-dirt photo, showing it removing blemishes but also deleting fine details and catchlights.Topaz Photo AiAI Photo Restoration
  6. 16:301:05Sharpening with AI MaskingThe video shows the Sharpen filter and its AI masking tool, which automatically selects subjects to apply sharpening while avoiding the background.Topaz Photo AiAI Unblur/Sharpen Image
  7. 17:470:48Spot Healing and Object RemovalThe demo walks through the Spot Healing and Removal tools in Topaz Photo, showing brush-based selection for generative object removal.Topaz Photo AiAI Object Remover/Eraser
  8. 19:080:31Recover Faces toolThe Recover Faces tool is shown processing both large and small faces, demonstrating how it reconstructs facial details with a characteristic plastic sheen.Topaz Photo AiAI Image/Photo Enhancer
  9. Watch “Topaz Photo 1.5 - Still Shit, Just in Different Ways - InDepth Review” →

AI Image Upscaler

  1. 12:110:54Testing enhancement on a night sceneThe user applies the previously configured dual-model enhancement stack to a different, darker scene to verify the consistency of the AI upscaling.Topaz Labs
  2. 9:482:06Upscaling with High Fidelity and Recover V3CurrentThe demo shows the High Fidelity V3 and Recover V3 models upscaling images, highlighting issues with plastic textures and distorted facial features.Andy Hutchinson