What I stated above is the current understanding of the situation. The acquisition is not complete, and there are still many things being sorted out.
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Donāt let them pull the wool over your eyes.
Adobe is pretty backward.
Their apps could be much more powerful.
It would be a shame if an Adobe āenshittificationā team came to you
to āAdobe-izeā you.
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I left as soon as the new business model was introduced. This news doesnāt come as a surprise. You all know whatās coming up next.
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Your original statement seems pretty hopeful, but we shall see.
Iām curious if Adobe came knocking or if Topaz went looking?
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This in my opinion is the worst news and Adobe acquiring Topaz Labs is a worst-case scenario. Best case would be Blackmagic Design acquiring Topaz Labs. At least they do justice to the programs theyāve acquired and even better, have improved upon. No subscription models either. DaVinci Resolve, Fusion and Fairlight acquisition has made the video production world a better place. The same canāt be said about Adobe.
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Capture One buys DxO and Blackmagic would be my wish.
But instead, Capture One is in search of a new owner.
Adobe, here they come 
Saw the news browsing Reddit, and even though my frequent visits here are over I stopped by to look for some kind of ongoing conversationā¦
Still happily using Photo AI & Gigapixel AI after that Studio Transition ruckus last year and all things considered Iām not exactly holding my breath with regards to being able to keep on using those two (now) Legacy apps after the dust settles with Adobe. (fool me onceā¦and all that)
In a perfect world thereāll be a small update eliminating the need to call home for activating, butā¦ Oh, well..
Wow, terrible news indeed!
I canāt say Iām surprised after whatās going on with Topaz the last few years, still sad to see it getting even worse instead of the oppositeā¦
Open alternatives is really the only answer to enshittificationā¦
The voice of the customer is only interesting to a business if it does at least one of two things.
Validates that someone will actually want what they are passionate about creating. (for the Idealist)
Proves that there is money to be made by making and selling it. (for the Pragmatist)
You seem to be talking to the Utopist, and they only exist in Government. 
Well, Iām canceling my subscription until things are āsorted outā.
If the Adobe deal falls through, Iāll come back at that point.
Fair enough?
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Hi there,
āI completely understand why news like this causes uncertainty, but jumping to cancel right now might be a bit premature especially if you hold a Founders subscription with locked in pricing benefits.
āIf you cancel now, you risk permanently losing that status. If the acquisition goes through and Adobe keeps Topaz running as a standalone entity with its own pricing structures intact, you would have to rejoin at full market price.
āAccording to the official announcement from June 25, Adobe expects the deal to close in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Crucially, the statement explicitly notes that Topaz Labs products will remain available as standalone offerings through the website, and CEO Eric Yang will continue to lead the team.
āGiven that Adobe has already stated their intention to support the standalone apps, the safest bet right now is to take no immediate action, sit tight, and wait for official updates on how account migration or licensing will be handled closer to the closing date. Thereās nothing to lose by waiting to see the fine print first!
Andy
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Please - NO!
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Iām holding onto my Founder sub until we see exactly what Adobe ends up doing. Iām curious to see if Adobe learned anything from their RoboHelp debacle.
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Did Topaz Labs know about the Adobe acquisition when they introduced the subscription? Itās highly unlikely that they didnāt considering the subscription was only implemented in September last year.
I will be cancelling my Founderās subscription as I have been pushed into an unwanted subscription and am now being pushed into working with a company that Iāve been actively avoiding, Adobe.
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Hi there.
āPlease donāt give up your Founder status just yet!
āIf I may, just to clarify a couple of things to help put your mind at easeāthe shift to the subscription model last year was part of Topazās roadmap, especially with developing technology like NeuroStream and setting up API services, rather than a calculated step for an acquisition.
āMore importantly, you wonāt be forced into joining Adobe or changing how you work. Adobe has explicitly stated that Topaz Labs will continue to run as an independent company with its own standalone apps, even while they integrate some of the backend tech into the Creative Cloud.
Itās definitely worth holding onto your status and seeing how this whole thing actually plays out.
āHope this helps.
Sorry, but Adobe is the wrong partner for Topaz Labs. Everyone hates Adobe.
A much better fit for you would be Blackmagic Design. Their company culture is completely different. They focus on professionalism, accessibility for everyone, continuous improvement, and serving their customersānot on maximizing profits through censorship cloud models and providing poor customer support.
Youāre backing the wrong horse. A company that so many people dislike will lose its dominance in the long term, Companies in that position often become complacent and lazy and we already can observe this.
Blackmagic is your gateway into the film industry, which is clearly where you want to grow and then you can have both, also the casual private customers. black magic has coperation mit Apple and DaVinci Resolve is gaining market share at an impressive pace, and if that trend continues, it could catch up with Adobe Premiere within a few years. And it wonāt stop thereā¦
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Iām a founding member, and I, for one, loathe Adobe. I left Adobe for Topaz and one other because of persistent bugs in Adobe software, i.e., memory leaks. The tech support staff, in my experience, is substandard when compared to Topaz support and some of its other competitors. Thereās no bargain here for Topaz clients, no matter if they are a subscriber, legacy user, or foundational member. In the end, Topaz will be crushed by Adobe, which wants to dominate and own everything. Watch and see, Adobe will make an offer to all of us that looks like a great money-saving idea. Theyāll try to convince you to join their product line by integrating your Topaz apps with theirs. Then before you know it, theyāll blend or merge the functionality of your apps with theirs. Next will come the subtle name changes to more align your Topaz apps with the Adobe apps to maintain corporate appearance and consistency, and then Topaz will slide off into the drink and drown in Adobeās pool of market domination. I will maintain my legacy installers, maybe even keep them installed against the day I decide to let my subscription go and to be certain I donāt need Adobeās permission to activate them. Paranoid? Not really; I am old enough to have been a victim of the villainy perpetrated against Fractal Paint, Quark, Framemaker, and others. I pray Iām wrong, but a lifetime of dealing with corporate gobblers informs me, beware.
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So, I guess itās the āat this timeā part that scares Topaz customers/users the most. Especially looking at Adobes real history and what happened to about every other softwarethey bought out.
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Did I already mention that Blackmagic has doubled its profits and still isnāt publicly traded? Well, I see a huge opportunity there, for Topazābut anyway, it was just a suggestion. Iāll stop now 
Direct comparison
| Category | Premiere Pro | DaVinci Resolve |
|---|---|---|
| Overall market share |  Higher |
 Growing |
| Industry standard | Yes |
Increasing |
| Color grading | Good |
Best-in-class |
| VFX tools | Requires After Effects |
Built-in |
| Pricing |  Subscription |
Free + one-time option |
| Studio adoption | Very high |
Growing fast |
Conclusion: not the market leader overall, but one of the fastest-growing high-end competitor / Source: ChatGPT
