So far, this is an update that doesn’t seem to include enough new features to warrant paying for. It does include a host of bug fixes that shouldn’t have to be paid for. This is very disappointing. I’ve been a loyal consumer of Topaz products since the very beginning. I think the video AI product is the only one I haven’t bought. That, I’m sorry to say, might be coming to an end. I’ll decide sometime in the future.
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I noticed in beta version, when Hi-Fi model just got dragged into that zero-sharpening-slider, that Hi-Fi did denoise things a bit differently even than non-zero-sharpened Low Light model. And surprisingly, there was no artifacting back then!
I’m interested in that Hi-Fi model, and I know it’s blurry and I want it to be like that - when I’m adding a bit of chromatic aberration to Iray-rendered EXR files with Random Control’s ArionFX plugin, I want to remove a chunk of render noise with DAI, but not destroy the chromatic aberration stuff. That’s why. 
Please supply information on your PC. The operating system, the amount of RAM, the GPU and vRAM.
Also the driver version for your GPU.
Thank you for posting this. I upgraded my DeNoise and then it would close unexpectedly during batch processing - sometimes after 1 image, other times, 10 images - really no rhyme or reason, it was really unstable. I went to graphic settings and changed the DeNoise exe to use the NVIDIA graphics driver. What a difference - it’s working well and batch processing is much, much faster as I use very large images. I do wish upon upgrade that the need to use a high performance graphics driver was HIGHLIGHTED in the upgrade instructions - and explain HOW to do it like you just did.
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Thank you for your kind words, I believe the developers are looking at ways to make the selection automatic in the application.
There is no issue when using the Comparison View. Then it updates the preview regularly as expected. Will use this view from now on.
Still having problems using as a plugin through Lightroom Classic. If I select more than 34 images at a time it opens multiple instances of Denoise AI, and also takes an age to convert RAWS to Tif to start with. I’m finding it’s quicker to export Tifs from Lightroom then I can batch as many as I want through Denoise in one go, even if this isn’t as convenient.
Are there any plans to use Sharpen AI as the sharpen processing engine for DeNoise AI? If I own both products, it would seem more efficient to simply use the better engine if it’s available rather than make me have to launch both separately. I primarily use both as plugins from Photoshop Elements.
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I don’t believe that is technically possible with the way things are implemented right now due to the way AI models are made. For instance the DeNoise models include some form of sharpening directly in them, but mainly focus on denoising, and vice versa for the Sharpen models. I can bring this up to the AI research team though and see what they have to say about it, since I myself am not the one making and editing these models.
Thanks Adam!
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Just got the info … version 2.3.1 is available…
The Link on the first dialog “You can view the release notes here” doesn’t work
First post in this thread will have the release notes.
Please add an option to default to low light model.
Since the default settings of 15/15 are completely random, I asked during the last round of beta testing for the ability to set one’s own settings to Auto, or whatever. At the very least, it would be helpful if DeNoise opened each time having remembered the settings from one’s previous usage.
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This will most likely make it into Sharpen first, then go back to DeNoise. Currently it’s still something we want to do.
After installing 2.3.1 my Problem solved
Is it me or the new 2.3.x version seems to make the image worse. The bird feather detail becomes just a smudge with low setting at 15. It is even worse at DeNoise AI. Too bad I cannot show the picture since the system do not allow picture in a post.
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You can upload images to imgur.com and post the link.
I have no idea why they don’t allow users to post pictures either. Some users seem to be able to, some don’t. And this is supposed to be a support forum for graphics software. 
I noticed the same, also the background looks bad if you compare to the previous version.
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My understanding is, that in order to upload, you either have to have been a member for a certain period of time or to have made a certain number of posts. Maybe one of the moderators will clarify, but it’s common practice on public forums.
As has been said, there are workarounds like imgur.com and, if you have serious issues, you should raise a support ticket
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