While I mostly have a Gbit connection, occasionally I’m working with only 5-10% of that speed for downloads and 1-2% for uploads. Choosing server in these situations results in a crash. Eventually I’ll be moving and then will no longer have sufficient speed for web processing though downloading software updates won’t be a problem. While you just added a server only tool (Image Web), I can live without that one since all of the features can be processed with other local functions.
Aside 1: I did consider ON1 but their quality is inferior and they are gradually moving to an all server platform. Lightroom Classic is my catalog and for some functions still missing from Topaz Studio such as generative expand and perspective corrections.
Aside 2: my current hardware is a MacBook 16 Pro Max 2 96 GB RAM and I’ll upgrade the system if necessary to keep local processing viable. Currently local processing is 5-10 X as fast as the server estimates.
Aside 3: it would be nice if your sample images were RAW and not JPEG.
Regards,
Bill
