Hello,
I’d like to have Photo AI (v 1.3.0) save images with a suffix such as “photoai”. This is similar to how DeNoise automatically saves with a suffix. But, I can’t see where to make this change.
Here is my workflow:
LR Classic > File > Plug-In Extras > Process with Topaz Photo AI
Make changes
Click blue button labled “Save Image to Adobe Lightroom Classic Plug-In”. This automatically processes and saves the file.
Again, the program is not presenting an option to change the file name as described at 8:28 in the Topaz Video on YouTube, https://youtu.be/hY5nPQ3swNQ
Thanks for your reply, but I don’t see those options. Under Preferences, I see only two tabs: General and Autopilot. Neither tab contains anything about saving images.
My Save button is “Save to Adobe Lightroom Classic”, not “Save”.
After clicking that button, it automatically goes to the window that shows the queue and then saves the file without any possibility of changing export settings.
Okay… Sending a file from LR, Topaz sends back what it gets from LR… You can control the file naming of the file in LR before you send it to Topaz via the plug-in…
Goto LR’s Preferences… External Editors, the last option at the bottom of the page… You can change the file naming method there…that prompts you for the file name before you send it to Topaz…
I found that setting the LR External Editor file naming method will apply that change to all plug-ins. Not just the one selected.
My other Topaz apps save their resulting files by appending “Topaz Noise AI” or “Topaz Sharpen AI”. But Topaz Photo AI just saves the file with a number appended to the file name. I wonder why?
And how is your Photo AI presenting you with an export options dialog, but mine simply saves the file.
In stand-alone, you get the Export dialogue screen… If Topaz gets the file via a Plug-in from a host program, it just returns what it gets back to the host… Seems logical to me… If I’m using a host editor and only using Topaz via a plug-in, I just want Topaz to return my file after making the 3 or 4 feature corrections… Topaz is not a primary editor… I’ll use LR or another full-blown editor for my primary editing… Export sizing and naming is better handled by LR than Topaz…
Thanks, Fred. I now see that starting Photo AI in stand alone does present the Export Settings before saving the image.
My original post did indeed state that my workflow was to operate PhotoAI within LR. But the video from Topaz didn’t point out that the Export Settings were exclusive to the stand-alone version.
‘Topaz Ai Photos’ is written in the metadata of the saved images so that you can always find them back in Lightroom Classic with for example a smart collection.
jbhaver. I don’t know why Topaz won’t do a suffix for us LrC plugin users. When I’m doing just denoise I use DXO pureRAW just because they will do that filename process detail suffix for me. I can’t imagine why Topaz thinks they can’t do it. Where do we vote up enhancement requests?
May I clarify, are you using DXO PureRAW as a standalone application when you’re adding the suffix
Because, you have those same options for prefix and suffixes within Photo AI as a standalone application
Or are you saying you have the ability for adding a suffix using DXO PureRAW as a Plug-in
I was under the impression plug-ins can’t rename files in Lightroom because, those changes won’t be recognised by the Lightroom catalog and that the only way to rename a file is to use Lightroom’s own rename function
Also, if you rename your file outside of Lightroom then back in Lightroom you would need to synchronise your folder where the renamed file is located for Lightroom to recognise the renamed file
Hi AND-E, I just ran a file through the DXO LrC plug-in again to be sure. In PureRAW4 after processing, that program adds the sufix “-DxO_DeepPRIME XD2s” to the resulting .dng file and then brings it right into my catalog (I have it set to bring it into the same file location as the original). It also adds it to a dxo collection and land me in that collection, but after looking those results (if not a 1 off process) I simply right click on one of the .dng to select “Go to folder in library” and then continue on to the next photo(s); the syncing is also done for me.
So yes, it really is possible.
Topaz, are you listening? They have free trials if you want to check it out.
BTW I am just a user not advocating for DXO or PhotoAI. I use them both and wouldn’t give up either. I, just like you, really want this capability in PhotoAI!
