I noticed a behavior which was not in previous versions on Windows. After processing a file, GAI locks the source file so nothing can be done with it, not even delete it. This is true even if one clears it within GAI. The only way to free the locked source file is to exit GAI.
This presents a problem for my workflow which is to process a file, then compare the old and new in photo viewing software, and then delete source if I’m satisfied. Now I have to process the file, exit GAI, delete the source, restart GAI and then process the next one. This is not a common behavior of any other photo processing software I’ve used. I’d appreciate a fix!
Thanks Don! Before I saw your post I submitted a ticket to Topaz. After giving them info about my PC and error, they said they would look into it. The support guy did mention that this is a common problem on Windows PCs, although I had never had it happen to me with photo processing software (including other Topaz standalone products).
robert-23946. I can confirm that. After processing an image in Gigapixel AI, and with Gigapixel still open, and trying to rename the source file I get:-