Photo AI Artefacts, new version worse than before

[annettep38 (Annette flottwell)]

Today, I bit the bullet and bought an update to the latest version.
I also own DXO, version 7
My issue is very simple… For DXO I made a preset which is called noisy macro and which simply deals with all my macros, I only adjust the denoise slider sometimes a bit. Like today, used 32 instead of 40.

For TOPAZ, it took 4 attempts.
Still no luck
What am I doing wrong. I bought the thing for the nice and shiny new sharpener, but that only crashes.
Autopilot.

“Natural” sharpener, NR reduced from 57 to 32

Lensblur, light setting with "minor "denoise

And here is what I achieved with the other program, first try

Tezpi Dancer (Argia tezpi)

To be honest… I am VERY disappointed

[annettep38 (Annette flottwell)]

Test 2, rather dark argia tezpi, 6400 ASA, generally quite sharp. Below DXO result with my standard preset.

Here is denoise only with Autopilot, Deblur. Note veins in the wings

here with some sharpen and less denoise destruction

And at last the new superfocus. Lovely fantasy image but not very useful for biology

[wargriff64]

Yep artifacts or bad along with it way over sharpening.

[annettep38 (Annette flottwell)]

Topaz was very nice and refunded without any hazzle. Top customer service. Still, that superfocus is definitely way off the target… look at the front legt