Photo AI not exporting back to Lightroom as a DNG

[keithd-91665]

In Photo AI 3, if I apply any enhancements other than what Photo AI does automatically on open (RAW Denoise) then the file is exported back to Lightroom as a TIFF, not a DNG. This makes Photo AI nearly unusable from Lightroom. My–and I believe the correct–workflow, is to first process the RAW (.NEF) file in Photo AI, then export back to Lightroom, then apply Lightroom enhancements. But those are best done on a RAW file, not a TIFF. It does not work to first apply Lightroom enhancements then process in Photo AI because doing so locks in the Lightroom adjustments, essentially making them destructive

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Topaz Photo AI [v1.x.x] on [Windows/Mac]

[AND-E]

Hi. As you haven’t specified which adjustments you applied to your image within Photo AI before returning to Lightroom

I’m going to have to have a guess

If you have applied either Adjust Lighting or Balance Colour to your image then Photo AI will always return a TIFF file to Lightroom

Hope this helps

[keithd-91665]

Thank you AND-E.

Is there some way I should have know this other than trial and error?

I’m sure this will be fixed in the future. I don’t see any reason that adjusting light or color should disable RAW.

Either way, no big loss. Sharpen, Denise, and Upscale are what Topaz does best. I’d rather just keep color and lighting in the Lightroom domain anyway.

Thanks again for your help.

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Keith

[bruce.kraft]

I am having this same problem, all of a sudden … I didn’t have it yesterday.

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Steps to reproduce issue:
WHAT!? YOU GUYS DON’T UNDERSTAND!!!???
IF I DON’T GET A FIX BY TOMORROW (26 NOV. 2024) I’M CANCELLING ALL TOPAZ.

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Topaz Photo AI [v1.x.x] on [Windows/Mac]

[AND-E]

Hi Keith. This only happens if you use either apply Adjust Lighting or Balance Colour to an image.

All other adjustments you apply will return a DNG image back to Lightroom

Hope this helps