Hi,
If I run a black and white image (or sepia) through the ‘remove noise’ filter, for some reason the filter applies an extremely smooth effect to the outsides of the image whilst leaving the centre are fairly untouched.
I have adjusted the subject mask etc to ensure that all the image is covered and also de-selected the ‘subject only’ slider found on the sharpening tab.
The images I’m using all have quite a noticeable grain as they are very old, but all produce the same ultra smooth border leaving the inside untouched as mentioned. (an example screen snip is attached below)
Its a bit of trial and error on our old photos. Maybe the machine learning will someday catch up with learning on analog photos, not just digital? Only thing I can tell you is what you probably already know. Experiment with sliders and models, get it the best you can, also use PS remove tool to possibly improve the image. I encounter the same problem, especially with these landscape turn-of-the century photos that lack resolution. Have you tried different models in the gigapixel module as well as denoise?
Thanks Paul, yes I’ve messed around a fair bit with the various sliders - I find applying a blur in PS seems to help as I think it aids Topaz if it can’t detect the individual ‘blobs’ of pigment from the original photo, then sharpen once the software has done its stuff - still the strange blended borders though!
I’ll have a bit more of a play with the settings and perhaps try and pre-process in PS a bit more before sending it to Topaz.
Just about all other digital photos seem to work great, 'tis just like you say, the 100 year old photos seem to cause slight problems and need a bit more work.
Thanks again
