I have recently moved from photoshop for all my editing needs to lightroom classic. I switched for the automation and the database contained in Lightroom and its integration with Photoshop I had issues in Photoshop after running topaz Photo AI where the changes would never be reflected in the XMP files. The only changes I see in the xmp file are upon opening or running camera raw filtering. Editing outside of Camera raw require saving in a DNG or TIFF file to retain the information.
Going to lightroom Classic I found the changes I made were stored in an XMP file and I was becoming elated. Then I ran the topaz Photo AI plugin and became disillusioned and frustrated with the need to keep extra files tiff dng to retain changes made in TOPAZ PHOTO AI. This defeats the seamlessness in Lightroom Classic to make changes to a sidecar file in place of adding additional storage needs for a second full sized file. Considering most photos are printed in varying sizes to meet expectations of consumers, it makes sense to reuse an original edited file with its final edits for future size requirements and eliminate the need to re-edit the original raw file over and over again
It is frustrating to get to the end of a workflow and find it did not and would not allow saving all work in the manner it was originally created in. The need to convert everything to other formats is a waste of time and an inefficient use of resource personal and machine.
Photoshop, I have found to be cumbersome for original edits due to the need to touch every file. Adobe Camera Raw does not plugin into Topaz and the xmp handling is complicated
I want files that are near to the size I had with the import plus the side car changes, not another dng and tiff file. I have to use JPEG and PNG to work with photo labs but their sizes are not overbearing and are easily created from good edited original files
Can we just get side card files to work with and eliminate all the overhead from Topaz Photo AI and Gigapixel AI to improve the quality of the photos
Regards
Tom