TOPAZ is very VERY slow after a few updates (Macbook Pro)

[willem.de_zanger]

TOPAZ was a very fast programm unill a few weeks ago. After updating it is too slow now.
It runs on a macbook pro.

[tim.he]

It’s possible you’re missing model files. Please follow the steps below to fix this.

1. In MacOS System Settings > Privacy & Security > Files & Folders, find Installer and enable all locations for it.
2. Run the Topaz Photo AI installer. You can download a new installer from the downloads page directly. https://topazlabs.com/downloads/

Let me know if that works.

[jo.vo]

Which model are you using?

Iris on MacOS is in fact much slower than what would be possible / than it was before after the last model updates.

The other models do perform normally.

See this thread:

Iris 2x model extremely slow on Apple Silicon after model update

[If you are posting a new bug, please include the following] The bug / behavior you have encountered Iris V1 and V2 are extremely slow on Applesilicon with the 2x model. Iris V1 was blazingly fast with the 3.4.0.0.a (where the release notes also stated a speed gain) but that was lost with encoding speed down back already in the 3.4.0 Beta. When Iris V2 was introduced it had good speed up to the 3.5.0.1.b -but with the following releases speed drastically reduced (about 60% of the former fps…

@tim.he
Any news on when the Iris performance will be back to normal?

[avergelius]

I have a MACBOOK Pro M3 MAXX at the highest specs - TOPAZ AI V3 is incredibly slow! There is something wrong with the software upgrade and I have no idea what is happening. If this is not resolved in a short time, I can no longer this software.