Further thoughts:
•Integrating the Image Quality Bundle apps into one is a good idea overall. Topaz has long had a history of too many separate single-purpose apps, and even whittling it down to a more recent 3 (+ one for video) was maybe still too many
•The idea to add forced Auto Pilot on top of this integration (actually two different huge goals) is defeating the purpose of making this a streamlined workflow. The AI preview of the images takes way too long as it’s reviewing a full menu of corrective options for every image, whether they need it or not
Human users already know what’s in the photo and in addition, what they are trying to do with it. *Please give us the option to run without Auto Pilot if we so choose – even if it becomes more optimized in the future. The integration and streamlining of your apps will still be there
•I’ve mentioned before the need to also apply basic tonal enhancement in addition to sharpening, denoising, facial enhancement and resizing. Most photos need some “pop” (levels, color correction) in addition to the other existing fixes
•Other users have repeatedly mentioned the need for better (manual-option) masking and basic tools (cropping, rotating)
Obviously Photo AI will get better and better – it’s come a long way since its first beta birth! Topaz devs are the best.