This is the first version I’ve ever used that had problems running when I set my 3080Ti as the dedicated AI Processor. The only way I can get it to work is setting it to auto. Luckily I have an Intel i9-11900KF running at 5.3Ghz, but it’s still much slower that running it using my GPU to process the AI algorithms.
Tonight was the first time I’ve used the Topaz Photo AI as a plug-in with Lightroom. I normally run the independently, but when I read that I can do batch processing, I figured I would give this a try to I can go watch TV or something while it Topaz Photo AI takes 5-10 minutes per picture. My only question is this, if I load all the photos I want into Topaz Photo AI using the plug-in, using the same settings for each picture, are all pictures rendered in the background? I clicked back on the first picture that was loaded, and as soon as it showed up on the screen, Topaz Photo AI started processing it. It seems like if all were rendered, nothing should happen when I go back to select a earlier picture in the batch process besides looking at the final result. If someone can clarify this for me, I’d greatly appreciate it. I don’t want to import all the picture back into Lightroom and only the last picture has been rendered.
I guess it makes me wonder why on the topaz window it puts both images into a useless queue when it finishes processessing them, instead of just notifying the user of the one at a time fact.
Another thing
I noticed LR came out with an Ai denoise addition on the same day that your sale ended. Coincidence?
It seems that when I open an image from another application the only choice given for saving is back to that application. A choice of where to save the final image would be nice. And still waiting for finer subject brushes instead of the blocky clumps TPAI thinks I want to adjust.
Thanks.
Once again, after an update, I can’t open a single picture ( hanging on) on a up to date iMac 5K Intel i9 with 64Go or ram… All of my other softwares work just fine. That’s really annoying ! I’m using Ventura 13,2,1. I click browse, select an image and then nothing… though if I quit, the software is asking if I want to save the changes made to the picture, the interface does not even appear ( with buttons etc)… Super frustrating. I can use Gigapixel or Sharpen AI but not Photo AI. Please help and solve the issue that clearly is not linked to my computer !
First try deleting the Photo AI plist file then if that doesn’t work:
Download the full installer from the first post on this thread, quit all hosts you are using to call Photo AI then install after deleting what is installed at the moment.
Unfortunately, the blue version on the right is “As Shot.” When I switch to “Auto,” it is slightly better, but not much. Thanks for the suggestion, though!
I’m using PAI as a standalone. If I launch (right click “open with”) from File Explorer it allows me to choose where to save as well as use suffix additions to the filename. I use FastStone Image Viewer for my file management, and sending an image to PAI from that only allows me to save and overwrite back to FastStone without any options.
When you open TPAI via another app, we treat it as an “external editor”. Basically it’s assumed the actual photo management (including copying, moving, renaming, etc.) is being handled by the host application, and TPAI’s job is just to edit the image sent to it. For your use case specifically, the intended flow would be you copy the image in fasttone, move it to wherever you want, and then send it to TPAI.
