Hello Lingyu & everyone,
It is certainly good to see another patch release and nice that it fixes a few fairly longstanding user requests. Having said that I’m going to express a personal opinion that has more votes than anything else as far as I can see … it was a tough decision where to post this and in the end decided here because it gets most reads rather that in the Voting Ideas sub-topic which gets fewer visits …
so here goes -
Urgent Need for GUI and Usability Enhancements
Despite continuous updates, a pervasive issue across all Topaz products is the inadequate implementation of several standard Windows GUI essentials. These repeatedly overlooked ‘minor’ requests significantly hinder usability:
- Unresizable/Unmovable Dialog Boxes: Many are too small to read their contents and/or they overlay image detail we need to see.
- Lack of Copy/Cut/Paste Functionality: The text prompt box is missing basic mouse-click interaction.
- Non-Sticky Text: Text in the prompt box frequently disappears or resets.
- Annoying Repeating Messages: There are no ‘Don’t show again’ options for persistent on-screen messages.
- Searching for faces Message When Face Recovery is turned OFF!
- Image Manipulation Errors: Issues and errors persist with basic image rotation and cropping.
- Masking Brush Sizing: There’s no easy slider or scroll option for precise brush sizing.
- Lack of Preset Saving: No good way to save or tag rendered images with model settings.
- Batch Processing Flaws: Group batch rendering loses individual image model settings.
- Too many Re-occurring Glitches Fixed problems come back in subsequent releases
As many users have previously said: Can Topaz please concentrate on perfecting their early superiority in Sharpening, Denoising and Upscaling as CORE FUNCTIONS (maybe with Recover Faces) because other software already does a superior job on Dust and Scratches, HDR & Panoramas, Remove, Colorize, Tone-Color-Lighting editing etc.
Recently it feels that time spend on those additions has impacted adversely on the core functions and reliability of Topaz software which is a pity.
A quick review of user feedback reveals 144 votes specifically supporting a focus on core functionalities and GUI improvements, yet the relevant sub-topic has seen no updates since December 2024. We users have not given up - we have just posted more similar requests in other Forums.
It’s important that Topaz acknowledges and addresses these persistent ‘minor’ issues, as their collective impact significantly degrades overall software usability and user satisfaction.
Prioritizing these fixes would not only improve user confidence but also solidify Topaz’s reputation as a leader in user friendly and user responsive image enhancement software.
I am a long time and loyal Topaz user and I absolutely agree that we are still seeing improvements but these usability issues are driving me crazy … 
