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Re: You're not imagining things
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Zeee wrote:
Digital Nigel wrote:
Zeee wrote:
Docno wrote:
Digital Nigel wrote:
logatom wrote:
Hi,
Great output from DxO, but obviously it's not coming from the RAW files you linked to. Would you please share the correct file, if possible?
Sorry for the incorrect link — this is the correct file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sm5eqr025xs9bei/RX604368%20Temple%20of%20Saint%20Sava%2C%20Belgrade.ARW?dl=0
This is what I get. I processed the Raw in the standalone and noticed, with default settings, the output was about the same as what you got. Then I tried it using the Photoshop plugin. Interestingly, Photo AI defaulted to 'Strong' noise reduction, which I think is what was causing the result you got. I switched this to standard (light, or whatever the weaker version is), and I got a much better outcome. I then did a simple (auto) contrast/brighten. What do you think?

This is what I got with Photo AI opened from LrC as a plug-in and edited as RAW.

I've compared these two attempts with PL6 and my original PAI stand-alone:
Four-way comparison: Docno's version is soft and lacking in detail, Zeee's version is over-sharpened and full of ugly artefacts (look at the saints' faces). The three Photo AI versions can't even agree on colour.
Even with the help of PS and/or LR, Photo AI still can't produce the same quality as PL6 does alone, quickly and easily. There's less detail and/or more artefacts in all the Photo AI versions.
I'm seeing better detail in Photo AI however I when it came back to LrC sharpening was at the default of 40. I added a little texture and exported at screen high. I most likely pushed it a little too much which likely added some artifacts. Easily controllable.
I don't thinks so , from my test I see PAI cannot distinguish texture/ true details and noise so even with Strengh=1 it's removing a lot of texture/true details and I don't thing anything can recover what disappeared .
This picture is fantastic for such a test and I completly agree with Digital Nigel on the verdict
Of course PL is faster. It's right there and no transfer to another app is not required. What DXO does not offer is blur correction which is Topaz has done pretty outstanding job with.