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On the other hand, if you make large prints, 20 X 30 inch or larger, then small improvements in sharpening and noise reduction may be noticed. If you typically publish your photos on social media or rarely make a print larger than 8X10 or 10X 5 inches, then small improvements in sharpening and noise reduction may not be noticed. On the other hand, if your are not satisfied with your current sharpening tools and most of your photos are taken at lower ISOs, then SAI may be the better choice.įinally, I always encourage people to consider their output requirements when evaluating software, lenses and cameras. If you are not satisfied with your current noise reduction tool, and you shoot a lot of photos at high ISOs, then DNAI may be the better choice. Compare the results to what you get using your current image editor noise reduction and sharpening tools. Like the other posters suggest, download the two programs and try them out on your images. In these cases, the program that works best depends upon the specific image. In these cases, I will try both programs and use the result that looks best to me.
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I have had images that need a modest amount of noise reduction plus modest sharpening. On the other hand, if the main issue is noise, then DNAI will work best. If the main issue is sharpness, then SAI will work best. Which of these two programs will work best depends upon the image correction requirements. So it provides a lot of flexibility in dealing with common noise reduction issues, but more limited sharpening control. and only one control for increasing sharpness. So it provides a lot of flexibility in dealing with common sharpening issues, but more limited noise reduction control.ĭNAI has multiple controls for removing noise grouped under two approaches (DeNoise AI and AI Clear). SAI has multiple controls for increasing sharpness grouped into 3 categories (sharpen, stabilize and focus) and only one control for suppressing noise. I use both programs, Sharpen AI (SAI) and Denoise Ai (DNAI) as Photoshop plug-ins.
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I would set up a series of trials where you vary your lenses and ISOs on a variety of compositions and subjects.
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However with my "walk around" Tamron 16-300 mm lens I can really see the improvements, including the focus mode.Īs others have said, take the 30 day trial and see what works best for you. I rarely use it or need it on shots with my Canon L lenses. Sharpen AI seems to more image dependent. The sharpening I get with Denoise AI is often good enough for shots with my really good Canon L lenses.

The Denoise AI really cleans up smooth areas like skies.
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I shoot in RAW.įor high ISO, I generally start with a lower noise reduction in LR (something I would use say on ISO 200 or ISO 400 images) and finish it with Denoise AI. I have a Canon 90D which has a really good noise profile. The Denoise AI works really well in conjunction with my Lightroom noise reduction. But the results you see will be camera (sensor) dependent and lens dependent.

But I suppose it's like that with lots of software. I have watched some youtube vids about Sharpen AI and there are some who like it and some who don't.
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My upgrade to DeNoise AI was a free upgrade too so that was a consideration for me. Right now I don't see any need for Sharpen AI. Haven't tried Sharpen AI so can't comment on it but DeNoise AI and Clear AI remove noise and sharpen the image beautifully imo. Much better than DeNoise 6 that I upgraded from. I have the DeNoise AI plugin that also contains Clear AI and I love them. This recommends running Denoise AI before Sharpen AI, implying I woukd need to buy both. How good is the Sharpening applied in Topaz Denoise AI? I have the old Topaz Denoise 6 and am looking to upgrade it, not least in order to improve sharpening. It's much more effective if applied after another NR tool. In particular, never just apply DeNoise AI alone on a very noisy image: it does a poor job.

Just apply the conventional NR of whatever tool you normally use first, then apply one or other of the Topaz AI products. There's certainly no need to use both on the same image. But the Stabilize mode in Sharpen AI can achieve amazing things that I've not seen elsewhere. I use DxO PRIME on every image, so DeNoise is only needed very occasionally to add a final polish to very high ISO images. I use the former far more often, and if only buying one of them, that's the one I'd get. I find the Sharpen AI product much more useful than the DeNoise AI product. If it comes down to either/or, which would be tge more effective tool? However each of these plugins contains elements of the other, so I am wondering just how necessary it would be to buy both. This recommends running Denoise AI before Sharpen AI, implying I would need to buy both.
