11-05-2022, 01:49 PM
Thank you Rich for going to the trouble researching this. I have to admit I am reluctant to try some of these convoluted type installations. I am scared of making a mess of things.
I have actually already paid for the Topaz Photo AI, and as a hobbyist/novice I am quite happy with the results most of the time. It is just that sometimes a photo can appear over-processed, like it has been air brushed, and so for these situations I thought if I had the original photo on another layer I could blend the processed image with the original image and get a more natural looking result. But, of course, I need a program like GIMP that has layers to so this.
Won’t be renting Photoshop at $20 a month for the rest of my life, so I guess I will just keep using Photo AI as a standalone. I might take a look at the GIMP gmic plugin that you mentioned, Rich, for those cases where Topaz Photo AI overcooks the image.
Thank you again
I have actually already paid for the Topaz Photo AI, and as a hobbyist/novice I am quite happy with the results most of the time. It is just that sometimes a photo can appear over-processed, like it has been air brushed, and so for these situations I thought if I had the original photo on another layer I could blend the processed image with the original image and get a more natural looking result. But, of course, I need a program like GIMP that has layers to so this.
Won’t be renting Photoshop at $20 a month for the rest of my life, so I guess I will just keep using Photo AI as a standalone. I might take a look at the GIMP gmic plugin that you mentioned, Rich, for those cases where Topaz Photo AI overcooks the image.
Thank you again