I couldn't drag and drop images on to it, and it's now hung (without affecting the machine). I'm not even sure that I prefer the new version's results. There is a difference in results, but it's pretty subtle. I've subsequently processed them in version 5.0 with the man-made option selected. I've installed it, but first picked three images with man-made stuff which I processed in the older v4.5. I was pleased with the first image I processed, but will have to work with different types of images before coming to any conclusions. “Image Type” selection on the right panel: choose between two different AI models, one for natural images (portraits, nature) and man-made images (cityscapes, typography).

'And, now they simply make junk software that might occasionally look great on an image and have gross artifacts on the next half dozen. And, now they simply make junk software that might occasionally look great on an image and have gross artifacts on the next half dozen. They refused to grandfather in customers who bought under their prior policy in good faith. They reneged on their free upgrade policy that was baked in to the inflated initial price of niche one-trick apps.

I have bought just about every Topaz app through the years but no more. So what do the Topaz geniuses do? They add the Fit feature first to Gigapixel, which is the ONLY app that has no need for localized adjustments! The only purpose this feature in that app does is to greatly slow preview updates. You need to be able to see more than a tiny portion of the image at a time to be able to draw the mask. I raised in their forum the need for a 'Fit' view in apps that have added a masking function to apply effects locally.

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