The Nik Collection has long been a fan favorite that can deliver impressive results, and not just in the hands of experienced photographers, but thanks to a wide selection of presets, less experienced ones as well. It still suffers from a fairly inconsistent UI that varies widely from app to app, but the individual apps themselves are reasonably intuitive to use, if perhaps not quite as fast as we’d like.
That said, it’s encouraging to be getting regular yearly updates from DxO, and we’re hopeful that further UI and performance enhancements are on the way.
And this is Anthony Morganti take on the new software:
Topaz released the new 3.1 update of DeNoise AI (use code “RUMOR” to save 15% at checkout). Here are the updates:
New Severe Noise AI model – tackle photos suffering from excessive noise due to very high ISO settings and low light conditions
Improved Comparison View – Select which AI models are displayed to quickly choose the one that best suits your image
Apple M1 plugin support in Adobe Photoshop – Access the DeNoise AI plugin from within Photoshop running natively on Apple M1 silicon without needing to use Rosetta emulation
Snappier performance – Up to 3x CPU and 12x GPU improvements on Windows and 4x improvements with Macs using discrete GPUs when compared to DeNoise AI 2.4.2