#Topaz clarity plugin for free
#Topaz clarity plugin update

Summing up Topaz Clarity is a really great filter which became very important to my post-processing workflow no matter whether I post-process landscape or architecture photos. I also found some small bugs here and there (like a crash on startup or some cryptic message when I tried to increase size of settings panel) but other than that I found no serious issues. For me the filter sometimes appeared to be running quite slow, especially when it generated thumbnails for the presets (on startup on when changing presets category). But are there any drawbacks? Sure, there is no rose without a thorn. So far I sound like being very excited about this plugin. Here (I recommend viewing in large to see what I’m talking about) clarity was greatly improved, especially in the water and buildings areas. This way you can see how much it improves the look of your photos. Topaz Clarity allows comparing adjustments to the original image. As you paint your mask with a brush Topaz Clarity automatically detects edges and doesn’t affect them. You don’t want to increase clarity in the clear sky? No problem, just mask it out using edge (or colour) aware masking. Topaz Clarity lets you limit clarity changes to the selected region only by providing some masking features.Īnother great thing about this plugin is that it comes with basic masking features. This makes it really easy to get started. And if you still can’t work out how it all works, fear not as Topaz Clarity comes with a large collection of presets for various occasions ranging from landscapes to weddings. And if you don’t just move your mouse over any control and textual help will appear – very helpful. UI is also very easy and intuitive so after just a few clicks you’ll figure out what’s going on. User interface is similar to other Topaz products with presets on the left and settings on the right of the preview image (you can hide both panels to increase your preview area in case you need this). Exactly what you would expect from a plugin increasing clarity. Īnd the results are truly impressive with just a few clicks. I usually just change values of Micro Contrast and Low Contrast Sliders – other 2 (named Medium Contrast and High Contrast) I leave at default values. It makes it very flexible as this way you have much more control over the way clarity is applied to your photos. Instead of a single slider, Topaz Clarity offers as many as 4 sliders, each of them targetting different contrast variations – from very low variations to large ones.

User interface in Topaz Clarity is very simple and intuitive with presets on the left and settings sliders on the right. It’s pretty powerful, isn’t it? Well, it is but Topaz Clarity puts increasing clarity to a completely different level. If you’re familiar with Lightroom than you definitely know about Clarity slider in it. What this filter does is increasing (or decreasing) clarity of the image. Recently Topaz added a new tool to their impressive collection, named Topaz Clarity. Apart from Photomatix, Lightroom and Photoshop which I use virtually every time, there is a bunch of other tools that are important to my workflow although I don’t use them for all images.Īmong such tools are filters from T opaz Labs including Topaz Adjust and Topaz Detail. Not many companies do that anymore, and it speaks volumes about how confident Topaz Labs is in their products.In this case I also used Topaz Clarity to add some pop to the image.Īs you could realize, I use a lot of tools during my post-processing.

#Topaz clarity plugin for free

Thanks!Īlso if you want to check out the other plugins that Topaz Labs offers you can download them for free for a 30 day trial. Please let me know if that helps or if I can do anything else to further assist you.

#Topaz clarity plugin update

We cannot guarantee full functionality going forward as computers and operating systems update and advance and the legacy programs do not. You can still access the classic products from our Topaz Labs Legacy Products Page, although it is important to note that these have been discontinued. This has been a highly abnormal season for us and you can expect a follow-up reply within 1 to 2 business days at the latest. Thank you for your patience as we have been experiencing very high ticket volume over the last month.