Your presets live on the left hand side and when hovered over, you will get to see a preview window to asses the particular preset for your image. You now have the ability to choose a gradient mask to selectively apply the effects via a linear, radial or reflected gradient.A new, advanced masking technology allows for more precise masking with three different brush types: normal, edge aware and color aware.There are over 100 presets that have a ton of user adjustability by way of sliders, masks, et al, and the ability to instantly save your tweaks as a new preset.This new and improved user interface does provide a more intuitive interaction, with larger buttons and bigger navigator window.The interface is entirely new and will be different for those used to Topaz plugin users.I’m not sure I can say it much better than that and from my time with it, that statement is very accurate.
The results are compelling images with a very natural look.” “Topaz Clarity uses proprietary technology that allows you to quickly and easily adjust various levels of contrast with no halos or artifacts. 20 seconds later, the punch that Clarity gave it turned it into a much more appealing image to me. This image is an old one that I just happened to grab from my library because I like flowers and liked the initial color contrast between the yellow and purple. I use a variety of contrast actions that I’ve played around with for years, some work better than others for certain images, but Clarity makes pretty short work, and has a filter that will work for just about any image, or at least any image I’ve worked through so far. It’s as easy as that, and if you know which filter you want to apply, the round trip can take a mere 15-20 seconds or so. Normally, I’ll simply adjust the opacity of the layer until it seems to be just right, and if needed, I’ll mask out areas where the extra contrast or punch might not suit the image.
Within Topaz Clarity, I’ll figure out which filter best suits the image, and if needed I’ll play around with any adjustments via the sliders on the right and click OK at the bottom right.When ready to apply a Topaz Clarity filter, I will duplicate whichever layer (normally the background, or a merged layer) and with that layer selected I choose FILTER > TOPAZ LABS > CLARITY.Topaz Clarity gives you a bump in both contrast as well as saturation with some presets either increasing or decreasing each, or either) of these to suit a particular look building definition through these two main factors. Click the image below for a larger view of the screen shot (or any image in the article to see it larger)Īs you open an image in Topaz Clarity, (if doing so within Photoshop) I’d highly suggest applying it to a duplicate layer so that you can mask, or adjust the opacity of the filtered layer once you save the adjustments. The interface has morphed by comparison to some of the other Topaz plugins, and has done so into a very familiar layout with new, useful masking tools as well as HSL and clarity sliders.
0 kommentar(er)
