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VIDEO: Photographer John Barclay Walks Through Topaz Studio

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John Barclay Walks Through Topaz Studio

In his recent webinar, professional photographer John Barclay showed us how he uses Topaz Studio to create his favorite effects.

Achieve amazing results, frustration-free, with our easy to use adjustments, one click effects, raw image support, automated lens correction, and other integrated tools. Spend less time learning complicated processes and more time creating.

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Updating to Detail in Studio

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Topaz Studio version 1.2 introduces the new Impression in Studio

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Whats New in Impression in Studio

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How Do I Update to Impression in Studio

Already own Topaz Impression? As always, the update from Impression 2 to Impression in Studio is 100% free, as part of your free upgrades for life!

 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]You’ll need to download and install Topaz Studio (a FREE application) to use the Impression in Studio update.

If you are just getting started with Topaz Studio, please see the Download section at the end of the article.

NOTE: you will need Topaz Studio installed to claim your free Impression Adjustment that makes up Impression in Studio.

Follow the steps below to get the update:

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Topaz Studio version 1.3 introduces the new Detail in Studio upgrade

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How Do I Update to Detail in Studio

Already own Topaz Detail? As always, the update from Detail 3 to Detail in Studio is 100% free, as part of your free upgrades for life! Follow the Instructions below to Redeem the “Detail Pack” in Studio, (the Precision Detail and Channel Mixer Adjustments)

 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]You’ll need to download and install Topaz Studio (a FREE application) to use the Detail in Studio update.

If you are just getting started with Topaz Studio, please see the Download section at the end of the article.

NOTE: you will need Topaz Studio installed to claim your free Detail Pack of Adjustment (Precision Contrast and Channel Mixer) that make up Detail in Studio.

Follow the steps below to get the update:

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Step 1: Confirm Ownership

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]First, you’ll want to confirm you already own Topaz Detail. You can confirm ownership by checking your Topaz Labs account here:[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][qodef_button size=”” type=”outline” target=”_blank” icon_pack=”” font_weight=”” text=”Plugins Account” link=”https://www.topazlabs.com/my-account”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”116722″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Step 2: Login to Topaz Studio Account

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Once you have confirmed ownership, CREATE AN ACCOUNT in Topaz Studio with the same existing Topaz Labs account information. If you already have a Studio account, you can simply login:[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][qodef_button size=”” type=”outline” target=”_blank” icon_pack=”” font_weight=”” text=”Studio Account” link=”https://topazlabs.com/my-account”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”86243″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Step 3: Access Topaz Studio

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Download and install the latest version of Topaz Studio. Click here for specific instructions. Once you have launched Topaz Studio, successfully logged in, OPENED an image, and selected Detail from the Workflow panel on the left, you’ll see the new interface![/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][qodef_button size=”” type=”outline” target=”_blank” icon_pack=”” font_weight=”” text=”Download Studio” link=”https://topazlabs.com/downloads/”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”116717″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Step 4: Validate Plugins

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]We have added a new menu option to provide you with the Detail pack, containing the Precision Detail and Channel Mixer Adjustments. You will need to validate the Detail plugin to claim Detail in Studio[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”116716″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Step 5: Validation Complete

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]The Topaz Studio application will check your Plugins Account page for you, and add Detail in Studio to your Topaz Studio Account. You will now have full access to Detail as a set of both the Precision Detail and Channel Mixer adjustments.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”116715″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Frequently asked Questions and Issues

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NOTE: you will need Topaz Studio installed to claim your free Detail Adjustments that make up Detail in Studio[/vc_column_text][/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title=”Does this Update the Detail 3 Standalone Plugin?”][vc_column_text]No, this is an upgrade to a newer version of Detail that’s only available through Topaz Studio. You can still happily use the Detail 3 plugin, but the updates we made are not possible inside of that old engine. If you’d prefer not to use Studio or forgo the upgrade you may continue to use Detail 3, however, Detail 3 won’t be updated further. All future updates to Detail will be made to Detail in Studio.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title=”Why is it only available as an upgrade in Topaz Studio?”][vc_column_text]The short answer is:
The updates we made to Detail were not possible to create inside of that old engine. Even if we updated Detail to use the new engine, as a standalone product, it would be the same thing you get with Detail in Studio, but without access to the rest of the tools available in Studio.

It would also significantly slow down your workflow, be use instead of using the integrated toolset you’d still have to launch each new product as a standalone product, then render back into the application as a flattened image, it’s much slower and less flexible.

The Long Answer:
We understand being comfortable with a specific interface, and not wanting to adopt a new workflow.  That’s why we’ve gone to extra lengths to ensure you can still launch your plugins directly from your preferred host editor, pushing Studio to the background.  However, standalone launch will require Studio for any product that gets the In Studio designation, like Clarity in Studio and Impression In Studio.

This change was necessary to allow continued development of Topaz products.  Free updates is a costly promise to keep, and we’re committed to keeping it.  However, there’s not a lot we can do with the old model – it was extremely expensive and slow to work on.  So slow and expensive, that with our highest profits, we were still only able to get about 3 to 5 major updates released a year.  This change enables us to update products simultaneously, as well as speed up processing simultaneously when we find an improvement we can make to the engine.

Sure, there’s benefit to having one application do just one thing.  But we believe delivering a workflow that is responsive to our customer’s needs takes priority over the individual application model and its specific benefits.  We are very aware that our strengths have long lied in our ability to do very specific editing, very well.  We intend to continue that effort.

We can’t convince you to update.  We’ll keep hosting the previous version on the Previous Versions page, if you need to re-download the previous version for any reason.  However, all new development to our product lines will take place in Studio.  We’re doing our best to introduce our customers to the latest technology we’re working on, and that delivery is really only possible through the Topaz Studio framework.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title=”I’ve Updated but i’m not seeing Detail in the Workflow panel. “][vc_column_text]The most likely cause for this is that your database isn’t syncing, you can trigger this manually by restarting the Topaz Studio application again.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title=”The program is not displaying correctly on my 4k monitor. “][vc_column_text]Your resolution is detected in Topaz Studio when you first run the application, but sometimes this doesn’t apply on the first run, this is a known issue we’re working on resolving. Please close and relaunch Topaz Studio and it should solve this problem.[/vc_column_text][/qodef_accordion_tab][qodef_accordion_tab title=”How do i download Topaz Studio?”][vc_column_text]Don’t have Topaz Studio? Topaz Studio is free to download! You can get it now by using the links below. If you need more information about Topaz Studio, check out this overview: Introducing Topaz Studio

Topaz Studio is a simple to use editing platform with Topaz Labs’ powerful acclaimed photo enhancement technology. It works as a standalone editor, a plugin within Lightroom and Photoshop, as well as a host application for your other Topaz plugins. It is free to use the program, all 1-click effects, and 10 Adjustments.

Download at the links below:[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Windows” shape=”square” color=”primary” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftopazlabs.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ftopazstudio_online_installer.exe|||”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Mac” shape=”square” color=”primary” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftopazlabs.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ftopazstudio_online_installer.dmg|||”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/qodef_accordion_tab][/qodef_accordion][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Still Need Help?

You can post a question on the forums to get tips and assistance from other topaz users here: http://discuss.topazlabs.com
or
You can visit the help center to search for articles or submit a ticket here: http://help.topazlabs.com

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Introducing Detail in Studio

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Created with: Topaz Studio version 1.3.2

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Introducing Detail in Studio

Topaz Detail has been upgraded to “Detail in Studio” and has officially moved into Topaz Studio! Moving Detail into Topaz Studio will enable us to focus on the overall mission of improving the entire Topaz Labs workflow and experience from start to finish.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/rYztMpDLK1Y”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”111150″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]

Before – Detail Plugin

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After – Detail in Studio

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Now inside Topaz Studio 

Topaz Detail has been broken into the “Precision Detail” and “Channel Mixer” adjustments. Going forward, you will access Detail from the Topaz Studio application. Detail can now be accessed without a paid host editor (such as Photoshop and Lightroom), AND you can access Detail directly from the Workflow Panel in Topaz Studio.  With this new name, we begin the journey to a more integrated, complete, and user-focused product.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”111216″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1507139035616{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]

Detail Adjustment In Studio

The Detail Plugin consists of the “Precision Detail” and “Channel Mixer” Adjustments. We have added Detail to several different areas inside Topaz Studio to make it more accessible to you. You can access the Traditional Detail workflow through the workflow panel on the left under “Specialty”. Or access either of the new adjustments from the adjustment drop-down menu, and also, from the blue adjustment shortcut button on the workspace to the right.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”111227″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Faster Speed

The Upgrade from Detail to Detail in Studio comes with some awesome new performance and processing upgrades, a new interface, as well as new features. Depending on your hardware configuration, Detail in Studio now performs as much as 100x faster.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”111318″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]

Before – Detail Plugin

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After – Detail in Studio

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Large Detail

With the latest update to Detail in Studio, we were able to improve the ability to target large structures in any image more accurately. Before, Detail 3.2.0 was targeting, what were considered “large details” with a fixed pixel size and not relating this “large detail” to the overall size of the image. Now, we are able to target the larger detail structure porportional to the overall image size, which will allow for more control over the your targeted detail structure to better enhance the overall style of your image.[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”113048″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]

Before – Detail Plugin

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After – Detail in Studio

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Channel Mixer

One of the new controls introduced in Detail in Studio is the Channel Mixer found under the adjustment menu. The Channel Mixer is an expanded control over RGB(Red, Green, Blue color channels) be able to adjust the brightness by conbining the contribution of RGB in an image.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1505754099761{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”111360″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1499750369090{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”32″][vc_column_text]

Plugin Access

Keeping with Topaz Labs tradition, you can still launch Detail directly as a Photoshop plug-in. However, we’ve moved the entry into Topaz Studio, so you know you’re launching Detail in Studio..[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Before

Filter → Topaz Labs → Topaz Detail…

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After

Filter → Topaz Studio → Detail…

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Keep Your Presets

Presets/Effects you have created in Detail 2.0.5 will be available in Detail in Studio, simply select the Import Effects option from the Help menu:[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”32″][vc_single_image image=”111330″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Download Topaz Studio Free

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Detail is now exclusively available within Topaz Studio!

Don’t have Topaz Studio? Topaz Studio is free to download! You can get it now by using the links below. If you need more information about Topaz Studio, check out this overview: Introducing Topaz Studio

Topaz Studio is a simple to use editing platform with Topaz Labs’ powerful acclaimed photo enhancement technology. It works as a standalone editor, a plugin within Lightroom and Photoshop, as well as a host application for your other Topaz plugins. It is free to use the program, all 1-click effects, and 10 Adjustments.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Windows” shape=”square” color=”primary” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftopazlabs.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ftopazstudio_online_installer.exe|||”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Mac” shape=”square” color=”primary” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftopazlabs.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ftopazstudio_online_installer.dmg|||”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]