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Introducing Topaz Studio

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What is Topaz Studio?

Topaz Studio is a fast, flexible, powerful creative toolbox and it’s the next level image editor for photographers. Topaz Studio gives you lightning fast results with Topaz’s exclusive image processing technology, in an intuitive, affordable, easy to use application.

Topaz Studio a simple to use editing platform with Topaz Labs’ acclaimed photo enhancement technology. It works as both a standalone editor, a plugin within Lightroom and Photoshop, and a host application for other Topaz plugins which means it works exactly how you want it to. Now there’s no more cumbersome workflows that require you to open multiple plugins to achieve your look!

“This is all your Topaz products wrapped into one program.”

Topaz Studio is an easy to use editing solution built with the photographer in mind. This all new editing platform features professionally created 1-click effects, 24 flexible drag and drop Adjustments, and powerful image processing.

And We’re Giving it Away! Yep, you read that right. You’ll get complete freedom to use Topaz Studio as a plugin, a host editor for all Topaz Labs existing products, 10 free adjustments, comprehensive masking, opacity slider, and blending modes functionality all for free. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Download Now

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Working in Topaz Studio

Working in Topaz Studio is easy! Topaz Studio is set up with the photographer in mind. Whether you’re just getting started with photography or a tried and true professional, Topaz Studio has exactly what you need. With an ever growing library of expertly crafted pre-made effects to professionally crafted assets to artistic and technical tools alike, Topaz Studio is the perfect photographer toolbox, no matter what level of expertise!

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All About the Workspace

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8352″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Topaz Studio features an easy to use Toolbar, a fast and fun Effect Panel with search buttons and features, the workspace, an Image Browser, the Scopes panel, and the Adjustment Panel, complete with Adjustment Buttons. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]

1. Main Toolbar

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Saving Your Image

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Save or Save As Images. Save edited images as PNG, JPG, or TIFF files with easy to locate buttons in the Main Toolbar, by using shortcut keys (Command S or Command Shift S), or by going to Menu > File > Save or Save As. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]

2. Effect Panel

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View Options

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3. Effect Buttons

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4. Canvas

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5. Image Browser

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Select Show Options to access the menu.

Apply – Apply the adjustments to the image and use the result to start a new project.

Duplicate – Duplicate an entire project and then add it as a new project.

Copy / Paste – Copy the entire adjustment stack and paste them onto a different project. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

6. The Scopes Panel

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8361″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]At the top right of the application is the Scopes Panel that features 4 separate views. The first allows you to view the Histogram of the image. The second displays the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance of the image, while the third button displays the amount of image Details. Finally, the fourth button helps you navigate your image while zoomed in. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]

7. The Adjustment Panel

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Saving Your Custom Effect

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Save and Share Your Effects. Save your new effect by clicking the Save button and share your creation with others by selecting ‘Yes’ in the Public field. Your effect will be shared to the entire Topaz Community instantly! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]

8. Adjustment Buttons

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Tools

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8503″ img_size=”” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]We’ve also included a tools section. You’ll find lens correction, global masking (with 5 styles and 4 different tools to customize the overall effect), and crop and rotate. Everything is located in a simple to use toolbar with easy-to-use sliders and functionality. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Change Up the Workspace

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Customize your workspace windows with just the click of a button. The Effect Panel, Scopes Panel, Adjustment Panel, and Image Browser can each be collapsed by clicking the arrow on the bar on the inside edge of the panel. The Effect Buttons and Adjustment Buttons can also be collapsed and expanded by clicking at the top of the toolbar. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Wait… What are Adjustments?

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8501″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Adjustments are the core of Topaz Studio, they are built with very focused functionality in mind. Adjustments may be used independently or combined to create extremely unique looks and custom effects. Currently, there are 24 Adjustments available covering everything from simple Film Grain, to advanced color control with Color Theme. Adjustments are grouped according to complexity, with Common Adjustments appearing at the top, Advanced Adjustments in the next section, Artistic Effect Adjustments below that, and Compositing Adjustments appearing last.

While many of these adjustments are free, some must be purchased to allow you to fully customize the sliders they contain. However, each paid adjustment also comes with a 30 day free trial. To activate the trial, just click the Try Pro Button to activate it or use the Buy Now Button to be taken to the Topaz Studio website to complete your purchase. Whether you purchase adjustments or not, you’ll always have access to Blending Modes, Masking, Opacity, and the included Adjustment Level Presets… all for free. You can always use effects that contain paid adjustments you don’t own as well.

With Topaz Studio Adjustments, you can add, customize, mask, rearrange, and delete Adjustments until you have exactly the look you want.

Free Adjustments: Basic Adjustment, Brightness Contrast, Blurs, Color Overlay, Dual Tone, Film Grain, Image Layer, Posterize, Tone Curves, and Vignette.

Pro Adjustments:  Abstraction, Black & White, Bloom, Color Theme, DeHaze,  Edge Exposure, Focal Blur, HSL Color Tuning, Precision Contrast, Reduce Noise, Radiance, Sharpen, Smudge, and Texture.

To learn about the Adjustments, check out our short videos on YouTube. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Versatile Masking

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_single_image image=”8497″ img_size=”large”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]The Topaz Studio Integrated Masking is unlike anything you have seen before. We have included 5 masking types: Brush, Spot, Gradient, Color, and Luminosity, as well as a mask adjustments panel and an option to invert or completely reset your mask. Our brush masking includes intuitive, content-aware technology that was developed in house. I’ve gotten the chance to play with it quite a bit –  it’s awesome and a complete time saver to say the least. Not only are the new masking features amazing, but you can now combine masking types. After making adjustment with one type of mask, click apply or switch to another mask type and build upon that mask. It’s never been so easy! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

3. Share Your Effects

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Technical Information

All you need is a Topaz Studio account to access your software. Existing users use their same login info, while new users can create an account. You will only have to have an internet connection every 60 days to authenticate your account.

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Compatibility:

Photoshop CS4+, Photoshop CC, Photoshop Elements 12+, Paintshop Pro X 6+, Serif PhotoPlus X5+, Lightroom 4+, Lightroom CC, and photoFXlab

*Not compatible with Fusion Express

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System Requirements:

Mac OSX 10.9+

Windows 7/8/10 x 64bit + OpenGL 3.3

RAM: ≥4GB

GPU VRAM: ≥1GB

*Does not support Windows 32bit

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Download Now

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It’s Easy to Update

Topaz Studio is designed to be easy to update, by prompting you when updates are available and allowing you to update your application without having to go through an entirely new installation through the new update manager application included with Topaz Studio. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
That’s all for now but keep an eye out for additional updates and new features in the application, online on our social media sites and always on the Topaz Studio Website at topazlabs.com! [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]

About Jodi L. Robbins

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Rose Double Exposure with Topaz Studio

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are excited to share with our users, our brand new Topaz Product, Topaz Studio. Hazel Meredith with Meredith Images is back with us for this tutorial teaching some basic features in Topaz Studio such as choosing and tweaking effects, as well as using the Texture Adjustment to create double exposures.

 

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Not Familiar with Topaz Studio?

Topaz Studio is a fast, flexible, powerful creative toolbox and it’s the next level image editor for photographers. Topaz Studio gives you lightning fast results with Topaz’s exclusive image processing technology, in an intuitive, affordable, easy to use application. You can learn more about Topaz Studio in the Announcement and Overview article.

“This is all your Topaz products wrapped into one program.”

We’re Giving Topaz Studio Away! Yep, you read that right. You’ll get complete freedom to use Topaz Studio’s comprehensive masking, as well as 10 free adjustments, opacity slider, blending modes plus full functionality to use it as plugin, a host editor for all Topaz Labs existing products, and standalone all for free. If you’d like to learn more about all the free functionality within Topaz Studio, checkout our What’s Free? article.

 

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Free Download

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Step 1: Open your Image

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I opened the Topaz Studio directly from my desktop as a “stand alone”. You have the option of working that way, or to open the Studio directly from Photoshop or Lightroom.

If you open Topaz Studio as a standalone, you can add images by simply dragging and dropping or by choosing File > Open Image…

If you chose to use Topaz Studio as a plugin, it can be found by choosing

Filter > Topaz Labs > Topaz Studio  in Photoshop.

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Step 2: Search for an Effect

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Topaz Studio has an awesome feature called the Topaz Community. It allows you to share effects with other Topaz Studio users. I have saved an Effect called Rose Double Exposure that works great for Raw files. To apply the Rose Double Exposure preset, simply search for it in the Effect Panel. 

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Step 3: Editing Your Image

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]When you initially apply the Double Exposure preset, you will notice there are no changes made to your image. All Adjustments are set to default values. This allows you to go through each Adjustment and make the necessary tweaks tailored specifically to your image. This effect is a great starting point to know which Adjustments to use in a complete workflow from start to finish.

I went down the preset making changes to the Basic Adjustment, and then tweaks to the Reduce Noise, Precision Contrast, Tone Curves, HSL Color Tuning, and Vignette Adjustments. I did not make any changes to DeHaze or Dual Tone.

Once I was satisfied, I chose to Apply the effect.

You may wish to Save As to keep the image saved with just this preset for future use.

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Before

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After

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Step 3: Apply the Expressionalism Effect

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Next, I re-opened the Effects panel to see what else I wanted to do.

I went to the Fine Art category of Effects Panel. To browse through the various Effect categories, click the more button at the bottom of the Effects Toolbar. I liked the “Expressionalism” preset. As soon as you apply an effect, you will see the Adjustments populate in the Adjustment Panel on the right-hand side of the screen. 

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Step 4: Customize the Expressionalism Effect

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From here I opened the Basic Adjustment section and lowered the Highlight slider to -.38 just to tone down the brighter areas of the rose. I also lowered the Saturation to -.21. I did not make any further changes to this preset. Again, you may want to save a copy of your image for future use.

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Step 5: Add a Texture

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Next, I added a Texture Adjustment to my image by clicking More icon at the bottom of your Adjustment toolbar (bottom right). You will see an asset library that shows all of the textures, backgrounds, borders, light leaks, dust & scratches layers, etc. You can choose the Group you want by clicking the drop down next to Group.

I chose the brick wall texture to give my rose the illusion of being painted on the wall! After making a few adjustments to the sliders, I clicked on the “+ Enhance” in the lower right of the palette, and chose Black & White. This made the brick texture B&W to reduce the effect on the colors of the rose.

 

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Gallery

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Step 6: Save Your Work

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That’s All For Today

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thanks for reading! That’s just one of the many things you can effortlessly accomplish in Topaz Studio. Topaz Studio is great for gaining inspiration from pre-made effects or allowing you to create your own looks with our immense library of editing tools.

We’ll be adding more tutorials and videos so be sure to give us a follow to learn more!

If you’d like to share your images with us, tag us on Instagram with @topazlabs and Twitter with @topazlabs. We’re also on Facebook and YouTube![/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Free Download

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About Hazel Meredith

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Hazel is involved with the photographic community on local, regional and national levels. She is currently secretary of the Connecticut Association of Photographers; and a Vice President on the board of the New England Camera Club Council. She is active in the Greater Bridgeport Camera Club where she has held several officer positions, and is also active in the Photographic Society of America (PSA). In 2008 she received an honors distinction of Master Member of the New England Camera Club Council (MNEC) during its annual conference, and in September, 2013, she was awarded the distinction of APSA from the Photographic Society of America at their annual conference. Hazel teaches at many New England camera clubs as well as photographic conferences and events throughout the U.S. She offers workshops and travel photo trips through her company, Meredith Images. She is a regular webinar presenter for Topaz Labs, and she released her first eBook,“Working with Textures & Overlays: Turn Ho-Hum into a Work of Art”in October 2015.

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How to Purchase Adjustments

If you’ve been trying out Topaz Studio, you’ve discovered the awesome capabilities of our Adjustments. Today, I’ll help walk you through the buying process of a Pro Adjustment. Topaz Studio is made up of free and Pro Adjustments. Free adjustments allow you to access their full functionality for free, while Pro Adjustments have limited functionality until purchased. As always, we allow a 30 day free trial on all of our Pro Adjustments.

While Topaz Studio gives you a ton of functionality for free, we can’t give it away completely free. If you’re a little confused on what exactly is free, feel free to check out our What’s Free? article to learn more.

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Not Familiar with Topaz Studio?

Topaz Studio is a fast, flexible, powerful creative toolbox and it’s the next level image editor for photographers. Topaz Studio gives you lightning fast results with Topaz’s exclusive image processing technology, in an intuitive, affordable, easy to use application. You can learn more about Topaz Studio in the Announcement and Overview article.

“This is all your Topaz products wrapped into one program.”

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Watch how to Purchase an Adjustment

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]Reading not your thing? That’s ok! Buying is super simple and this video is short and sweet. If you are still having issues making a purchase, you can always submit a ticket to our Topaz Studio Support Desk.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOpUjB5bWUY&feature=youtu.be” el_width=”70″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

How to Purchase an Adjustment

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Now you’ve Gone Pro

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]That’s all for today! I hope you found this post helpful and will soon be using your newly purchased Pro Adjustments.

Also, we’ll be adding more helpful blog posts, tutorials, and videos so be sure to give us a follow to learn more!

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