From my testing it is comparable to DxO Pure Raw 3. With the exception that DxO PR3 doesn’t crash the way Lr does. I have 32GB MacBook Pro with 8GB GPU so horsepower should not be an issue, but it fails repeatedly, so I’ll stick to DxO thanks.
Thanks for the feedback Jeremy. I’ve never tried DXO software, but I’ll give it a bash. Strange that LR is failing on you, are you on the latest version?
Thanks Mark. My only problem is sometimes denoise does not work in LR and I dont know why or what I am doing wrong....... so then I go to Topaz Denoise AI.... will try and work it out.
Hi, thanks for watching and for the comment. Lightroom gives us a DNG file because it keeps all the RAW data for us to better utilize for editing. A DNG file is an Adobe Raw file format. A PSD file is a Photoshop file and doesn’t give us enough data like a Raw file does.
Hello Mark! When I watched you go through the process on your video, I was absolutely amazed at how fast yours are?! Mine takes about 20 - 30 minutes per image (which is VERY frustrating)!!! Have you got any suggestions on how to make the denoise process go a bit faster (by changing settings)?!
Thanks for watching Lynette. I did speed up the rendering of the DNG in the video, but on average my MacBook Pro takes about 45 seconds to DENOISE the image. I don’t have any suggestions unfortunately on speeding up the process, it all comes down to the speed of your computers processor.
Adobe's recommendation is to do Denoise first. The issue is that some processing steps, particularly TEXTURE and SATURATION are applied to the noise and therefore are undone or altered if Denoise is applied after them.
Hi, thanks for taking the time to make this video. After playing around with the new AI Denoise function in Lightroom, from what I can tell is, every adjustment you make, from adjusting levels, crop, sharpen and even using the heal brush etc remains live after using the Ai Denoise and creating the DNG. So, in my mind is doesn't matter about the order of operations. I think Adobe advises to denoise first, but I think that if you are increasing exposure and shadows you should do that first to ascertain how much denoising you should apply. Also, it is good to point out is that this will only work on Full RAW files. If you shoot in medium RAW and Small Raw or any other format you won't have the option to use AI Denoise.
While improvement in processing software is always good I have to say it's always sad to see a small company like Topaz develop a new technology only to have a MegaCorportion use their awesome economic resources to take it over. Years ago I approached Old Town canoe to see if they would hire me to help them develop a line of sea kayaks based upon my many years of experience. Their VP smiled and said "Not interested." When I pointed out that sea kayaking was going to be a huge market opportunity he said, "I don't doubt that for a moment but we'll let little guys like you develop the market and then use our nationwide dealership network to take it all away from you. Seems like that's what Adobe is doing here…
Staying in Lightroom makes things so much easier like you say, so glad they have finally given us this feature. Excited to see what else they bring. A focus stacking feature inside Lightroom would also be amazing!
Thanks so much for this video, Mark - very helpful! Indeed, all your videos are incredibly accessible and enlightening. After shooting with my first DSLR (Nikon D80) for 13 years and only using Photoshop CS5 (from back when it was still sold on a CD), with a little 3-year gap in between after the D80 gave up the ghost mid-COVID, I was finally able to get my hands on a Nikon D500 along with my first proper super-telephoto lens (Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary) last December and have shot (if you will pardon the pun) back into wildlife photography with alacrity. To complement the camera, I got a subscription to Adobe's Photography bundle and have been learning Lightroom in earnest. Your videos have accelerated my learning SO MUCH, and I am very grateful. Please keep making amazing content (videos like this and, of course, your photography), and heartiest congrats on landing the cover of the upcoming Remembering Leopards - it is a truly stunning shot of young Thandi! With best wishes from a big fan, Devin.
Hey Devin, thanks so much for the message. It’s messages like these that motivate me to do what I can to help people into the amazing journey of photography! So happy to hear! Thanks again! I really appreciate the support!
Hi Richard, thanks for the comment. Yes you can. Select a bunch of images, go into Develop with those images selected and run the AI DENOISE. It works well.
Another great video Mark. I experimented with it on some images that I took in Kruger last month. It was before dawn and I had to push my ISO up to 12800 on my 7dmrkii. It did a fantastic job of cleaning up the noise! Makes me wonder if I'm still going to use DXO Pure Raw? 🤔
@@MarkDumbleton I'm actually in your store now wanting to buy some of your presets. Do you only have the optiom to pay by PayPal? Not by debit card or credit card as well?
@@MarkDumbleton Hi Mark, I tried again on my Windows PC and on my Android phone. I only get an option to pay with PayPal. No option to pay by debit- or credit card
It actually kept the details in the eyes and softened the details in the nose of the hyena (around 4.45). But it's a nice improvement.
Thanks for letting me know, I missed that. Appreciate it.
From my testing it is comparable to DxO Pure Raw 3. With the exception that DxO PR3 doesn’t crash the way Lr does. I have 32GB MacBook Pro with 8GB GPU so horsepower should not be an issue, but it fails repeatedly, so I’ll stick to DxO thanks.
Thanks for the feedback Jeremy. I’ve never tried DXO software, but I’ll give it a bash. Strange that LR is failing on you, are you on the latest version?
Thanks Mark. My only problem is sometimes denoise does not work in LR and I dont know why or what I am doing wrong....... so then I go to Topaz Denoise AI.... will try and work it out.
Hi Carol, what file types are you trying to DENOISE? It will only work on RAW files…
Hi Mark. Love your videos. Ps why does light room export dng and not a psd file.
Hi, thanks for watching and for the comment. Lightroom gives us a DNG file because it keeps all the RAW data for us to better utilize for editing. A DNG file is an Adobe Raw file format. A PSD file is a Photoshop file and doesn’t give us enough data like a Raw file does.
Hello Mark! When I watched you go through the process on your video, I was absolutely amazed at how fast yours are?! Mine takes about 20 - 30 minutes per image (which is VERY frustrating)!!! Have you got any suggestions on how to make the denoise process go a bit faster (by changing settings)?!
Thanks for watching Lynette. I did speed up the rendering of the DNG in the video, but on average my MacBook Pro takes about 45 seconds to DENOISE the image. I don’t have any suggestions unfortunately on speeding up the process, it all comes down to the speed of your computers processor.
@@MarkDumbleton ~ Oh boy, I guess it's time to save up for a new pc with better specs! 🙈
Adobe's recommendation is to do Denoise first. The issue is that some processing steps, particularly TEXTURE and SATURATION are applied to the noise and therefore are undone or altered if Denoise is applied after them.
That’s interesting. I’ll definitely do some tests on that. Thanks for the comment.
Good stuff. Thank you sir.
Glad you liked it. Appreciate the comment.
It's too slow for my old computer. 25 min per pic. Topaz take 3 min.
That’s a pity. 25 minutes processing time is way too long. Glad Topaz is shorter for you.
@@MarkDumbleton I had the same problem, it has been busy for 17 minutes and is still not finished..
Seems like it’s very intensive on the computer. I hope Adobe manage to figure out a way to make it less intense.
Thanks Mark! My ON1 NoNoise will be redundant now 🙂
My pleasure. Thanks for watching Penny. Hope you’re doing well!
Hi, thanks for taking the time to make this video. After playing around with the new AI Denoise function in Lightroom, from what I can tell is, every adjustment you make, from adjusting levels, crop, sharpen and even using the heal brush etc remains live after using the Ai Denoise and creating the DNG. So, in my mind is doesn't matter about the order of operations. I think Adobe advises to denoise first, but I think that if you are increasing exposure and shadows you should do that first to ascertain how much denoising you should apply. Also, it is good to point out is that this will only work on Full RAW files. If you shoot in medium RAW and Small Raw or any other format you won't have the option to use AI Denoise.
Thanks for the comment. I agree with you 100%. I am doing a follow up video outlining a few things including what you have spoken about.
While improvement in processing software is always good I have to say it's always sad to see a small company like Topaz develop a new technology only to have a MegaCorportion use their awesome economic resources to take it over. Years ago I approached Old Town canoe to see if they would hire me to help them develop a line of sea kayaks based upon my many years of experience. Their VP smiled and said "Not interested." When I pointed out that sea kayaking was going to be a huge market opportunity he said, "I don't doubt that for a moment but we'll let little guys like you develop the market and then use our nationwide dealership network to take it all away from you. Seems like that's what Adobe is doing here…
Yeah it is tough for the smaller companies out there, it’s super tough to compete with the giant corporations.
Really excited about this new function! Makes life much easier staying in LR.
Staying in Lightroom makes things so much easier like you say, so glad they have finally given us this feature. Excited to see what else they bring. A focus stacking feature inside Lightroom would also be amazing!
Thanks so much for this video, Mark - very helpful! Indeed, all your videos are incredibly accessible and enlightening. After shooting with my first DSLR (Nikon D80) for 13 years and only using Photoshop CS5 (from back when it was still sold on a CD), with a little 3-year gap in between after the D80 gave up the ghost mid-COVID, I was finally able to get my hands on a Nikon D500 along with my first proper super-telephoto lens (Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary) last December and have shot (if you will pardon the pun) back into wildlife photography with alacrity. To complement the camera, I got a subscription to Adobe's Photography bundle and have been learning Lightroom in earnest. Your videos have accelerated my learning SO MUCH, and I am very grateful. Please keep making amazing content (videos like this and, of course, your photography), and heartiest congrats on landing the cover of the upcoming Remembering Leopards - it is a truly stunning shot of young Thandi! With best wishes from a big fan, Devin.
Hey Devin, thanks so much for the message. It’s messages like these that motivate me to do what I can to help people into the amazing journey of photography! So happy to hear! Thanks again! I really appreciate the support!
Hi, thanks for the video. Can I batch process multiple (dozen, hundreds) photos with the new LR AI Denoise feature?
Hi Richard, thanks for the comment. Yes you can. Select a bunch of images, go into Develop with those images selected and run the AI DENOISE. It works well.
@@MarkDumbleton Thank you!
Another great video Mark. I experimented with it on some images that I took in Kruger last month. It was before dawn and I had to push my ISO up to 12800 on my 7dmrkii. It did a fantastic job of cleaning up the noise! Makes me wonder if I'm still going to use DXO Pure Raw? 🤔
Interested to hear how it compares to the DXO software, never used it. I’m really happy with the results from this new feature.
@@MarkDumbleton I'm actually in your store now wanting to buy some of your presets. Do you only have the optiom to pay by PayPal? Not by debit card or credit card as well?
Hi Jackie, thanks very much. You can pay by credit card, you don’t need a PayPal account 😊
@@MarkDumbleton hmm, ok. Didn't see any other than PayPal. I'll check again tomorrow
@@MarkDumbleton Hi Mark, I tried again on my Windows PC and on my Android phone. I only get an option to pay with PayPal. No option to pay by debit- or credit card