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Jay Gould
11-22-2010, 08:32 PM
Hi Topaz InFocus was released today/yesterday.

Anyway, it is significantly discounted for a short period.

I ran the program on a posted image http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?75574-New-Island-Falkland-Islands&p=598154#post598154

I only used the default "common" without any tweaks.

What do you think?
WIlliam Maroldo
11-22-2010, 10:34 PM
Tried it, and it seems to have alot of potential, and I think it better than Topaz Detail 2. I wish they had just called it Detail 3 and I would have a free upgrade. Seems to have the typical sharpening downside; noise, and I can't tell yet if is better than high-pass sharpening that I usually use, but I suspect it might very well be, and I'll probably get it before they charge full price (Dec3) regards~Bill
Ian McHenry
11-23-2010, 02:47 AM
As I already had the Topaz bundle I went for the discounted InFocus.
Not disappointed. Just used the sharpening slider so far but fine tuning is quick and easily adjusted.
Cheers: Ian Mc
Robert Amoruso
11-24-2010, 09:22 AM
It looks interesting but I would have to do more with it. I have until 12-3-10 to decide before the price goes up.

Link for those interested: http://www.topazlabs.com/infocus/
Bill Jobes
11-24-2010, 10:16 AM
I'm going to save my money and sharpen the good old fashioned ways. :p
Tim Munsey
11-24-2010, 10:39 AM
I'd like to see a proper comparison between it and smart sharpen in CS5.

Tim
Roger Clark
11-24-2010, 11:14 PM
I'd like to see a proper comparison between it and smart sharpen in CS5.

Tim

Tim,
Propose an interesting image here (probably best to start a new thread here in digital workflow) and people can apply the favorite software at it, or we could use the bird image in the thread:
Important Sharpening Information!


http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?18534

Roger
Nick Palmieri
11-25-2010, 11:42 AM
It's my understanding that it can sharpen an image or part of an image that is slightly OOF...Hmmmm...Interesting to where this goes
Bill Jobes
11-30-2010, 02:55 PM
Taking a big bite from a freshly prepared crow sandwich, I retract my earlier skeptical comment. :o

I downloaded the trial version of InFocus and my initial impression is that it's a very worthy plug-in.

I'll play with the free 30-day fully-functional version before making a final purchase decision.