Introduction and Walk Through of Topaz Studio

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Are you looking for a simple all-in-one solution for editing your images? Are you looking for an alternative to Adobe Lightroom and  Photoshop? If so, I have a great solution for you. Its from the guys over at Topaz Labs. They have a new product (about a year old I think) called Topaz Studio.

What is Topaz Studio and What Does It Cost?

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. –Topaz Studio website.

Features

Topaz Studio comes with one click effects, over 20 adjustments, open multiple images, targeted tools, integrated Topaz Labs powerful plugins, and free updates.

• One click effects – studio has a large and growing library of powerful one click image effects that will add drama to your images (similar to photo filters in Instagram). Just click the style, customize and save.
• Over 20 adjustments – you get 24 powerful adjustments (with more coming in the near future) that can control anything from simple film grain to advanced contrast control that you can control with ease of a slider.
• Open multiple images – Just like Adobe Lightroom, you can open multiple images in the same instance of Topaz Studio and edit them individually.
• Targeted Tools – Topaz Studio comes comes with a large collection of powerful tools that include lens correction , crop, Rotate, and a powerful masking tools that can help you quickly mask almost anything.
• Integrated Topaz Labs Plugins – when you need a feature that isn’t offered as part of the main Studio suite, you can open your Topaz labs Plugins and work from within the plugins and then move back to Studio when finished.
• Free updates – Studio is still a new product and they are always making updates to correct issues, and add features. Topaz Studio is designed to grow.

The Cost

You can download and use Topaz Studio Free. Just create an account and download the suite. Most of the features are free. If you need a feature that is considered an extra, the system gives you a 30 day trial to test it out and if you like it you can purchase it. If you own the original plugins, they work with Studio as well!

To learn more about the free features, click here. To learn more about the pro (paid) version, click here.

Topaz Studio Walk Through

Back on May 30th, 2017 Topaz Labs released a welcome and walk through video for Topaz Studio. The video is a little dated. They have made some updates to the interface that including tools being moved around. They should be releasing a new video in the future (may have already been released, just haven’t found it yet). This is a great introductory video to get you started with Topaz Studio.