15.02.2025, 13:12
Just tried the new dev, and it works! Sorry for coming here first when the problem is Topaz. It's incredible (and embarrassing) that the support for a one man free app is better than a $300 commercial product.
As for whether to use Topaz at all, I understand the purists who think even the higher qtgmc presets look too processed/ lose too much detail, but for me 2x upscaling with the right model and tuning can give amazing results that look significantly better on modern 4k displays. But it's easy to mess up and get weird textures in backgrounds and hair, waxy skin, and demon faces. And even if the visual quality is good, you apparently still get badly encoded files!
As for whether to use Topaz at all, I understand the purists who think even the higher qtgmc presets look too processed/ lose too much detail, but for me 2x upscaling with the right model and tuning can give amazing results that look significantly better on modern 4k displays. But it's easy to mess up and get weird textures in backgrounds and hair, waxy skin, and demon faces. And even if the visual quality is good, you apparently still get badly encoded files!