![]() So you no longer "need" a host program to use the topaz plugins, even though Studio can still be used as a Photoshop or Lightroom, or Affinity Photo Plugin. Topaz "Studio" has integrated these plugins into a single stand alone program. Topaz, started out by making plugins for Photoshop that added dedicated tools like noise reduction, or sharpening capability that were easier (and maybe better) to use than the built in Photoshop capabilities. I primarily use a Capture One+Photoshop combination, so paying twice the amount I probably need to For "me", the only real competition for this combination comes from Capture One + Affinity Photo, which, now that Capture One seems to have fallen into annual upgrades, is going to cost about the same (annually) as the Adobe option, but with higher initial costs to buy the initial licenses. There are some limitations in how far Lightroom can take that editing, but for some (possibly most people) this is not a practical limitation, while for others, this means moving the files from Lightroom into a more advanced editing program like Photoshop or Affinity Photo to finalise the editing.Īs Lightroom is now only available a subscription (which includes Photoshop), a Lightroom + Photoshop combination provides an incredibly powerful "do anything" combination at a reasonable cost, albeit through subscription (which is a separate discussion). ![]() Lightroom is primarily a DAM (cataloguing tool), which can convert RAW files into finished Tiffs, Jpegs or prints(and can also edit existing Tiffs and Jpegs). This really depends on the context of the question, and what aspects you are interested in.
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