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BirdMan
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June 26, 2022
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Topaz history in Lightroom images

  • June 26, 2022
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I use Lightroom Classic to open images and most often use Topaz plugins (DeNoise, Sharpen, Giga) to enhance images.  When going back to an image either in Develop or Library, how do I see what I've done in Topaz?  The information definitely isn't in the History Panel.  Thanks for any suggestions.

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Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 26, 2022

A workaround is to use Photoshop to launch the Topaz plugin by right clicking the image in Library and choosing Edit in Photoshop.  This will record the Topaz settings if you have set up the History log in Photoshop preferences like this:

 

 

To see this metadata, you need to open the image in Photoshop, and go to File > File Info > Photoshop.

 

 

The settings in Sharpen AI were like below.

Topaz Sharpen AI 1 means Stabilize. Sharpen would be 0 and Focus would be 2.

0,13 - 0 - 0 means Sharpness set to 13, and Noise suppression and Add grain set to 0.

I'm still using version 2.2.4, so the numbers will mean something else in later versions.

You can figure it out by experimenting.

 

This is of course not as convenient as a quick glance at the History panel in Lightroom, but the settings are recorded.

 

    Karsten.G
    Karsten.G
    Known Participant
    June 27, 2022

    Great suggestion, thanks!

    Per Berntsen
    Community Expert
    Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 27, 2022

    An improvement to this workflow would be to copy the Topaz entry from the File info dialog, and paste it into a metadata field in the LR Library, like for instance User Comment.

    Before closing the image in PS after using the Topaz plugin, press Ctrl + Shift + Alt + I to open File info.

    (Cmd + Shift + Option + I on a Mac) 

     

    Karsten.G
    Karsten.G
    Known Participant
    June 26, 2022

    No matter which external program you use, you won't be able to see any details in Lightroom. Some programs like eg Photomatix create EXIF entries to reflect the settings used for an image, but Topaz don't do this.

     

    If you want to keep track of such information, you need to manually do so. There is a plugin that supports this within Lightroom:

    Adding Your Own Custom Photo-Metadata Fields to Lightroom

     

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    June 26, 2022

    You can't see any Topaz history in Lightroom Classic. The two softwares don't talk to each other.

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