Best Software to Fix Blurry Out of Focus Portraits and Photos

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Can I download this into LR on my laptop?

amazing

I'm not a professional photographer, I find that all these programs needed for these enhancement become prohibitively expensive, great results but not a viable option for me, is there any point me watching?? But I did anyway!

I discovered a year ago that using Gigapixel to not increase the size but just to sharpen is by far the best tool available to me. I have found sometimes that the algorithm gets a bit thrown by a ratio of 1:1 so I sometimes use 1: 0.99 or 1.01 as this seems to cause less problems. It also brilliantly denoises images!

Thanks for the video!
Witch version of gigapixel do you use?

Thanks for the tips Anthony--I never thought of using Gigapixel for face recovery. I'm a total Topaz fan, owning every one of their products. One tool you didn't mention that I thought would be a shoo-in for this job: Topaz Photo AI. Though I'm in awe with what Sharpen AI and Denoise AI can do, having them both wrapped together in Photo AI is a godsend--and it does an amazing job on faces! I'm also a big fan of Luminar Neo too, but in this case their sharpening AI is not at the same level as Topaz's (especially when it comes to faces!).

Very complicated work for people like me new to editing.

Nice sharpening demo. Any reason you didn't try Photo AI ?

Thanks Tony I'm going to check out Neo sharpen-ai due to cost

I've been amazed at how well Gigapixel fixes a bad photo. It's actually my first go-to software if I'm dealing with blurry, too soft, grainy/noisy all around bad pics. It doesn't always work, but when it pulls it off, it's terrific.

Another brilliant tutorial thank you

Hey Tony, what's the difference between using Topaz Photo AI and Topaz's individual tools like Sharpen, Gigapixel and DeNoise, since Photo AI has all three of those features in it?

Hi Again Anthony! Update! You are correct about using Topaz, I tried an out-of-focus portrait just using Luminar NEO's portrait tools, and the 'Eye Enhancer' and after closing and re-opening the tool it only made the irises look too bright, even 'radioactive,' so it's not recommended. As you know, I don't have Photoshop, but I think Affinity Photo is recommended as a good substitute, it's far cheaper too! 😺 Regards from Felix the Cat. 😺 Ps. Did you get my emails I posted two days ago? 😼

Does this hold even for landscapes?
I understand portraits have different needs, but if it does a nice job at landscapes an the such, having all in one place would be nice.

Hi Anthony. Love the tings you do with the out of focus photo. So valuable when you have a photo who needs some tlc to it. 😀

Very interesting video Anthony. As a user of Topaz Ps & Luminar I do tend to use all 3... I have Luminar Sharpening as thought it was better than Topaz sharpening. Must say I enjoyed the video & makes me think, well done. Thank you Colin Devon UK

I am a great fan of Luminar and been using Luminar 3 , 4 and now Neo and have been very impressed with their advances over the years, I was surprised that Topaz was so significantly better than Neo - as I thought Neo had cracked it. I hope the team from Skylum are aware of this and make the necessary improvements. I really don't want to run several post production tools to get a good result, Im happy to plough extra into one to save the hassle. A great video and thank you for letting us know.

Yeah it's the absolute worst hey. Can't imagine what it must have been like for the film generation, waiting days or even weeks to develop only to find out the pictures were spoiled and there would be very little room to recover them. Topaz make amazing products. I don't personally use their Sharpen software yet but their DeNoise is a godsend. Nothing comes close

Props for objectively trying out Luminar and pointing out when it doesn't work out. Topaz can also leave unprocessed spots as seen with Neo - high on the beard on the right side of your face. I'd love a tiny bit more control over the process with both of themSoon, I'm sure!

Also, two recommendations: PortraitPro for advanced and controllable Face Enhance, also with a mind boggling realtime re-lighting feature.
For Photoshop, the Retouch4Me set of plugins is fantastic, specifically Fabric, Dodge & Burn and Heal.

Thanks for the great video! Interested as to how it all compares to DXO Pure Raw

This study in sharpening results is very interesting. For me, the 3 variations that Neo produced and you placed side-by-side were such a great comparison. Neo appears to be a 3-choice in sharpening strength, while Topaz seems to be a 3-choice in sharpening methods. Not a surprise that Topaz is still the king, but Neo wasn't all that bad, IMHO. Thanks so much for showing us how the pro in you saved the day!

Hi again Anthony! You're right, the 'Face Enhancer' button in NEO's ' 'Supersharp' option it is absolute rubbish, as it distorts the face! 😾 Regards from Felix the Cat! 😺

Hi Anthony! No need to use Photoshop, I found that Luminar NEO's Portrait panel has the tools for sharpening eyes. Instead of resorting to Topaz and PS try using the 'Face Adjustment' panel and then the 'Eye Enhancer' tool instead, it works a treat! 😺 Regards from Felix the Cat. 😺

Huh. I have Neo with all the plugins, and I mostly take shots of my dogs, who are TERRIBLE at holding still - that one incredible shot is almost always out of focus. Do you think I might have a better chance of getting a nice result with one of the other tools? (The face enhancement features obviously won't work ... )

Like the comparison between products. Also liked the reminder of importance of masking. Thanks Tony!

Topaz Sharpen and then Gigapixel did wonders for a bird in flight photo.

Tony, thanks for your excellent demonstration to share with us. I couldn‘t agree more with you. I’m both Luminar Neo and Topaz bundle user and found that they supplement each other so well that I can do most of my editing work without resourcing from the other apps.