#Topaz studio review install#

Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom can be had for a $9.99-per-month subscription, but you never stop paying if you want to keep using them. For comparison, CyberLink PhotoDirector charges the same $99.99 but is also available as a $3.42-per-month subscription with a continual flow of new effects.

#Topaz studio review install#

Oddly, you can’t install the popular GigaPixel AI plug-in Topaz Studio. Existing plug-ins range in price from $79 to $99. You can get a free copy if you've already purchased Topaz effects worth $99 or more. There’s no subscription requirement or option, as was the case for the app's predecessor. You can buy a license directly from Topaz Labs’ website for $99.99.

Thankfully, you can install it as a plug-in to Lightroom, to combine Topaz's fun photo effects with Lightroom’s workflow chops.

The complete lack of organization tools means Topaz Studio should at best be an addendum to your main workflow program, rather than the only photo app you use. It’s an exaggeration to call Topaz Studio a full workflow solution, but it does let you optimize and add effects to your photos and can serve as a container for some of Topaz’s plug-ins. Photo software developer Topaz Labs may be more familiar to professional photographers for its plug-ins, but the company also produces a standalone photo-editing application, Topaz Studio, now in its second version.