Attached is a photo of a photo that I processed both in On1 Photo Raw and in ACDSee with sharpening and Denoise handled by Topaz Photo AI. I tried to duplicate the same overall luminance and color in both, and "sorta" tried to duplicate the cropping level. Shot with an Olympus EM10 and a kit lens. Sharpening and Denoise were allowed to use defaults. The image below is roughly enlarged to 300%. As to which version I prefer, it's a tough call. I prefer the color and lighting of the ACDSee version the best. And the Sharpening and Denoising leaves something to be desired in both, though at normal viewing sizes neither make all that much difference in sharpness or noise.
On the whole, I think I prefer the ACDSee/Topaz combo a tiny bit more. Primarily because of the colors though I admit to being MUCH more experienced with ACDSee. They seem more pleasing to me. And while the artifacts showing in the On1 version are pretty much irrelevant because of the extreme magnification, they do bother me a bit. Also, the denoising from On1 seems, "too smooth", there is a texture and 'feel' to the ACDSee/Topaz version. I think I like the less aggressive version over all of the Photo AI sharpen and denoise results.
BTW: I can't figure out why I have 2 copies of the full ON1 version.
Below On1 image
Below ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2023 with Topaz Photo AI combo
On the whole, I think I prefer the ACDSee/Topaz combo a tiny bit more. Primarily because of the colors though I admit to being MUCH more experienced with ACDSee. They seem more pleasing to me. And while the artifacts showing in the On1 version are pretty much irrelevant because of the extreme magnification, they do bother me a bit. Also, the denoising from On1 seems, "too smooth", there is a texture and 'feel' to the ACDSee/Topaz version. I think I like the less aggressive version over all of the Photo AI sharpen and denoise results.
BTW: I can't figure out why I have 2 copies of the full ON1 version.
Below On1 image
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Below ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2023 with Topaz Photo AI combo
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