Some one here mentioned they had compared these and preferred Sharpen project - I can't find the post now.
I have tried Piccure + on a Nikon 1 file (fishing village harbour with houses and gardens) and found it incredibly effective at bringing out fine detail compared to C1, even when using a TIFF created by C1. e.g. small yellow blobs in the TIFF are rebuilt by Piccure + into smaller yellow blobs that represent individual flowers. It also evens out the sharpness/detail right across the frame and out to the corners of the image.
Topaz InFocus just seem to sharpen the blobs, rather than bringing out fine detail, so Piccure + seems to be doing something clever, and makes a very noticeable difference.
The downside is that, at this early stage of learning to use Piccure +, I am also getting horrible artefacts in the sky, and haloing. So, I haven't got the settings right yet, even though I thought I was turning everything down pretty low. But still a while to go with the learning.
Do all these program work the same way? Should I expect this enhanced detail from all three. I didn't actually expect this increase in detail, I just expected better sharpness and delineation of the detail I could already see, which is what InFocus seems to be doing.
I know Focus Magic is popular, but Sharpen Projects is barely mentioned anywhere (but its difficult to search for because of its name). I know that there have been a few threads on this, but was hoping there might have been some updates on experiences with Sharpen Projects.
Thanks,
Graham
