Topaz Photo v1.7.1 is an AI-powered image enhancement and restoration application from Topaz Labs. It is designed to handle common finishing tasks including noise reduction, sharpening, focus recovery, AI upscaling, face restoration, lighting and color correction, object removal, and restoration of damaged archival photographs.

Instead of requiring several separate applications, Topaz Photo combines specialized AI models into a unified workflow. Enhancements can be selected manually, while Autopilot can analyze an image and establish an appropriate starting point automatically.

Version 1.7.1 belongs to the 1.7 generation, featuring Wonder 3.5, unrestricted local NeuroServer output beyond the previous 192MP limit, RAW support for Super Focus v3, and multiple stability improvements.

FEATURES

• AI Denoise
• RAW Denoise
• Sharpen
• Super Focus v3
• AI Upscale
• Wonder 3.5 generative enhancement
• Recover Faces
• Dust & Scratch restoration
• Remove
• Preserve Text
• Adjust Lighting
• Balance Color
• Autopilot image analysis
• Batch-oriented workflows
• RAW image support
• Local and cloud processing depending on the model
• Standalone and supported plugin workflows

DENOISE

Denoise reduces image noise while preserving important textures and photographic detail.

It is useful for:

• High-ISO photography
• Low-light images
• Wildlife
• Astrophotography
• Sports
• Events
• Weddings
• Night photography

RAW Denoise provides dedicated processing for supported RAW image data.

SHARPEN

Sharpen improves clarity in images affected by softness or blur.

Typical applications include:

• Motion blur
• Lens blur
• Slightly missed focus
• Soft detail
• Moving subjects
• Images captured under difficult handheld conditions

AI models analyze image content rather than applying uniform conventional sharpening across the entire frame.

SUPER FOCUS V3

Super Focus v3 is designed for more difficult focus problems that conventional sharpening cannot adequately recover.

It can assist with:

• Missed focus
• Soft focus
• Subjects with lost detail
• Images requiring stronger structural recovery
• Local areas affected by significant softness

In the Topaz Photo 1.7 generation, Super Focus v3 supports RAW images.

WONDER 3.5

Wonder 3.5 is one of the major additions to the 1.7 generation.

Compared with Wonder 3, it focuses on:

• Higher-quality detail
• Greater precision
• More natural realism
• Better low-resolution image enhancement
• Improved heavily compressed image restoration
• Clearer text
• Fewer repetitive AI patterns
• Improved handling of visual noise
• Better precision with structured graphics, tables, and charts

Wonder 3.5 is particularly useful when small, compressed, or heavily degraded images require both enlargement and detail reconstruction.

UPSCALE

Upscale increases image dimensions while using AI to preserve or reconstruct useful detail.

Typical applications include:

• Enlarging low-resolution images
• Preparing photographs for print
• Recovering resolution after heavy cropping
• Restoring old photographs
• Producing larger digital deliverables
• Improving limited source detail and texture

NEUROSERVER LOCAL PROCESSING

The 1.7 generation removes the previous 192MP local output restriction for NeuroServer models.

When the computer meets the model requirements, larger outputs can be processed locally without the former 192MP cap.

This is particularly useful for:

• Large-scale upscaling
• High-resolution TIFF files
• RAW images
• PNG files
• JPEG XL
• High-resolution batches
• Large-format print preparation

Cloud processing limits can differ from local processing limits.

RECOVER FACES

Recover Faces is designed to restore small, blurry, or low-detail human faces.

Typical applications include:

• Old family photographs
• Scanned photographs
• Group photos
• Low-resolution portraits
• Small faces within larger images
• Degraded archival photographs

Detected faces are processed individually and enhanced information is blended back into the image.

DUST & SCRATCH

Dust & Scratch assists with restoration of physically damaged photographs and scans.

Typical source material includes:

• Old prints
• Film scans
• Archival photographs
• Dust contamination
• Scratches
• Surface defects

It can significantly reduce the amount of manual retouching required for archival restoration.

REMOVE

Remove eliminates unwanted objects or image elements and reconstructs the affected region according to surrounding visual information.

It can be used for:

• Unwanted people or objects
• Distracting elements
• Obstructions
• Background defects
• Unnecessary compositional elements

PRESERVE TEXT

Preserve Text helps maintain lettering and text-like structures during image enhancement.

It can be useful for:

• Signs
• Posters
• Packaging
• Typography
• Photographed documents
• Archival photographs containing text

ADJUST LIGHTING

Adjust Lighting provides content-aware lighting and tonal correction.

It can assist with:

• Uneven exposure
• Dark subjects
• Unbalanced lighting
• Tonal ranges requiring refinement

BALANCE COLOR

Balance Color provides overall color and temperature correction.

It can be combined with Adjust Lighting when both tonal and color problems need to be addressed.

AUTOPILOT

Autopilot analyzes an image and establishes an initial enhancement configuration.

Its analysis can consider factors including:

• Noise
• Blur
• Subjects
• Faces
• Face quality
• Resolution
• Image metadata
• Source-file characteristics

AI models and parameters can still be adjusted manually after analysis.

RAW WORKFLOW

Topaz Photo v1.7.x supports RAW workflows and expands compatibility with additional cameras.

The 1.7 generation adds RAW support for:

• Sony A7RV
• Sony A7RVI
• Sony Alpha 9 III

Support can vary according to the specific RAW compression format used by each camera.

LOCAL & CLOUD PROCESSING

Topaz Photo AI models can use local or cloud processing depending on the selected enhancement.

Local processing is useful when:

• Files should remain on the computer
• Working with confidential material
• A capable GPU is available
• Processing very large files
• Taking advantage of NeuroServer models without the former 192MP local output restriction

Cloud processing can reduce hardware demands for computationally intensive AI models.

Local and cloud availability and output limitations vary between models.

PLUGIN & STANDALONE

Topaz Photo can operate as a standalone application or integrate into supported image-editing workflows.

Supported workflows include applications such as:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Lightroom Classic
• Capture One
• Apple Photos
• Affinity Photo through manual installation

VERSION

Version: Topaz Photo v1.7.1

Key features of the 1.7 generation include:

• Wonder 3.5
• RAW support for Super Focus v3
• Removal of the previous 192MP local NeuroServer output restriction
• Additional Sony RAW camera support
• Expanded metadata support
• Optional export watermarking
• AI model installation improvements
• Autopilot batch crash fixes
• Recover Faces 3 cloud artifact fixes
• Additional stability improvements

COMPATIBILITY

• Windows
• macOS
• 64-bit Windows systems
• Apple Silicon Macs
• Intel Macs
• GPU-accelerated processing
• Hardware requirements vary by AI model
• Generative models generally require more capable hardware than conventional Denoise and Sharpen workflows

NOTE

This description specifically covers Topaz Photo v1.7.1. Features and AI models introduced by Topaz after the 1.7 generation should not be considered part of this version.

Generative tools such as Wonder, Super Focus, and Recover Faces can reconstruct image information using AI. For archival, documentary, or other fidelity-critical applications, results should be carefully compared against the original source.