Overview

The Topaz Way of Business

Welcome to Topaz Labs!

We strive to make the absolute best product experience we possibly can - period. First, we practice relentlessly continuous improvement on every aspect of our business, from our customer service to our website to our products to the technology that power them. We firmly believe that the only way to create great products is to constantly improve them, and so we release many updates that enhance the functionality of the software. All these upgrades, even the major ones, have been completely free of charge.

Second, we strongly emphasize efficiency and are devoted to our work. You'll often find us at the office after hours, on weekends, or overnight to finish up a project or catch a deadline. We each take pride in our individual abilities to do the work of many people - and our team's ability to do the work of a much larger company. This means less cost for you and better quality in our products.

Finally, we strongly believe that happy customers are our best marketing. We invest our money into creating lower-priced/high quality products instead of a large advertising spending budget. The money that would have gone into a bloated advertising budget instead goes directly towards giving our customers value: low prices, fast support, and free updates.

People always ask us how we sell our plug-ins at such low prices and give so many free updates. This is how: we rely on satisfied customers as our primary form of advertisement. Because we place our money into giving our customers more value rather than buying ad space, many happily spread the word.

Thank you for this - we would be nothing without our happy customers and we always remember that!

About Topaz Labs

Overview

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Topaz Labs was founded in 2005 by Dr. Albert Yang, with the goal of making valuable and affordable image and video enhancement tools for photographers, videographers and graphic designers. Over the years the Topaz product line up has revolutionized digital imaging by helping our customers enhance their creative vision with dynamic and intuitive tools. We now offer a full lineup of enhancement solutions for creating HDR effects; adjusting color, detail and exposure; noise and artifact removal; masking and extraction; smoothing and sharpening; creating artistic masterpieces; and enhancing natural detail and tones.

Management Team

Dr. Albert Yang, President & Founder

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A driving force behind the company is Dr. Feng (Albert) Yang, a long-time entrepreneur and an expert in video and signal processing who founded the company in 2005. Prior to Topaz Labs, Dr. Yang co-founded a Silicon Valley semiconductor company, Fortemedia Inc. and served as its CTO. Early on Dr. Yang also served as CTO of Techwell, Inc, a video
enhancement semiconductor company which successfully went IPO (TWLL Nasdaq) in 2006.

Media

Topaz Awards and Reviews

Review: Topaz Adjust Plug-in for Photoshop

Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider

"I had a number of readers asking if I had tried the Topaz Adjust plug-in.... it's hard to beat what Topaz Adjust offers at such an incredibly affordable price."

Topaz Adjust Review

Trey Ratcliff's Stuck in Customs

"I've heard from a few different photography friends that I should really try this thing, and I am glad I did. It's really a wonderful product and I could not recommend it any more."

Topaz Adjust

Graf Nature Photography

"After processing the first scene, I knew I was going to buy it.... Topaz offers something that doesn't break the bank to explore your creativity."

A Gem for Photo Improvement

Sally Wiener Grotta and Daniel Grotta on PC World

"Topaz Adjust allows you to take ordinary photos and turn them into vivacious images.... Any photographer will enjoy trying out the various sliders."

Photoshop Plugin: Topaz Simplify

Dr. Michael N. Roach from Digital Apple Juice

"I have found the approach that Topaz Labs uses to be very innovative.... In the long run that saves time - a lot of time - and in this business time equals money."

Topaz ReMask - Worth It?

Photoshop Cooking

"If time is money and you're looking for a good masking software, then this plug-in is your thing."

Powerful Detail and Exposure Enhancement

Neutral Day on Topaz Adjust

"Beginners will love the punch it provides, 'creative' types will like the unique effects, and traditionalists will be tempted by the localized corrections that Adjust can make."

Topaz Adjust Software Review

Robert Lachman's Photography and the Mac

"It's fun to use and adds a lot of pop to your photos. Topaz Adjust from Topaz Labs is just one of those programs that's very enjoyable to work with.... I recommend it."

Photoshop Plugin: Topaz Adjust

Dr. Michael N. Roach from Digital Apple Juice

"[Adjust] combines high pass, hard light, soft light, noise/smoothing, color adjustments, sharpening, vibrance, and maybe a dozen other things.... I like what I can do."

Adding Snap with Topaz Adjust 3

Jeff Revell's PhotoWalkPro

"Control the exposure, detail, and color in ways that would take multiple layers in Photoshop with the ease of selecting a preset or moving some simple sliders."

Discover Amazing Exposure Effects with Topaz Adjust

Michele McDonough of Bright Hub

"For the power and versatility offered, this is one of the best-valued photo editing plugins on the market today."

A Review of Topaz Adjust

Scott's Weekly Photo Tips

"I recently played with Topaz Adjust and have discovered a reason to start using Photoshop again.... This is a plug-in I am very happy to have added to my toolbox."

Topaz Adjust

Twigs and Tracks

"I had heard a lot about Topaz and their Topaz Adjust plugin.... There are really very few steps and most of the magic results from Topaz Adjust."

Topaz Labs DeNoise: Another Winning Photoshop Plugin

Dr. Michael N. Roach from Digital Apple Juice

"I think we have another winner here. I'm going to use Topaz BeNoise to save many of the photographs I took with a 3.1 megapixel point-and-shoot camera."

A Review of Topaz Adjust

Twigs and Tracks

"I recently played with Topaz Adjust and have discovered a reason to start using Photoshop again.... This is a plug-in I am very happy to have added to my toolbox."

Topaz Simplify

Scott Harrison from Harrysonpics

"The problem with Topaz Simplify is its ease of use - install and bam, you are spending hours playing with effects."

Topaz Simplify review

Sally Wiener Grotta and Daniel Grotta on PC Advisor

"Offers photographers a wide range of options for creative expression. The result is of a quality that pros can use, but the interface is easy enough for anyone to master."

Careers

Hello, and thanks for your interest in joining our company!

Before you take the time to contact us about a position at Topaz Labs, please realize that we are a fast-paced and fast-growing small company with high standards in regards to dedication and efficiency. All employees are also expected to actively learn more about their fields to expand their capabilities and skills. Partly because of this, Topaz Labs experienced phenomenal growth rates over the past few years. Topaz Labs also provides a competitive salary, bonus, and comprehensive benefits, including medical and dental insurance, 401K plans, paid vacations, etc. Joining our company at this stage is a great opportunity for the right people to develop their careers at an exciting rate without the uncertainty of a pure start-up.

Please send your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to the following email address. Include the position you're applying for in the subject line.

hr [at] topazlabs.com

Contact us about employment only if you are an individual local to Dallas (or willing to relocate), legal to work in the United States, and seeking a full-time career path. Recruiters, agencies, and phone calls will be ignored.

Software Designer - Windows Application

We are looking for a software designer with skills in Graphic User Interface software development for Windows:

Requirements:

• Must be able to develop a commercial-quality GUI application from requirement to concept to deployment, with minimal supervision.
• Expert level proficiency in C++ and Visual Studio.
• 2 years or more extensive experience with GUI application development, including designing customized visual elements, skins, 2D graphic drawings, image views, etc.

Preferred:

• Experience with Qt (or you will have to learn it very quickly)
• Experience with software product deployment and auto-updating
• Experience with web development in PHP. Ajax and front-end development is a plus.
• Experience with image processing related software is a strong plus.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop SDK and After Effects SDK.

The successful candidate will join our small but high caliber new product development team to develop new winning image and video processing products from the requirements stage, to prototyping, to the final release. Only apply if you find joy, pride, and passion in rising above the greatest technical challenges.

Software Designer - Image Processing

We are looking for software designers with passion and experience in Computational Photography, Image Processing, or Video Processing. Applicants should demonstrate strong experience and skill in the following areas:

Requirements:

• A passion to create great software
• 2 years or more of intensive experience in object-oriented programming in C++, including the use of templates.
• 1 year or more of experience in implementing graphic, video, or image processing algorithms based on literature or Matlab code.
• Experience with the Intel Performance Library (IPP) or OpenCV.

Preferred:

• Ph.D. or M.S. degree in Computational Photography, Image Processing, or Video Processing
• Ability to use Matlab to develop practical algorithms based on current literature
• Experience with GUI application development in Qt or MFC
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop SDK and After Effects SDK

The successful candidate will join our small but high caliber new product development team to develop new winning image and video processing products from the requirements stage, to prototyping, to the final release. Only apply if you find joy, pride, and passion in rising above the greatest technical challenges.

Software Development - Project Manager

We are looking for a software project lead position:

Requirements:

• Expert level of proficiency in C++ and desktop GUI-based application development, preferably in Qt.
• Solid experience in developing commercial-quality desktop applications from concept to architecture, design, coding and deployment.
• 3 years or more development experience, specifically with GUI application development. Preferably with designing customized visual elements, 2D graphic drawings, image manipulation, etc.
• Project management experience and the ability to manage multiple remote contractors.

Preferred:

• Experience with image processing or graphic related software.
• Experience with web development in PHP, MySQL, Ajax and front-end development.

The successful candidate will join our small but high caliber product development team to lead the development of winning image enhancement products. This position is ideal for an individual who has a strong passion in creating great software.

Contact Us

For general information:	info @ topaz labs.com
For product support:	Customer Support
Phone	972.432.7145
Fax	972.499.1061
Business Hours:	8:30AM - 5:30PM CST Mon-Fri
Mailing Address:	4100 Spring Valley Rd. Suite 103 Dallas, TX 75244 U.S.A.