New Topaz A.I. Gigapixel Resizing Application
Aug 18, 2018 08:27:41 #
I've been using Photoshop Preserve Details 2.0 and On1 Perfect Resize to upsize images with pretty decent results. Topaz has introduced A.I. Gigapixel, a new standalone application purportedly using artificial intelligence to resize images up to 600%. Since it has a free 30 day trial version, I downloaded it to see what it can do.
The attached image was originally 22"x15" and has been downsized for the web from a Topaz AI enlargement which was over 7' on the long side and had a file size of 1.3GB. Not sure where you could even get something this large printed, but it also worked well on images enlarged to more reasonable sizes like 24x36. The initial app is still a little hinky, but nothing that prevents it from working on single images as long as you have the right graphics card.
I think it could come in handy for images from lower resolution cameras and smartphones, or where aggressive cropping limits enlargement size. In comparing the output quality to Photohop and ON1, IMHO it's a clear and decisive winner. Your mileage may vary.
If you're interested, there is an excellent review on it from Keith Cooper at Northlight Images and a shorter one from picturecorrect.com (with a discount code).
Here's a link to Topaz's product description:
https://topazlabs.com/ai-gigapixel/
Hope some find this information helpful.
The attached image was originally 22"x15" and has been downsized for the web from a Topaz AI enlargement which was over 7' on the long side and had a file size of 1.3GB. Not sure where you could even get something this large printed, but it also worked well on images enlarged to more reasonable sizes like 24x36. The initial app is still a little hinky, but nothing that prevents it from working on single images as long as you have the right graphics card.
I think it could come in handy for images from lower resolution cameras and smartphones, or where aggressive cropping limits enlargement size. In comparing the output quality to Photohop and ON1, IMHO it's a clear and decisive winner. Your mileage may vary.
If you're interested, there is an excellent review on it from Keith Cooper at Northlight Images and a shorter one from picturecorrect.com (with a discount code).
Here's a link to Topaz's product description:
https://topazlabs.com/ai-gigapixel/
Hope some find this information helpful.
Aug 18, 2018 09:38:19 #
Aug 18, 2018 11:05:24 #
Amazing colors and sharpness...great photo!! This takes pp'ing to a whole new level
Aug 19, 2018 17:57:40 #
Thought it might be a good thing to try but it won't run on my NVDIA graphics card. I have way too much money invested in that card to change.
Feb 17, 2019 01:14:26 #
govindvkumar
Loc: India
I have tested the Topaz AI Gigapixel on my Macbook Air 13" which runs on a Intel HD Graphics, and it works fine.
My Config:
1.3 GHz Core I5 Processor
4GB DDR3 RAM
Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB Graphics
The results are pretty good for an Image enlargement Software. I have send the final images for prints, and eagerly waiting to receive the final prints to test the actual quality. You can check some of my review samples, before and After images below:
https://www.photographyaxis.com/post-processing/topaz-ai-gigapixel-review/
My Config:
1.3 GHz Core I5 Processor
4GB DDR3 RAM
Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB Graphics
The results are pretty good for an Image enlargement Software. I have send the final images for prints, and eagerly waiting to receive the final prints to test the actual quality. You can check some of my review samples, before and After images below:
https://www.photographyaxis.com/post-processing/topaz-ai-gigapixel-review/
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