Adobe Super Resolution vs Topaz Gigapixel AIĪnother company that’s using artificial intelligence upsampling algorithms is Topaz, with their Topaz Gigapixel AI software. Any issues I have on this topic are not with Adobe, but with the coverage on various sites that makes Super Resolution seem like never-before-seen technology, when it’s more like a nice iteration of something that’s been around for a few years already. It’s pretty amazing what artificial intelligence algorithms can do today, not just for upsampling, but also for things like noise reduction and fixing motion blur. Regardless, I’m happy Adobe has figured out a way to improve their existing upsampling algorithms even further, and hope they can continue down that path. (Though something similar can be said of Preserve Details 2.0.) Perhaps they’ll manage something close, one day – after all, the current iteration is better than almost anyone would have expected back in 2010 or so. Adobe would have to do some absurd wizardry behind the scenes in order to double a photo’s linear resolution without losing much apparent image quality. In short, it’s much better than any of the upsampling algorithms. There are so many finer details in this image, and the non-detailed areas have substantially less noise as well.
I took this photo using the Panasonic S1R’s sensor-shift mode, so it’s as close as you’ll get to a “real” 188 megapixel shot of this scene. The original is a 47-megapixel image from the Panasonic S1R, and all the crops you’ll see in a moment are from that small red rectangle:Īctual 188-megapixel image, taken with sensor-shift Here they are. First, this is the uncropped image I’ll be using. (Say that five times fast!) Instead, it’s a solid advancement to impressive technology that already existed.Īh, you won’t believe me without tests. But don’t read too much into headlines claiming that Super Resolution is a revolution. Don’t get me wrong – I’ve been impressed by Preserve Details 2.0 for years, and any improvement is welcome. Super Resolution also isn’t drastically better than the Preserve Details 2.0 upsampling algorithm that Photoshop has already had since 2017. If that’s what you were hoping for, you’ll need to temper your expectations. The answer is in the title of this review: good, but don’t expect a miracle.Ī 12-megapixel image that has been enhanced to 48 megapixels with Super Resolution won’t match an original photo from a 48-megapixel camera, or even get especially close. Everything above is nice to know, but it won’t matter if Super Resolution isn’t any good.
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