With most of the photos today being saved in digital format, physical copies are becoming increasingly more rarer and valuable. For this very reason, every printed photo should be presented with as much detail as possible in high resolutions. So, sometimes, we need to enlarge photos from small to big.
Maybe you’ve found the perfect picture to hang on your wall, but unfortunately, it was taken with a poor camera. Its resolution is so small that large prints turn out blurry or with a lot of noise, and you think that there’s nothing you can do. But thankfully, modern technology advancements allow for the development of very efficient algorithms that can enhance photos. With one free tool, you can completely transform your image and bring it to its full glory.
AI Image Enlarger – Overview
As the name suggests, AI Image Enlarger is a powerful web-based tool that aims to recover as much detail as possible from low resolution images. Its main advantage over the other competitors is the use of AI and machine learning concepts to provide the best possible results. Their use helps the tool improve with each enhanced image. It collects different patterns and reoccurrences and decides on the best possible course of action depending on your type of image.
Using the tool is free of charge. Additionally, the homepage has everything that you need to get started. The interface itself is self-explanatory, and the whole enlargement process consists of three steps which take only a couple of minutes. You click on the button, select the image and algorithms used and that’s it.
Features and Benefits
– Multiple Algorithm/Scale Options
Since there are multiple photography genres, it’s only logical that multiple specialized algorithms should exist for best results. AI Image Enlarger incorporates three that correspond to the most popular genres – artwork, photo (landscape), face (portrait) – and a high-grade algorithm for universal use. You can get an idea of what they can achieve by taking a look at three examples on the website. As far as scaling is concerned, you can select up to 4x the enhancement of the original size.
– First-class Hardware
Due to their complex calculations, machine learning algorithms need a lot of power to run properly. Thankfully, two Xeon processors along with two groups of four fastest graphics cards available on the market are more than enough to bring out full performance. You won’t ever have to worry about the servers being overloaded by a large influx of images.
– Safety Precautions
Since it’s a completely automated photo enlarger, no human interaction is involved in the conversion process. AI Image Enlarger developers don’t have access to your images. They are only saved to the servers for the purpose of efficient and successful enhancement. To ensure that the user’s security isn’t compromised by hackers, all photos are automatically deleted after two hours.
– Anyone Can Participate
The Super-Resolution image restoration technology is based on the concept of neural networks. This structure requires as much data as possible to be “trained” properly, which translates to a large number of images. Those interested can collect and submit high-res images (at least 1000×1000), and thus help with the tool’s improvement for both themselves and future users.
– Software Alternative
AI Image Enlarger also comes in the form of a downloadable piece of software for both Windows and Mac systems. It works on the same concept as its online counterpart, only without the need of a browser.
– Completely Free
You’ll never have to pay a penny to enhance your images unless you want to. Every user gets a free lifetime license. It does come with a couple of limits regarding the maximum file size, resolution and the monthly image count. All of them can be removed by selecting the one month, six month or a yearly license that start at only $5.5 per month.
Enlarge Photos with Photoshop
Among a plethora of other features, Photoshop also gives users the ability to enlarge photo. Choosing the Image->Image Size tab from the main toolbar opens up a menu with both pixel dimensions and the document’s height and width. Here, the user can specify the wanted resolution with the option to resample an image in an attempt to preserve quality.
It’s of high importance that the pixels/inch resolution is at least 300 for the highest quality printout. Unfortunately, this is not always possible due to the way that the pixels are interpolated into the image. For this reason, it’s always best to keep the enlargements to a minimum or use other, more specific programs.
Conclusion
Specialized tools, such as AI Image Enlarger, will always have an upper hand since they can focus on perfecting one specific function. As time goes by, the machine learning algorithms can only further improve with their constantly-expanding neural networks and new technology improvements. By purchasing a paid license, you support the further development of the tool and get to be the first one with access to all the newest features.
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