Upscale & Crop A Low Resolution Image

How do we upscale and crop images? Download the image below, open it in Topaz Photo AI, and follow along.

Sample image


Using Autopilot

Autopilot analyzes the sample image and detects a low-resolution image. It will:

  • Upscale the image by 3.5x
  • turn on Enhance Resolution
  • select the Low Resolution model
  • set the slider for Suppress Noise and Remove Blur automatically

The autopilot settings produce the below result. Original image (left), Enhance Resolution result (right).

Autopilot Results

A green dot appears next to Suppress Noise, Remove Blur, and their sliders when you are using autopilot settings.

Enhance Resolution Autopilot

If you make manual changes, return to autopilot settings by clicking the reset button.

Reset to Autopilot

Cropping

Click the Crop button under the miniature preview on the top right.

Crop Tool

Clicking the Crop button opens the menu and enables cropping. Change the aspect ratio to custom or any of the commonly used presets.

Crop Menu

Use the handles on the corners and sides of the bounding box to adjust the cropped area.

Adjust Cropped Area

Click Apply to save the crop and return to Photo AI's main interface.

Apply Crop

Manual Controls

Click the filter to open the settings where you can change the scale amount, pixel size, print resolution, AI model, and model settings.

Enhance Resolution Module

To upscale your image by a custom scale, type a number in the highlighted areas below.

Custom Upscaling

The various Enhance Resolution models will work best in the following situations.

  • Standard: for medium-quality images from point-and-shoot cameras and older smartphones
  • High Fidelity: for high-quality images from DSLRs and most modern smartphones
  • Graphics: for art and computer-generated images
  • Low Resolution: for low-quality images that have been highly compressed

The model settings are used to refine the result.

  • Suppress Noise slider removes minor noise while resizing an image.
  • Remove Blur slider is a mild sharpening applied in the resizing process.
  • Fix Compression slider reduces distortion due to low starting quality.

The sample results show the difference between models. From left to right: Original, Standard, High Fidelity, Graphics, and Low Resolution.

Enhance Resolution Model Comparisons