Upscale (Magnify) an image
In addition to allowing you to create stunning images in your style, Seelab.ai also enables you to upscale them to add detail and increase their resolution.
At the cutting edge of the latest AI image technologies, Seelab's "Magnify" tool actually combines two essential tools for producing visuals ready for production:
Upscaler: This function allows you to increase the resolution of your image up to 4096 x 4096 pixels.
Enhancer: Improves image details for greater realism.
This process requires powerful calculations, depending on the traffic on the platform:
Between 1m30 and 2m30 for a 2x upscale
Between 2m and 3m for a 4x upscale
This is an asynchronous process, so you can launch multiple magnifications in parallel.
You have two options to select an image to edit:
From the creation flow: Hover over an image and click the "magnify" button.
From the "editor" tab: You can upload an image from your computer to enhance it.
The image you want to upscale must meet the following conditions:
Resolution: The image resolution must be between 256 x 256 px minimum and 2048 x 2048 px maximum. If not, an error message will appear.
File Size: The input image must not exceed 10 MB.
Format: jpg, jpeg, or png only.
Upscaling an image is a complex process where you need to find the balance between preserving the original image and adding creativity to enhance detail and realism.
To make your life easier, Seelab has defined several presets where the settings have been optimized for different types of images.
Currently, there are 6 different presets: standard, film and photography, portrait, 3D rendering, illustration, nature & landscape.
Select the one that best applies to the type of image you want to enhance.
Choose the magnification factor:
x1: To keep the image at its original size and only add detail.
x2: To double the original resolution, up to 4096 x 4096 px max.
x4: To quadruple the original resolution, up to 4096 x 4096 px max.
You can also manually adjust several magnification parameters by selecting "Advanced" from the list.
You will then have access to 4 parameters that you can adjust by moving the associated slider (from 0 to 100, with the default value set to 50):
Creativity: Allows you to adjust the creativity during the upscale, which means the AI's ability to interpret the original image and transform certain elements. Be careful not to push the slider too far, as this can lead to hallucinations. Depending on the subjects, we recommend a value between 40 and 60.
Details: Adjusts the intensity and amount of details that will be added: skin texture, folds in clothing, etc. Again, be careful not to push the slider too far. We recommend a value between 40 and 60.
Context: Influences the weight of the prompt in the magnification process.
Contrast: Allows you to increase or decrease the image's contrast.
Even though it is possible to launch a magnification without adding a prompt, we recommend doing so. This will help the AI focus on and detail what you desire.
Be descriptive enough to provide as much context as possible to the Seelab AI. Once you're ready, click the "magnify" button.
Once magnification has started, an animation will begin, and the image will appear in the history at the bottom right of the application with a loader and the elapsed time since the upscale started. You can launch multiple upscales in parallel.
After a few minutes, the enhanced image result will be displayed with a selector that allows you to compare the image before and after the magnification process.
You can also zoom in on the image to admire the quality of the added details.
Once your image has been upscaled, you can:
Add it to a collection for easier retrieval.
Download the image in PNG format.
Relaunch a magnification if you are not satisfied with the result.
Principle of Magnification
At the cutting edge of the latest AI image technologies, Seelab's "Magnify" tool actually combines two essential tools for producing visuals ready for production:
Upscaler: This function allows you to increase the resolution of your image up to 4096 x 4096 pixels.
Enhancer: Improves image details for greater realism.
This process requires powerful calculations, depending on the traffic on the platform:
Between 1m30 and 2m30 for a 2x upscale
Between 2m and 3m for a 4x upscale
This is an asynchronous process, so you can launch multiple magnifications in parallel.
Selecting an Image to Magnify
You have two options to select an image to edit:
From the creation flow: Hover over an image and click the "magnify" button.
From the "editor" tab: You can upload an image from your computer to enhance it.
Input Formats
The image you want to upscale must meet the following conditions:
Resolution: The image resolution must be between 256 x 256 px minimum and 2048 x 2048 px maximum. If not, an error message will appear.
File Size: The input image must not exceed 10 MB.
Format: jpg, jpeg, or png only.
Magnification Settings
Selecting Presets
Upscaling an image is a complex process where you need to find the balance between preserving the original image and adding creativity to enhance detail and realism.
To make your life easier, Seelab has defined several presets where the settings have been optimized for different types of images.
Currently, there are 6 different presets: standard, film and photography, portrait, 3D rendering, illustration, nature & landscape.
Select the one that best applies to the type of image you want to enhance.
Magnification Factor
Choose the magnification factor:
x1: To keep the image at its original size and only add detail.
x2: To double the original resolution, up to 4096 x 4096 px max.
x4: To quadruple the original resolution, up to 4096 x 4096 px max.
Advanced Settings
You can also manually adjust several magnification parameters by selecting "Advanced" from the list.
You will then have access to 4 parameters that you can adjust by moving the associated slider (from 0 to 100, with the default value set to 50):
Creativity: Allows you to adjust the creativity during the upscale, which means the AI's ability to interpret the original image and transform certain elements. Be careful not to push the slider too far, as this can lead to hallucinations. Depending on the subjects, we recommend a value between 40 and 60.
Details: Adjusts the intensity and amount of details that will be added: skin texture, folds in clothing, etc. Again, be careful not to push the slider too far. We recommend a value between 40 and 60.
Context: Influences the weight of the prompt in the magnification process.
Contrast: Allows you to increase or decrease the image's contrast.
Importance of the Prompt
Even though it is possible to launch a magnification without adding a prompt, we recommend doing so. This will help the AI focus on and detail what you desire.
Be descriptive enough to provide as much context as possible to the Seelab AI. Once you're ready, click the "magnify" button.
Results and History
Once magnification has started, an animation will begin, and the image will appear in the history at the bottom right of the application with a loader and the elapsed time since the upscale started. You can launch multiple upscales in parallel.
After a few minutes, the enhanced image result will be displayed with a selector that allows you to compare the image before and after the magnification process.
You can also zoom in on the image to admire the quality of the added details.
Once your image has been upscaled, you can:
Add it to a collection for easier retrieval.
Download the image in PNG format.
Relaunch a magnification if you are not satisfied with the result.
Updated on: 04/10/2024
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