{"id":2305,"date":"2020-11-06T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T20:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2020-11-06T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:12:01","slug":"last-day-reminder-topaz-gigapixel-ai-double-discount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/last-day-reminder-topaz-gigapixel-ai-double-discount\/","title":{"rendered":"LAST DAY reminder: Topaz Gigapixel AI double-discount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Today<\/strong> is the last day to take advantage of the <strong>Topaz Gigapixel AI 5.2<\/strong> launch special!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topazlabs.com\/gigapixel-ai\/ref\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> is available for $79.99 (regularly $99.99) through today. The <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topazlabs.com\/shop\/ref\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topaz Utility\u00a0Bundle<\/a><\/strong>, which includes <strong>DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, Sharpen AI and JPEG to RAW AI<\/strong>, is also on sale through today and is discounted to $195 (regularly $249.99). **Be sure to use coupon\u00a0<strong>plugsnpixels<\/strong>\u00a0on the link above for\u00a0<strong>AN ADDITIONAL <em>15% off<\/em>!<\/strong>**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current release version of <strong>Gigapixel AI<\/strong> is now 5.2.3. Below are some examples I just made using this new update, installed on a 2017 i5 MacBook Air running Apple&#8217;s Big Sur pre-release OS (so yes, your computer will do just fine!). My focus today is on improving old historical images and illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This copy of a late-1800s painting of a factory was found online and is of low resolution (here is the original at the size I found it; <em>open all images in a new window to view at 100%<\/em>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1213\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1882-Butler-rubber-comb-factory-painting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1882-Butler-rubber-comb-factory-painting.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1882-Butler-rubber-comb-factory-painting-768x369.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now here are a few examples of the restored detail <strong>Gigapixel AI<\/strong> can pull out of such a small file, even up to 6X!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1907\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga1.jpg 1907w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga1-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga1-1536x797.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1907px) 100vw, 1907px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1908\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga2.jpg 1908w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga2-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga2-1536x797.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1908px) 100vw, 1908px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1909\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga3.jpg 1909w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga3-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga3-1536x795.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1909px) 100vw, 1909px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topazlabs.com\/gigapixel-ai\/ref\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> is available for $79.99 (regularly $99.99) through today. The <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topazlabs.com\/shop\/ref\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topaz Utility\u00a0Bundle<\/a><\/strong>, which includes <strong>DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, Sharpen AI and JPEG to RAW AI<\/strong>, is also on sale through today and is discounted to $195 (regularly $249.99). **Be sure to use coupon\u00a0<strong>plugsnpixels<\/strong>\u00a0on the link above for\u00a0<strong>AN ADDITIONAL <em>15% off<\/em>!<\/strong>**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gigapixel AI<\/strong> also offers a <strong>Face Refinement<\/strong> feature. This is a tough thing to pull off convincingly, and the success of the results depends on the quality of the input image. As always, I am using quality-challenged originals and pushing the software technology to the max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see in the navigation window the small area (lower left of the colorized group photo) I am enlarging here. I think this man&#8217;s relatives would be happy to see this after nearly 100 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1906\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga4.jpg 1906w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga4-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga4-1536x795.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1906px) 100vw, 1906px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a less extreme, also colorized example where fans at a 1960s Thanksgiving Day football game were closer to the camera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1906\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga5.jpg 1906w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga5-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga5-1536x798.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1906px) 100vw, 1906px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This turn-of-the-century (not this century, the one before!) factory worker was just behind the plane of focus but the result is still quite an improvement \u2013\u00a0and could be used as a base for further manual touch-up as desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1908\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga6.jpg 1908w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga6-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/giga6-1536x797.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1908px) 100vw, 1908px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topazlabs.com\/gigapixel-ai\/ref\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> is available for $79.99 (regularly $99.99) through today. The <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/topazlabs.com\/shop\/ref\/5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Topaz Utility\u00a0Bundle<\/a><\/strong>, which includes <strong>DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, Sharpen AI and JPEG to RAW AI<\/strong>, is also on sale through today and is discounted to $195 (regularly $249.99). **Be sure to use coupon\u00a0<strong>plugsnpixels<\/strong>\u00a0on the link above for\u00a0<strong>AN ADDITIONAL <em>15% off<\/em>!<\/strong>**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t tried it already, you really need to incorporate <strong>Gigapixel AI <\/strong>into your photo restoration workflow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the last day to take advantage of the Topaz Gigapixel AI 5.2 launch special! Gigapixel AI is available for $79.99 (regularly $99.99) through today. The Topaz Utility\u00a0Bundle, which includes DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, Sharpen AI and JPEG to RAW AI, is also on sale through today and is discounted to $195 (regularly $249.99). <a href=\"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/last-day-reminder-topaz-gigapixel-ai-double-discount\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Read more about LAST DAY reminder: Topaz Gigapixel AI double-discount<\/span>[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,25,31,4,7,1],"tags":[281,297,223,688,314,385,66,295,153],"class_list":["post-2305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discounts","category-general","category-photography","category-post-processing","category-reviews","category-software","category-uncategorized","tag-ai","tag-clarity","tag-coupon","tag-detail","tag-enlargement","tag-gigapixel","tag-image-enhancement","tag-sale","tag-topaz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2329,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305\/revisions\/2329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}