{"id":3310,"date":"2022-02-06T15:54:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2022-02-06T15:54:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:54:11","slug":"just-like-christmas-again-new-topaz-gigapixel-release-20-off-sale-another-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/just-like-christmas-again-new-topaz-gigapixel-release-20-off-sale-another-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Just like Christmas again: New Topaz Gigapixel release, $20 off sale + another 15%!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was sad when the huge Black Friday and December holiday sales ended. Of course there was always the ongoing Plugs ‘n Pixels 15% discount<\/a><\/strong> on ANY Topaz product at any time, but it was more fun stacking the discount with a Topaz sale price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well those days are back! Through 2\/18 you can save $20<\/strong> off the new Gigapixel AI 5.8.0<\/a><\/strong> AND apply the “plugsnpixels” coupon code to save an additional 15%!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can mix-and-match deals and get the double-discount on the Image Quality Bundle<\/a><\/strong> as well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So what’s new in Gigapixel AI 5.8.0<\/a><\/strong>? Among the many changes, improvements and fixes (listed at the end of this post) are New face detection and refinement models<\/strong>, so let’s start there with some examples (open any image in a new tab or window to view at 100%<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This photo is my grandparents enjoying a rare night out during World War II, which I scanned from the original small print. Here in Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong> I am enlarging the faces 4X using the Low Resolution<\/strong> AI Model, on Auto (to let the app do its thing). Notice the restoration of details in both facial features and the fine scratches I did not remove from the image ahead of time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Depending on your original image’s needs, Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong> may download additional Face Refinement Models<\/strong>, which takes only a minute:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve long enjoyed using Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong> to salvage my older film-based and lo-res digital images which might otherwise just sit on a hard drive or in a box due to lack of sufficient quality to do anything serious with. Now I can use any of my old images<\/a> as if they were contemporary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some examples where I scanned some small, mushy 1990’s color prints (printed from 35mm negatives) that were fine for a photo album but little else. Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong> (at 2X using the Low Resolution model) restored the details and cleaned up the grain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*Through 2\/18 you can save $20<\/strong> off the new Gigapixel AI 5.8.0<\/a><\/strong> AND apply the “plugsnpixels” coupon code to save an additional 15%!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other AI Models included in Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong> can be best suited for non-photographic sources such as art and illustrations. Here I am using both Lines<\/strong> and Art & CG<\/strong> modes on an old novelty post card. Lines is less aggressive in cleaning up the halftone pattern whereas Art & CG removes most of it. In both cases, the upscaled image is much cleaner than the original:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you don’t have it already, Gigapixel AI<\/a><\/strong> is a must-have tool in your photo restoration arsenal! Through 2\/18 you can save $20<\/strong> AND apply the “plugsnpixels” coupon code to save an additional 15%<\/strong> off Gigapixel AI or ANY Topaz product or upgrade!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Changes<\/strong>

\u2022New face detection and refinement models
\u2022Reduced export memory usage on large images
\u2022Improved detail on almost all models with Windows GPU
\u2022Improved image import\/export time, especially on JPEGs and at non-integer scale factors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improvements<\/strong>

\u2022Faster auto parameter detection models
\u2022Added install photoshop plugin menu option
\u2022Stopped exiting app when exiting tutorials
\u2022Added tooltip to explain why processing disabled when too zoomed out
\u2022Added hold spacebar for original view function to all preview modes
\u2022Improved preview status label and update preview button synchronization
\u2022Added proper pinch to zoom and scroll to zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixes<\/strong>

\u2022Fixed width\/height not propagating to other images in batch
\u2022Fixed external editor integration opening in standalone on macOS
\u2022Fixed faces being offset in preview
\u2022Fixed incorrect colors on importing certain images
\u2022Fixed certain color profiles causing crash on import
\u2022Fixed some color shift issues on export to TIFF\/DNG\/PNG
\u2022Fixed external file changes not reflected after closing and reopening image
\u2022Fixed download automatically restarting after cancel
\u2022Fixed online installer not linking plugins
\u2022Fixed uninstaller leaving behind model and log files
\u2022Fixed photoshop plugin not showing up in menu
\u2022Fixed using 1x model when scale factor over 6x
\u2022Fixed preserve format exporting TIFF for RAW
\u2022Fixed preview aliasing when zooming out too far
\u2022Removed preview status labels in crop mode
\u2022Fixed comparison views not selectable in plugin mode
\u2022Fixed comparison view duplication when controls modified while processing
\u2022Fixed File dropdown open by default in external editor on Windows
\u2022Changed \u201cSave As\u201d to \u201cApply\u201d in external editor file menu
\u2022Disabled invalid functionality in external editor mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known Issues<\/strong>

\u2022Model downloads cannot be cancelled once in progress
\u2022Black lines visible in output at certain sizes
\u2022Rectangular artifacts in very dark areas when reduce color bleed disabled
\u2022Color shift in saturated areas when reduce color bleed disabled
\u2022Pixel shift and color shift when using very compressed model
\u2022Saved TIFFs of very large images cannot be opened in some viewers
\u2022Saving fails when output filename is too long for filesystem
\u2022Modifying controls when batch processing can cause strange behavior
\u2022Slower performance on CPU when optimized models not downloaded
\u2022Slow performance when loading RAW files<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was sad when the huge Black Friday and December holiday sales ended. Of course there was always the ongoing Plugs ‘n Pixels 15% discount on ANY Topaz product at any time, but it was more fun stacking the discount with a Topaz sale price. Well those days are back! Through 2\/18 you can save Read more about Just like Christmas again: New Topaz Gigapixel release, $20 off sale + another 15%!<\/span>[…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3331,"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":[167,223,240,168,243,684,187,991,385,549,990,987,320,568,993,994,988,118,153,173,805,989,992],"class_list":["post-3310","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-bundle","tag-coupon","tag-coupon-code","tag-discount","tag-discounts","tag-enhance","tag-enlarge","tag-face-refinement","tag-gigapixel","tag-gigapixel-ai","tag-hot-air-balloon","tag-memphis","tag-resolution","tag-save-15","tag-serviceman","tag-soldier","tag-sun-studio","tag-texas","tag-topaz","tag-topaz-labs","tag-upscale","tag-williamsburg-va","tag-world-war-ii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3310","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=3310"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3336,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3310\/revisions\/3336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plugsandpixels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}