Using ACDSee AI Super-Resolution

AI Super-Resolution enhances the quality of your images by using advanced algorithms to intelligently upscale lower-resolution photos. This feature increases the resolution and detail of your images, making them sharper and more defined without compromising quality. Whether you're enlarging a small photo or improving the clarity of a digital image, AI Super-Resolution helps you achieve professional results with ease.

DirectX 12 feature level 12_0 or higher is required for AI Features to run on your GPU. You can check your GPU's support level by running the dxdiag.exe tool and reviewing the Display tab or by looking up your device's official specifications. If your GPU doesn't meet the requirements, AI Features will still run using your CPU instead. A minimum of 4GB VRAM is required for GPU acceleration for AI Super-Resolution.

How AI Super-Resolution Works:

AI Super-Resolution enhances image quality by analyzing patterns, textures, and colors in the image. It then applies a complex algorithm to upscale the image, reducing noise and blurriness, removing artifacts, and adding pixels where necessary to maintain clarity and detail. This feature is especially useful for enlarging small images or zooming into cropped photos.

Examples of when to use AI Super-Resolution:

  • Enlarging low-resolution images for large prints or displays
  • Enhancing cropped images to improve their quality
  • Increasing the size of older photos taken with lower-resolution cameras

How to apply AI Super-Resolution:

To enhance your images with AI Super-Resolution, perform the following:

  1. Find the image you want to enhance in Manage mode or View mode and do one of the following:
    • Right-click it and select AI Features | AI Super-Resolution.
    • Press Shift + Alt + S.
  2. In the AI Super-Resolution dialog, choose your preferred settings. The preview will automatically generate a new preview whenever parameters are changed so you can always see what it looks like in real-time.
  3. Click Enhance to apply Super Resolution to your image. The enhanced image will be saved by default into the same folder as the original. You can adjust this setting within Options at the bottom of the AI Super-Resolution dialog.

How to apply Batch AI Super-Resolution:

To enhance multiple images at once with AI Super-Resolution, perform the following:

  1. Find the images you want to enhance in Manage mode and do one of the following:
    • Select the images you want, right-click one of them and select Batch | AI Super-Resolution | AI Super-Resolution.
    • Select Tools | Batch | AI Super-Resolution | AI Super-Resolution.
    • Right-click on an image and select Batch | AI Super-Resolution | AI Super-Resolution.
    • Press Shift + S.
  2. In the Batch AI Super-Resolution dialog, choose your preferred settings. The preview will automatically generate a new preview whenever parameters are changed so you can always see what it looks like in real-time.

    3. Only the first image selected will display in the Preview when using multiple images in Batch AI Super-Resolution.

  3. Click Enhance to apply Super Resolution to your images. The enhanced images will be saved by default into the same folder as the originals. You can adjust this setting within Options at the bottom of the Batch AI Super-Resolution dialog.

Settings:

There are five option settings that are available no matter which measurement mode you use:

Show Original

Shows the original image before any modifications for quick comparison.

AI Strength

Adjust the slider to increase or decrease the amount of influence the AI has in the enhancement.

Zoom

Adjust the zoom of the current preview display.

Actual Size

Sets the preview display to show the Actual Size of the image.

Fit Image

Sets the preview display to fit the image within the preview window.

Resize Options:

There are five different resize options you can use to determine how big your image will become. For more information, see Setting the AI Super-Resolution Options.

Percentage

Includes Width (%), Height (%), and Preserve Original Aspect Ratio.

Size in Pixels

Includes Width (px), Height (px), Preserve Original Aspect Ratio, and Fit Within.

Fit Within includes: Width and Height, Width Only, Height Only, Width or Height (largest image).

Print Size

Includes Width, Height, Units, Resolution (pixels per inch), Preserve Original Aspect Ratio, and Fit Within.

Fit Within includes: Width and Height, Width Only, Height Only, Width or Height (largest image).

Long Edge

Includes Size (Pixels, Inch, cm, mm), and Resolution (pixels per inch).

Short Edge

Includes Size (Pixels, inch, cm, mm), and Resolution (pixels per inch).

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