A First Look At ON1 Resize AI 2022
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What Is ON1 Resize AI?
ON1 Resize AI is photo enlargement software - and it is impressive. ON1 has made industry leading upscaling software for decades, going back to one of their first products, Genuine Fractals. They know this business. And in this latest release they’ve supercharged the engine that enlarges the photos with artificial intelligence. The AI is very smart, identifies the different elements in your photo, and can actually add details as it upscales your image.
Why Would I Buy ON1 Resize AI?
This is a natural question to ask - and a question you should always ask when considering a new tool or a new piece of equipment for your photo kit. Why do I need it and when will I use it? I think of this in terms of my photo library. Here are a few situations where Resize AI makes sense to me:
I have a photo I love and want to make a larger print… but it was captured with an older camera with a lower megapixel sensor.
I captured a great scene… but it was with my smart phone. I can’t make a large print from the original capture.
I had to significantly crop a photo and there is not much left to print. Oh how I wish I had a longer lens.
In all of these scenarios, Resize AI can enlarge your photo so you can make a big print. With past versions of ON1 Resize, I’ve taken 6 megapixel images and created 20 x 30 prints - and they look great. With ON1 Resize AI, the results are even better.
Watch the video to see ON1 Resize AI in action.
What’s New In ON1 Resize AI?
A quick rundown of the new features:
An all-new AI-powered photo enlargement engine
Batch processing
Print right from the Resize AI app
A cleaner interface for setting the photo size
Split-screen before/after preview
The big, big change in Resize AI is the AI-powered enlargement algorithms. These new AI models replace the older Genuine Fractals model. The new Resize AI models analyze the different subjects and objects in your photos and understands the textures of each. Mountains, leaves, tree bark, grasses, human skin, etc. have different types of textures and the AI model scales them with different smarts.
Want more amazing? Resize AI can actually add details as it enlarges the photo, because the AI has deep knowledge of the different surfaces. You’ll see this in action in the video accompanying this article. In the screenshot below, the photo is enlarged by ~40% or so. The snow-capped mountains in the background got more detail. The grasses in the foreground got more detail. The tree bark and pine needles got more detail. The sky remained soft. Everything looks natural and balanced. And this was a one-click task. In a word - impressive!
Screenshot from a pre-release version of ON1 Resize AI. The final interface may be slightly different.
ON1 Resize Pricing And Availabiity
The standalone application and plug-in for ON1 Resize AI 2022 is expected to release at the end of April 2022. ON1 has pre-release pricing of ON1 Resize AI 2022. The standalone package runs around US$69. If you own any other ON1 product or version including pre-2022 versions of Resize/Genuine Fractals, or any version of a different product like Effects, Photo RAW 2021/2022, etc, you may qualify for an additional pre-order discount. Log into your ON1 account and check for an additional discount.
Also… try my discount code SDP20. I’m not sure if ON1 will accept additional offer codes with their special launch pre-release pricing, but hey … it’s worth a try! It may save you an additional 20%.
You may be entitled to a free update, too!
If you own ON1 Resize 2022, you will receive a free upgrade to ON1 Resize AI to use as a plugin or standalone application when it becomes available.
If you own a non-subscription license for Photo RAW 2022, you will be able to use Resize AI inside Photo RAW 2022 (for standalone use) when it becomes available in a future free update to Photo RAW 2022
If you subscribe to ON1 Photo RAW, you will receive ON1 Resize AI 2022 as part of your subscription. This is both the standalone application and plug-in as well as within ON1 Photo RAW 2022 in a future update.