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02:23 Why I downscale first – resolutions from 256px up to 8K
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AI Upscaler Comparison - Local vs Hybrid vs Online Tools for 4K-8K Image Enhancement
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- 1 00:00 Intro – three types of upscalers local, hybrid, online
- 2 01:03 Test images overview – portraits, landscape stream and AI minions
- 3 02:23 Why I downscale first – resolutions from 256px up to 8K
- 4 03:36 Classic upscaling in Photoshop – old Adobe Sensei style
- 5 04:44 What generative AI upscalers do – filling gaps with new details
- 6 05:52 Photoshop demo – why naive upscaling looks soft and blurry
- 7 06:52 Local AI upscalers – Stable Diffusion & ComfyUI workflow explained
- 8 09:01 GPU and VRAM requirements – pros and cons of running local
- 9 09:49 Topaz Gigapixel AI – app overview, subscription change and cloud mode
- 10 13:05 Gigapixel tests – portraits, text artifacts and repeating patterns
- 11 16:08 Landscape & AI renders – where Gigapixel works and where it fails
- 12 17:52 Cloud vs local Gigapixel – quality differences and credit costs
- 13 20:05 A.I.R.T upscaler – interface, models and lifetime license
- 14 23:34 AIRT vs Topaz – plasticky look vs pattern artifacts on faces
- 15 24:59 Upscaling video smart way – FFmpeg frame-by-frame workflow
- 16 29:07 High-res 8K tests – when AIRT wins on fine detail
- 17 31:34 Neural Moon upscaler – image restore results on faces and AI art
- 18 39:00 Online upscalers – Vivago AI, built-in tools and scam services
- 19 41:11 Magnific AI – premium generative upscaling and safe settings
- 20 44:53 Final verdict – which upscalers I’d actually use and why
