Education | Preview controls removed in v1.1.2

[juan.felipe]

I updated to the latest version 1.1.2 and I just noticed that the preview controls are not available, is this a bug?

BR

[AND-E]

Hi Juan.

The Previews were removed because, numerous community members mentioned that the Previews didn’t match the final output so, to avoid confusion the small, medium and large Previews have now been removed however, you can Preview the entire image

Hope this helps

[juan.felipe]

Hi AND-E,

Thank you for taking the time to explain. I appreciate it.

I was actually one of the users who reported that the preview didn’t match the final output. That said, I’m disappointed that the decision was to remove the preview feature entirely rather than resolve the inconsistency.

When working with large-format images, the small, medium, and large preview options were extremely useful. Being able to quickly evaluate a specific region was far more efficient than previewing the entire image, especially with high-resolution files.

I understand the intention was to reduce confusion, but from a workflow perspective this feels like a step backward. I would much prefer improved consistency between preview and final output and greater transparency, such as exposing the seed value, rather than losing the feature altogether.

I hope someone from the staff has a chance to read this and pass the feedback along to the developers. If there are any plans to revisit this decision or improve the workflow, keeping the community informed would be greatly appreciated.

[AND-E]

Here’s a reply from Tyler at Topaz Support

@tyler.topazlabs

Hello!

We’ve removed the cropped preview option (small/medium/large bounds) across the generative models because it was causing more confusion than value. With diffusion-style generation, changing the input area produces different outcomes, so the cropped preview never matched what you’d get in a full export.

The best way to preview is to send the full image to the Cloud Render queue for fast and unlimited previews. You will still see slight differences between local and cloud results, but the differences will be less than that of cropped previews.

Hope this helps

Andy

[alexandre.topazlabs]

@juan.felipe

I’m disappointed that the decision was to remove the preview feature entirely rather than resolve the inconsistency.

Last reply from AND-E, quoting Tyler, explains clearly why we can’t resolve the preview issue.