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

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

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 wo…

Here’s a reply from Tyler at Topaz Support [image] Feature request | Previews 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 produ…

Hi, I’ve just updated to release 1.1.3 Preview buttons controls aren’t available anymore, they don’t show in the GUI. I can’t preview the square selected area before upscaling. Previuous version Topaz Gigapixel Ai 8 has the three buttons. Please fix it.

What’s the point of the preview if this command upscales the entire image anyway? I still have to wait the full processing time of my GPU. The preview area buttons were extremely useful for my workflow. I understand there might be slight differences between the preview and the final render, but that…

Just wanted to say that I don’t understand why you have gotten rid of the small area preview. It’s much better to be able to check a small area first and try different settings. Now it’s much slower.

Hi. This information is from Tyler at Topaz Support [image] Feature request | Previews 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 …

Wow. That’s quite the regression. While there were indeed differences between the previews and the full output render, the small previews still had merit. You could gauge the strength of the generative outputs and tweak settings accordingly without having to wait in the order of 5-10 minutes or more…

On a 2K image I now have to wait nearly 5 minutes to see the effects of the Redefine filter. Versus <10seconds for a small preview. Tweak the settings a couple of times to get them where you want and you’re looking at 15-20 minutes of time wasted. Come on Topaz. You can’t honestly think that is an …

Education | Preview controls removed in v1.1.2

Topaz Gigapixel General

tyler.topazlabs (tyler.topazlabs) March 16, 2026, 4:44pm 8

Additionally, this change only affects Redefine & Recover, since Standard Max & Wonder never had the option for cropped previews.

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