Hello everyone!
Today we’re excited to announce another major update to Gigapixel with improvements for the Redefine model, Cloud Rendering, and more.
So what’s new?
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You can now Upscale images based on their longest side. Select multiple images to see this new option when upscaling. You asked for this, and we’re happy to bring it to Gigapixel.
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Vastly improved high creativity Redefine Cloud Rendering results when rendering without a prompt. Our updated cloud rendering system will guide the generation to prevent artifacts.
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Sending images one-by-one to the cloud queue is a thing of the past. Batch processing multiple images at once with Cloud Rendering is now possible with this version of Gigapixel.
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The amazing Redefine model is now 2x faster on Mac and you’ll also notice that the text prompt now works much more consistently than ever before. If you’re on Mac OS 13 or earlier, make sure to update to the latest MacOS 14 or 15 to use this model.
And there is even more to this update under the hood including quality of life improvements for cloud rendering, UX fixes, and bug fixes. Keep reading to learn more.
Oh - and please stay tuned for more from Gigapixel. We do have some exciting updates planned.
You can find the installer links and the full changelog below for this version of Gigapixel. For any issues, make sure to send us an email to support@topazlabs.com
v8.2.0
Released February 5th, 2025
Windows: Download
Mac: Download
Upscale by Longest Side
You can now upscale images based on their longest side, which has been long-requested especially by those those who print their images or who deal with varying sizes due to mixed sources, different aspect ratios, and cropping.
Previously, images with varying dimensions would need dimensions set individually or to process them in individual batches.
To use use upscale by the longest side, select multiple images and set the size in pixels, inches, or centimeters. The application will automatically handle the scaling for selected images.
If you want to automate your process further, you can open the Preferences > Upscale and resize menu to set a default pixel size for the longest side and save your settings. Every image imported will be upscaled to that default.
2x Faster Redefine on Mac + Prompt Fixes
We’re excited to announce a 2x speed improvement for the Redefine generative AI model on Mac. You can now achieve the same high-quality results in much less time, allowing for faster results and a more efficient workflow. Whether you’re processing single images or tackling large projects, you can now bring your creative visions to life faster than before.
Note that the first render will be slow due to loading the updated model. Subsequent renders should be significantly faster the speed.
This improvement unfortunately required us to disable Redefine local processing on macOS 13 (Ventura). Please update your macOS to 14 or 15 to use this model for local processing.
Redefine also now correctly uses text prompts when processing your images on Mac. Especially for high creativity, Redefine can create interesting details but lose the original context of the image. Add a text prompt in the advanced settings to guide the output to your preference, like putting up guardrails for the model to work with.
Batch Processing with Cloud Rendering
Processing multiple images in the cloud just got a whole lot easier! Previously, cloud rendering required selecting settings and clicking render for each image individually, making batch processing tedious and time-consuming. With batch cloud rendering you no longer need to queue images one by one for processing. You can upload multiple images at once and process them seamlessly in a batch.
To use the feature import multiple images and select settings for each. With multiple images selected for processing, the cloud render button will automatically update to show credit cost and a time estimate for processing all images selected.
Batch Cloud Rendering helps you get more done in less time, making it easier than ever to take advantage of cloud processing for large projects. Try it out and let us know what you think!
Better Redefine with High Creativity in the Cloud
We’ve enhanced the Redefine model to deliver even better results when processing in the cloud. This update creates higher-quality and more faithful outputs to your starting image automatically.
Especially at higher creativity levels, Redefine can produce very creative but less accurate results. In cloud rendering, we are able to direct the model to maintain the original content while adding new details. This improvement makes it easier to achieve consistent, high detail results for your projects.
Here is the original image of a dragon on a castle. A great candidate for using Redefine to add more detail to the image.
With the previous cloud processing at higher creativity (4 or higher) Redefine generates many details and loses the original context of the image, shifting the dragon into a different creature and generally losing the spirit of the original image. This image was processed at 2x with creativity 6.
Our improved cloud processing with the same settings creates a higher quality output that is far more accurate to the original image. The dragon is very recognizable and more detailed, the colors are much closer to the original. Same settings, 2x at creativity 6.
Improved results for Redefine is enabled by default for cloud render. You may toggle the setting in the Preferences > Cloud Render menu under Auto-guidance for Redefine.
Please try the cloud render and let us know about your results.
Cloud Queue File Naming and Processing Settings
We have further improvements for the cloud render experience. The cloud queue will now show settings used to process each image in a info tooltip below the file name.
Downloaded cloud queue images now reflect the model and upscale amount used for that file for easy organization.
Default Download Location in Cloud Render
Finding and organizing cloud rendered images just got easier! You can now select a default download location for your images in the cloud render queue, so they are downloaded and easily located once processing is complete.
To set your default download location, go to the Cloud Queue > Settings, or open the Preferences > Cloud render menu.
Changelog
- Add improved cloud results for Redefine with creativity 2 or higher
- Add batch cloud processing
- Add upscaling by longest side in batch
- Redefine speed improvement on Mac
- Add ability to customize cloud download location
- Add model name and scale size to cloud processed images
- Add tooltips for model settings in cloud queue
- General performance improvements (optimize mixed states and image selection)
- Add warning for using Redefine on MacOS 13 or lower
- Update images in Gigaprint product carousels
- Various UI updates
- Fix text prompt for Redefine on Mac
- Fix capture button not losing focus
- Fix Redefine re-rendering with the same settings
- Fix auto settings and model disabling in batch export
- Fix some rounding issues related to cropped dimensions
- Fix some crashes related to image reading and writing
- Fix quote estimation not working for various Gigaprint CM sizes
- Fix Gigaprint initialization failing for countries which use CM
Known issues
- Local render time estimate for generative models is incorrect and will be fixed
If you encounter any issues with this release - please reach out to support@topazlabs.com rather than commenting the threads below. This helps us keep a tab on the volume of issues to prioritize fixes faster.
Stay tuned for even more exciting updates coming soon to Gigapixel!
Dakota Wixom
Product Manager
Topaz Labs
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