Topaz Labs released Gigapixel AI version 5.8 with several improvements, including better face refinement and increased speed when upscaling and enhancing images.
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Here is what's new in Gigapixel AI version 5.8:
- Improved face refinement pipeline – Gigapixel AI will now do a much better job detecting human faces more often and delivering more realistic results. Tiny background faces especially should see a noticeable improvement in quality.
- Significant image quality improvements with Windows GPU – You’ll notice much better image quality across all models in Gigapixel AI when using GPU-powered Windows machines.
- Reduced memory usage – We’ve streamlined how we cache and utilize image data through the entire editing pipeline, resulting in less memory usage and faster importing and exporting of image files.
- Lots of usability improvements and bug fixes – We’ve improved the post-processing resize algorithm, optimized how we compress JPG, PNG, and TIFF files when exporting, and squashed a bunch of annoying bugs.
Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI version 5.8 full release notes:
Major Changes
- New face detection and refinement models
- Reduced export memory usage on large images
- Improved detail on almost all models with Windows GPU
- Improved image import/export time, especially on JPEGs and at non-integer scale factors
Improvements
- Faster auto parameter detection models
- Added install photoshop plugin menu option
- Stopped exiting app when exiting tutorials
- Added tooltip to explain why processing disabled when too zoomed out
- Added hold spacebar for original view function to all preview modes
- Improved preview status label and update preview button synchronization
- Added proper pinch to zoom and scroll to zoom
Fixes
- Fixed width/height not propagating to other images in batch
- Fixed external editor integration opening in standalone on macOS
- Fixed faces being offset in preview
- Fixed incorrect colors on importing certain images
- Fixed certain color profiles causing crash on import
- Fixed some color shift issues on export to TIFF/DNG/PNG
- Fixed external file changes not reflected after closing and reopening image
- Fixed download automatically restarting after cancel
- Fixed online installer not linking plugins
- Fixed uninstaller leaving behind model and log files
- Fixed photoshop plugin not showing up in menu
- Fixed using 1x model when scale factor over 6x
- Fixed preserve format exporting TIFF for RAW
- Fixed preview aliasing when zooming out too far
- Removed preview status labels in crop mode
- Fixed comparison views not selectable in plugin mode
- Fixed comparison view duplication when controls modified while processing
- Fixed File dropdown open by default in external editor on Windows
- Changed “Save As” to “Apply” in external editor file menu
- Disabled invalid functionality in external editor mode
Known Issues
- Model downloads cannot be cancelled once in progress
- Black lines visible in output at certain sizes
- Rectangular artifacts in very dark areas when reduce color bleed disabled
- Color shift in saturated areas when reduce color bleed disabled
- Pixel shift and color shift when using very compressed model
- Saved TIFFs of very large images cannot be opened in some viewers
- Saving fails when output filename is too long for filesystem
- Modifying controls when batch processing can cause strange behavior
- Slower performance on CPU when optimized models not downloaded
- Slow performance when loading RAW files
