I 4x'd a 367x479 stamp-sized photo through 8 upscaling models

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cors-fls•about 1 hour ago

On mobile it shows a zoomed in version of the image. It shows the small details even more. I was not really agreeing with the author on the superiority of Enlarger.

With the full images, the comparison is much more to the advantage of Enlarger.

jaakkoc•3 days ago

Full disclaimer: the Enlarger app is something I did.

Fuller disclaimer: this kind of a "postmark"-sized pic blowup test case is borderline unfair to every model in the comparison, mine included.

Terretta•3 days ago

Enlarger's ear lobes are molting!

Most any upsize looks better if you toss hue protected noise back in; you've made good use of that point.

jaakkoc•2 days ago

Thanks. Yeah, I used to do the tug-and-pull of scaling, then adding noise and sharpening, scaling a little more, adding more noise, adding more sharpening, etc. to ad nauseam. And photoshop sharpening was too much always for my taste.

At scale, this tool should speed that process up a "bit". Let's say 100s of photos.

abejfehr•36 minutes ago

I can only see a mouth and nose on mobile

Arodex•about 1 hour ago

A human face is the easiest target - because AI upscalers can make up a "fake" face realistic enough to fool most people.

Especially something as standardized as a passport photo.

See this article shared on HN a week ago:

https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/06/30/what-happens-when-the-in...

I 4x'd a 367x479 stamp-sized photo through 8 upscaling models

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