VSCO wants to bring new life to photos snapped on old cameras. VSCO will now upscale photos by as much as 4x using AI
VSCO's AI Lab now includes an upscaling tool that can add as much as 4x resolution
Photo editing giant VSCO is giving creators the ability to add more resolution without drastic pixelization. On Thursday, December 11, VSCO added AI Upscale to the photo editor’s AI Lab.
The tool uses AI to upscale images by as much as 4x, the company said. According to VSCO, the update “sharpens detail, reduces pixelization, and keeps your composition intact.”
The tool is designed to help creators crop tighter, give new life to old photos, and make larger prints. Users can choose between a 2x, 3x, or 4x upscale.
The tool is part of VSCO’s new AI Lab, which uses Flux.1 Kontext model mixed with VSCO’s “proprietary, purpose-built technology.”
VSCO launched the AI Lab in October, launching first with an AI-powered remove tool and promising more features in the future. Now, AI upscaling has joined the list of tools.
AI Labs is part of VSCO’s paid membership, but the company notes that users can try it out for free without a trial. The AI Lab is currently only part of the VSCO app on iPhone and isn’t yet available on desktop or Android.
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With more than a decade of experience writing about cameras and technology, Hillary K. Grigonis leads the US coverage for Digital Camera World. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Rangefinder, The Phoblographer, and more. Her wedding and portrait photography favors a journalistic style. She’s a former Nikon shooter and a current Fujifilm user, but has tested a wide range of cameras and lenses across multiple brands. Hillary is also a licensed drone pilot.
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