Скачать или смотреть AI Photo Upscaling is Getting Worse! Gigapixel vs On1 PhotoRAW vs Luminar Neo - tested.

While everyone's chasing the latest AI features, the tools that actually matter for photographers are going backwards. Topaz keeps adding generative nonsense that creates hallucinations instead of detail. On1 can't stop plastering everything with unwanted contrast. And somehow the "upgrades" we're paying for are making our photos look more like CGI renders.
Time to find out which upscaler can actually handle your images without inventing random details or turning feathers into fish scales.
Apps Tested:

Topaz Gigapixel AI 8.4
On1 PhotoRAW 2025
Skylum Luminar Neo

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:56 The Candidates
03:21 Gigapixel AI
03:40 Gigapixel Demo
07:31 Gigapixel Results
11:39 On1 PhotoRAW Resize AI
12:02 On1 PhotoRAW Resize AI Demo
13:43 On1 Results
14:51 Luminar Neo
16:17 Luminar Neo Results
17:02 The Big Problem With Upscalers
20:11 Conclusion
22:09 Outro