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Upscale a render

Enlarge and enhance a finished render at higher resolution with the Freepik Magnific upscaler.

Upscaling enlarges a finished image layer and adds fine detail, using the Freepik Magnific or Topaz Gigapixel upscaler (pick one in the upscale panel). Your original layer stays put — the upscaled result arrives as a new layer.

When to use

  • You’ve settled on a final render and need it at higher resolution for export, print, or a large presentation.
  • A render looks good on screen but goes soft when you zoom in — upscaling recovers crisp detail.
  • Upscale last, once you’re happy with the composition. It’s an enhancement step, not an exploration step.

Steps

  1. Select the image layer you want to enlarge (upscaling works on image layers, not video, and the layer must be visible).
  2. Open the upscaler from the Maximize icon on the prompt bar (its tooltip reads “Upscale Image”).
  3. Optionally add a Prompt describing what the image contains — or press Analyze to have the AI write one for you. This guides how detail is reconstructed.
  4. Under Show Advanced Options, pick a Scale Factor — the choices are 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x.
  5. Press the Upscale button (it shows your chosen factor, e.g. “Upscale 2x”). A placeholder layer appears while Magnific works, then fills in with the enhanced image.

How it works

  • Scale factor multiplies both width and height. Every factor stays selectable. The upscaler caps how many pixels it will return, so on a larger image the factor you pick may not be reachable. The editor then runs the nearest factor that is — preferring one that upscales your whole image over one that would shrink it first — and tells you which it used. Hover a factor to see the dimensions it will actually produce.
  • The Prompt is optional. Leave it blank for a straight enhancement, or describe the scene to steer reconstructed detail.
  • The advanced panel exposes Magnific’s fine controls — Creativity (how much new detail the AI invents), HDR, Resemblance (how close to stay to the original), and Fractality — each on a slider. You can also set Optimized For (e.g. Films & Photography, 3D Renders, Nature & Landscapes) and pick an Engine (Automatic, or a specific Magnific engine). The defaults are neutral, so you can upscale without touching any of these.

Tips

  • Higher factors cost more and take longer — reach for 8x or 16x only when you truly need the resolution. Past a certain point they buy nothing, because the result is capped: on a large image the editor runs (and charges for) the lower factor that reaches that cap with more of your original detail intact, and on a mid-size image it prefers the factor that uses your picture untouched.
  • Keep Resemblance high when you want the upscale to stay faithful; raise Creativity only when you want the AI to embellish.
  • Upscaling isn’t available on the Blueprint free tier — the control prompts you to upgrade instead. See Plans & Credits for what’s included and how costs vary.
  • Since the result is a new layer, your original stays intact — compare the two side by side before exporting.