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March 16, 2025
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Is adobestock approves Photoshop upscaled images ?

  • March 16, 2025
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Is adobestock approves Photoshop upscaled images ? If yes, then which which steps I need to do perfect upscaling Photoshop?

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daniellei4510
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May 24, 2025

I should mention, what I like best is that Gigapixel creates a new layer with the upscale. If something gets overly sharpened,, like hair, irises, fingernails, bushes, I mask out those areas to reveal the original. It might just be my imagination, but the original is also sharpened, but to a lesser degree.

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Nancy OShea
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March 16, 2025

Upscaling is a mixed bag of tricks. If you're too heavy-handed with it, you'll likely make your images worse, not better.

 

Start with a high resolution product.  Don't attempt to upscale small, low-resolution images. In the absence of usable pixel data, upscaling just introduces unwanted noise & artifacts.

 

Experiment and carefully examine results at 100-300% magnification. 

If the upscaled results aren't good, discard and try again at lower settings.

Rinse, lather, repeat.

 

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 16, 2025

Yes. The best upscaler is Gigapixel AI, but free upscalers are available on the internet. But bear in mind that all upscalers can introduce and will magnify issues such as grain and noise.

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Participant
March 16, 2025
Can you tell me what should I do to get approved Photoshop upscaled images?
I mean I need guidance to upscale in Photoshop perfectly
daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 16, 2025

It depends on the upscaler you are using. In Gigapixel AI, you select the size (2x, 4, or 6x) or input your custom size, and click OK. I supposed most work similarly. Some upscalers, like Gigapixel AI, might offer options for photographs or artwork, for example, so what you select depends on the type of image you are upscaling. Otherwise, it's pretty simple. If you have quality images to start with, and if your keep your upscales to a reasonable size (2x, for example), you shouldn't have too many issues. Photographs from a camera usually don't need upscaling in any case. With AI, it's a different story and you need to be careful when it comes to avoiding noise.

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