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A Look at Adobe's New, Blade-Runner-like "Super Resolution" Feature

"Enhance 224 to 176"

By Rain Noe - March 15, 2021

in Photography

With the release of their Camera Raw v13.2 update, Adobe has added a new feature called Super Resolution. By using "an advanced machine learning model trained on millions of photos," the company writes, Super Resolution can effectively double the resolution of a photograph, "maintaining clean edges and preserving important details." Here's Adobe's Digital Imaging Evangelist Director Julieanne Kost giving a demonstration:

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While Adobe says the feature is new, it's actually at least three years old. As proof, here's footage of Rick Deckard, a former member of the Los Angeles Police Department, using the technology all the way back in 2019:

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Of course, what really made the software special in Blade Runner was that the photos had 3D spatial characteristics. That and making a hard copy via Polaroid print tech! 😉

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