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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I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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A Look at Adobe's New, Blade-Runner-like "Super Resolution" Feature
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! 😉