Topaz Gigapixel AI plug in

[MPH67]

Hi Guys, 

I apologise if there are other threads on specifically Gigapixel ai but I can’t find anything anywhere directly relating to this. 
I am trying to add the trial version as a plugin but even applying the correct path is proving to be a trial. 
Are my settings correct? ‘Authorise global’ is greyed out no matter what the path. 
Is Gigapixel even compatible as a plugin or do I have to use it externally then reimport to affinity once upscale? 
It’s obviously something really simple that I’m missing but any advice greatly welcome 👍🏻. 
 

Thanks very much 

martin

[MEB]

Hi @MPH67,
Welcome to Affinity Forums
Affinity Photo only supports basic image filters (single pixel layers). Anything relying on custom UI/panels, automation, other plugin types (file formats import/export etc) will not work. Topaz Gigapixel outputs an image with different dimensions thus is not supported and can't be used within Affinity Photo.

[MPH67]

Thanks for replying so quickly 👍🏻. So there’s literally no point using G AI to upscale a low res image then? Is that right? 
Are affinity’s native resize algorithms good enough in your opinion? 
I have a Canon R6 which is only 20mp so could do with something decent to increase image size for cropping/printing.  I had been thinking of exchanging for the 45mp R5 but the price is putting me off 😬🫣😂. 
 

Cheers

[MEB]

Hi @MPH67,
No, you can still use Gigapixel AI as an independent app to increase the image size. It just doesn't work within Affinity Photo as a plugin.
Affinity Photo's native algorithms are not on par with the output of a specialized app as Topaz Gigapixel to increase the image size in my opinion. I use it (and others) myself for those operations. 

 

[MPH67]

O.k I get it now, thanks very much for that👍🏻. I’ve tried it separately and I have to say I’m impressed so im Pleased you confirmed it can be used  

Im still learning at this game so can I ask what your workflow is with Topaz please? Do I go into topaz with the raw file and resize as a 1st step, or develop/ convert then resize? 
 

Cheers

[John Rostron]

You need to visit the Topaz forum for gigapixel. Just Google 'Topaz gigapixel  forum'.

John

 

 

[MPH67]

Hi John, thanks for replying. I had looked through the topaz site and most conversations are revolving around P/s and Lightroom. There are posts about affinity but couldn’t find what I needed to know. I posted here because I couldn’t work out why it wasn’t loading in affinity as a plugin and hoped someone had experience with gigapixel / affinity and as a plugin specifically. 

I got the answer and I'm quite happy to use GAI as a separate app.

 

Cheers