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Mastering Upscaling Techniques in Ideogram AI Explained

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You can now upscale directly in Ideogram. At the moment it’s only possible to upscale an image by a factor of 2x. Other upscaling options may be added in the future. I’m hoping more options get added soon.

Ideogram AI Image Upscaling: How to Start

There are a couple of different ways to upscale images.

Method 1: From a single image

  • Find the image you want to upscale.
  • Click the three dots.
  • Click Upscale.

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    This will only upscale the image you see.

    Method 2: From the grid of four

    Ideogram generates four images with each prompt. To pick a specific one:

  • Click the generation to open the grid of four.
  • Click the image you want.
  • Click the three dots and choose Upscale, or click the Upscale button next to the Remix feature.

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    When you click Upscale, Ideogram adds the prompt that created the image to the prompt box and also attaches the image you want to upscale. You can set visibility if you want. I put mine on Public.

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    Ideogram AI Image Upscaling Settings: Resemblance and Detail

    You get two important controls: Resemblance and Detail.

    Resemblance

    This is the parameter that tells the AI how identical you want the enlarged image to be to the original. A value of 1 will give the AI more latitude to be creative with the image. This is sometimes useful for correcting certain defects or enhancing certain details. With a value of 100, the result will be as close as possible to the original image.

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    If I want the upscale to be pretty identical, I set Resemblance to 100.

    Detail

    This slider allows you to adjust the level of detail of the image to be enlarged. The higher the value, the more details will be visible and present. Conversely, a lower value will reduce the amount of detail.

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  • For simple line art coloring pages, I don’t want more detail, so I drop this down to 10 or even 1.
  • For t-shirt graphics, I usually want about the same amount of detail, so I keep this around 50.

    • Ideogram AI Image Upscaling: Run the Upscale and Download

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  • Set Resemblance and Detail as needed.
  • Click Upscale to start the process.
  • When it’s done, download the original and the upscaled versions. I choose PNG.

    • Ideogram AI Image Upscaling: Verify the 2x Result and Quality

  • Open both files and check their properties with an inspector.
  • The original will be 1,024 by 1,024.
  • The upscaled version will be 2,048 by 2,048.

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    When you zoom in on the original, it looks quite blurry. The upscaled image is not as blurry. It’s still not the best because it’s only a 2x upscale. I prefer to upscale images at least 4x, which isn’t available yet, but I’m hoping it gets added. Even though this is only a 2x upscale, it will increase the quality of your designs. Zoomed out, you won’t notice a huge difference, but it does help.

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    Final Thoughts

    Ideogram AI Image Upscaling is straightforward: pick your image, set Resemblance and Detail, and run a 2x upscale. For line art, keep Detail low. For graphics, keep it around the middle. The quality bump is noticeable when you inspect up close, and I’m looking forward to more upscale options in the future.