Pixelmator Pro adds image resolution enhancement using AI

The Pixelmator Team released an update to Pixelmator Pro, the Mac image editor designed to make powerful professional tools accessible to everyday users. The update adds a new ML Super Resolution feature, giving users the ability to increase the resolution of images using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques.

“Machine learning has been the most exciting technology in image editing over the past few years and we’ve taken full advantage of it with a number of ML-powered features,” said Saulius Dailide, one of the founders of the Pixelmator Team. “And thanks to the new ML Super Resolution feature, users can now increase the resolution of any image with a click while preserving its quality, which simply wouldn’t be possible without AI.”

ML Super Resolution is integrated using Core ML 3 and is the first tool of its kind widely available to consumers, the company said. Using cutting-edge machine learning techniques, it increases the resolution of images – whether photos, illustrations, paintings, or designs – while preserving textures, edges, and other details. ML Super Resolution also removes image noise and compression artifacts during the upscaling process, delivering incredible quality. The new feature is available as a one-click action, as an algorithm when changing the size of images, and as an algorithm when scaling objects using the Transform tool.