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Clarity Pro Upscaler — upscale that holds identity
Clarity Pro is the senior Clarity branch: the first creative upscaler that keeps face identity intact. Where regular Clarity sometimes struggles on portraits (drifting eyes, plastic skin), Pro is markedly steadier on people and on photoreal frames with fine detail.
Where it earns its keep
- Portraits where recognisability and natural skin matter, with no plastic look.
- Final upscale on ad frames — when you need quality, not a roulette.
- Preparing old photos for print — without the cartoon look aggressive upscalers tend to add.
Clarity Pro vs the regular Clarity Upscaler
Regular Clarity is cheaper and faster. On landscapes, product shots and non-portrait graphics the gap is often invisible, and the standard version is enough.
Pro earns its keep where the model must keep things — especially faces and skin. Its creativity slider goes both ways: negative values stay close to the original, positive ones add detail. That is more careful than the single creativity dial in the regular model.
What you need on input
A source image in any format. Avoid heavy noise and compression — this is an upscaler, not a denoiser. Bad input begets bad output.
Cost is per run and shown in the app before you start. For larger batches, test on a single frame before running the whole series.
Frequently asked about Clarity Pro
How is Pro better than regular Clarity?
Identity preservation on people and more natural skin. On non-portrait photos the difference shrinks and the standard version often suffices.
What does negative creativity mean?
The model invents less and stays closer to the original. Useful when you want an honest upscale without artistic re-interpretation.
Does it work on AI-generated images?
Yes, including those. Pro upscales Nano Banana, Imagen, and Flux outputs to final size without losing the face or fine detail.
What is the maximum scale?
Depends on source and parameters. 2–4× is the usual sweet spot; beyond that fine detail gets risky.