Super Resolution: professional image upscaling

Get more from the images you already have. Increase image resolution and clarity with Affinity’s Super Resolution, so low-quality files can meet professional standards.

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How to use Super Resolution in Affinity

When reshooting isn’t an option and you need to upscale an image, here’s what to do.

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Increase image resolution

Open your image in Affinity and apply Super Resolution from the Canva AI Studio within the app. The feature increases the image dimensions while enhancing overall clarity, allowing you to upscale low-resolution files to better meet professional standards.

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Recover detail and clarity

Once applied, review the enhanced result and adjust your image as needed. Super Resolution improves definition in cropped, older, or inherited files, helping restore usable detail while avoiding the harsh artifacts often seen in basic upscaling.

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Edit your way

After upscaling, continue working as normal. You can retouch, composite, color correct, and refine the image within Affinity, keeping full control over quality and final output without switching tools or rebuilding assets.

Create higher-quality images

Low-resolution images are a common constraint in professional creative work. Designers inherit legacy assets, photographers revisit older files, and teams repurpose content across new formats and channels. Super Resolution in Affinity is an image upscaling feature that helps increase image resolution while improving clarity and fine detail without external tools.

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Get more from existing assets

High-resolution originals aren’t always available. Super Resolution helps rescue older files, improve cropped photos, and adapt assets for new formats. It extends the value of existing images, helping you meet professional standards without reshoots or time-consuming reconstruction.

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Built for real creative work

Super Resolution is designed as a production tool, not a novelty feature. It delivers controlled, repeatable image enhancement that supports real-world creative workflows. Working alongside Affinity’s non-destructive editing and advanced photo tools, it allows you to improve resolution while keeping your process flexible.

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FAQs

  • Super Resolution is an image upscaling feature that increases image resolution while enhancing detail and clarity. It helps make low-resolution images more suitable for print, large-format output, and professional creative use.

  • No. Super Resolution improves usability but does not replace properly captured high-resolution source files. It is best used to extend the value of images when originals are limited.

  • Yes. After upscaling, you can continue editing within Affinity, combining resolution enhancement with retouching, compositing, and refinement.

  • Use it when an image is too small for its intended output — such as adapting assets for larger formats or improving cropped or legacy files.

  • Yes. Super Resolution supports photo upscaling for print and large-format use while keeping your editing workflow controlled and flexible.

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