Upscale product photos to 2K and 4K
When to upscale a finished photo, when to generate big from the start, and what to check
Quick Answer
Open the photo in Refine, choose Upscale, pick 2K or 4K and press Apply. You pay the step up from the photo's size: from 1K, 1 credit to 2K and 2 credits to 4K. Upscale to 2K is on Pro and up, to 4K on Business and up. If you know you need the big file before you generate, pick 2K or 4K in the editor instead: same total price, sharper result, one step fewer.
The sizes
| Size | Long side | Upscale | Generate at |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K | about 1024 px | The starting point | 1 credit, every plan |
| 2K | about 2048 px | 1 credit from 1K, Pro and up | 2 credits, Pro and up |
| 4K | about 4096 px | 2 credits from 1K, 1 from 2K, Business and up | 3 credits, Business and up |
1K is plenty for a marketplace listing, a feed post or a product page thumbnail. 2K covers a hero banner, a zoom view and most paid social. 4K is for print, large screens and the marketplace zoom on a product where buyers look at the stitching.
How to upscale
Open the photo in Refine
From the gallery, open the version you want to enlarge. Upscale works on the version you are looking at, so if you relit or recoloured the photo, open that version, not the original.
Choose Upscale and a target
Pick 2K or 4K. The Apply button shows the price, the difference between the two sizes: from a 1K photo, 1 credit to 2K and 2 credits to 4K. Pro upscales to 2K; 4K needs Business, Growth or Studio. On Free the tool is shown but locked.
Apply and compare
The photo is re-rendered at the new size and saved as a new version. Hold to see the original underneath and look at the label, any text, and the finest edges before you download.
Upscale, or generate at the size you need?
Generate at 2K or 4K when you know in advance
The editor's format picker lets you choose 1K, 2K or 4K before you spend a credit: 2 credits at 2K, 3 at 4K, the same total as a 1K render plus an upscale. One render at the final size is sharper than a render plus an upscale, and it is one step instead of two. 2K generation is included from Pro; 4K from Business.
Upscale when the photo already exists
You made ten shots at 1K to find the keeper, then relit and recoloured it. That photo is the one you want big, and regenerating it would lose the edits. Upscale takes the version you have and re-renders it at 2K or 4K, as a new version in the same gallery card.
Upscale when you need more than one size
Keep the 1K for the listing and upscale once for the hero banner. Every version stays, and "All versions" downloads them together as one zip with readable file names.
What to expect with text and logos
Upscale is a re-render at the bigger size, not a pixel enlargement. That is why it adds real detail to fabric, wood grain and glass instead of blurring them. The same property means the smallest elements can move a little: a line of 6-point text on a label, a thin logo stroke, a dense repeating pattern. On a typical product label the brand name comes through unchanged; on a crowded ingredients panel, check it.
- Hold to see the original and compare the label, the logo and the finest edge before you download.
- For a label that must be pixel-exact, generate at the final size from the start, or use the upscale for the hero where the product is large and the 1K for the close-up.
- Upscale edits are not refundable, and neither is any other Refine edit; credit protection covers image generation only.
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