How to Upscale Midjourney Images for Print / Print on Demand (Ai Art)

Learn how to upscale Midjourney for Print / Print on Demand! I cover in-depth the resolutions of Ai Art produced in MJ, exactly how to prepare for for Print on Demand or commercial print along with upscaling tools that can do the job.
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0:00 - Midjourney Upscaler Resolutions
1:30 - What is needed for print
2:56 - Upscaling in Photoshop
4:14 - Ai Upscalers
7:17 - Preparing your file for Print on Demand
7:37 - Preparing your file for print Canva
10:03 - Preparing your file for print Photoshop
13:40 - A Note on Aspect Ratios
// PAPER SIZES (followed by pixel size @ 300dpi):
A0 841mm X 1189mm: 14043 x 9933px
A1 594mm X 841mm: 9933 x 7016px
A2 420mm X 594mm: 7016 x 4961 px
A3 297mm X 420mm: 4961 x 3508px
A4 210mm X 297mm: 3508 x 2480px
A5 148mm X 210mm: 2480 x 1748px
A6 105mm X 148mm: 1748 x 1240px
Half Letter 5.5 x 8.5 in: 1650 x 2550px
Letter 8.5 x 11.0 in: 2550 x 3300px
Legal 8.5 x 14.0 in: 2550 x 4200px
Junior Legal 5.0 x 8.0 in: 1500 x 2400px
Ledger / Tabloid 11.0 x 17.0 in: 3300 x 5100px

[@pedxing]

Pro-tip Concerning color space... when printing large format do yourself a favor and leave your art in RGB. MOST (not all) commercial print shops who are printing large format or "giclee" prints are using printers with 8, 10, 15+ inks and can print WELL outside the standard CMYK gamut. if you are taking AI art to commercial digital or offset presses that produce work in CMYK then converting manually to CMYK will give you lots more control and is totally appropriate. the CMYK color space is limited to about 16,000 colors versus RGB's 16.7 million colors. for wall art... leave it in RGB for a more robust reproduction that is not afraid of saturation. The print shop's RIP will convert on-the-fly to the best color model for their own equipment and your original gets to stay unaltered.

[@WadeMcMaster]

This is an excellent tip, explained well thank you so much! I'll pin this comment :)

[@pedxing]

@@WadeMcMaster thanks buddy! anyone buying large format print services will thank you when they see the output. =)

[@Will-ic9xz]

awesome reply. Thank you

[@IOPsychologyst]

Thanks! That will save everyone tons of time.

[@giri.goyo_yt]

Comprehensive upscaler video. Love this. Also, no crappy KZbin formulaic humor or memes. This is very helpful. Thanks, yo.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you! I appreciate the positive and specific feedback :)

[@Will-ic9xz]

you have opened my eyes brother... thank you for posting this

[@cristalballena-hotel]

Thank you very much for this comprehensive explanation. I like the way it goes into all the details about printing and resolution. Perfect!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you! I felt that information was missing online, so im glad it was useful :)

[@SaaSLTDDeals]

Thank you for this comprehensive tutorial on upscaling Midjourney AI Art for print and print on demand!

[@WadeMcMaster]

You're very welcome! Thank you for checking it out!

[@RockstahRolln]

This is incredible! I am thrilled to have learned about your channel; I have subbed! 😀

[@WadeMcMaster]

Awesome, thank you! :)

[@RockstahRolln]

This is Brilliant!! Precisely what I was looking for, Thank You! 😀

[@WadeMcMaster]

Glad i could help, thank you!

[@RedeyeJedi808]

Amazing video! Super well done. Clear and informative and great production. Thank you 🙏 🎉😊

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thanks so much!

[@mkingscott]

I've learnt again - the embed image tip is great, will try that tonight 👍 Blurring/smoothing the image after upscaling is a great tip too 👍

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you! Im glad this was helpful :)

[@steeltormentors]

But that contributes massively to the loss of detail in the processed image..moreover at full strength 100 noise reduction. Hence the photoshop image looks soft and plenty of details lost.

[@nerdlove_tv]

Your videos have been completely instrumental in my journey.....through midjourney XD. Subbed and cant wait to learn more.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you so much! Im glad i could be helpful

[@imaginationmachinebeats9029]

Thank you so much for this video !

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you :) Glad it was helpful!

[@perryholmes9431]

Great video explanation to the point no fluff... I have Photoshop and Topaz Gigapixel and could not figure this out for Midjourney so thanks a million.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you Perry! Glad I could help :)

[@wrightway11]

Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you :)

[@thechosenone6324]

this is so amazing! thank you for sharing !! it works like a magic

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you so much :)

[@mackmoreno]

wow you saved my life with this video, thank you

[@WadeMcMaster]

Glad I could help! Thank you!

[@MoonlightLobster]

Great vid mate

[@Will-ic9xz]

Thank you so much for posting that.. subscribed

[@WadeMcMaster]

Very much appreciated! Thank you :)

[@bySterling]

Fantastic Video!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you!

[@rickmckee8522]

Great info, thanks!

[@Raedrum]

Very big thanks to you sir, this is exactly what I needed

[@WadeMcMaster]

Glad i could help! Thanks :)

[@WadeMcMaster]

Glad i could help! Thanks :)

[@RockstahRolln]

You beat me to it! I was about to say the same :). Exactly what I needed!

[@HealingMyself]

Thanks!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you so much! Much appreciated :)

[@NTL00]

Thank you very much!

[@SvenBenedict]

very much information, thank you! I will try my best to follow your tips.I am starting these days with POD... and I waste much time to find informations about the technical side for uploading the best quality and so on...

[@WadeMcMaster]

No problem! Thank you. Have some fun with it. Youll figure out your own method over time :)

[@lemondropzs]

Thank you this was great. Fixed my problem!

[@WadeMcMaster]

No problem, thank you for checking out the video!

[@lemondropzs]

@@WadeMcMaster Quick question. Is it better to upscale then enhance, or enhance, then upscale?

[@Heliodrafts]

You're a life saver, you're going to save a lot of business plans with this video lol

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you mate! I'm glad you got something out of it :)

[@Geo_0413]

bro you literally cant access those settings anymore so idk why your so happy lol

[@sacredbeats5080]

Great video! When should you upscale vs vectorize? Thanks.

[@WadeMcMaster]

If you have an image which is flat colors, soldi shapes etc - I would use vectorizer - but if there's fades and a lot of details like a photograph, got for upscaling

[@sacredbeats5080]

@@WadeMcMaster thanks!

[@audreydugan9668]

Good 👍

[@user-pk5mj3dw1r]

Thanks man! Very useful without blah blah crap. Just the info needed.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you :)

[@MostafaMohamed-bc9wh]

Thanks man !!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Happy to help, thank you!

[@theweekendaffiliate]

If you have Photoshop, you could use neural filters - > super zoom and I am unsure of how far you can upscale, I do know it's quite a lot.

[@suitsandlies]

Good show!!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you!

[@PickleAllergy]

Thank you so much for this, I am trying a few different online services, but also have topaz. Just trying to find the 'perfect' balance of upscaling and me being able to modify for print covers (beyond adobe)

[@WadeMcMaster]

Nice, thank you! I personally find topaz and photoshop to be the best combo so far. If i discover anything else ill be posting a video for sure :)

[@PickleAllergy]

@@WadeMcMaster Thanks Wade, you are right of course about Topaz and PS. I doubt I'll go outside that, despite what other doodads pop up in my face along the way! Your work is appreciated.

[@-ENJOY_CAPITALISM-]

What do you do if you want to offer the images in different ratios 2:3, 4:5 etc?

[@WadeMcMaster]

I would recommend possibly using zoom out so you have some space around your main subject to crop into, that gives you some freedom.

[@ang2733]

Ji, thanks for this video. Does the "WADE" code still work for the discount?

[@WadeMcMaster]

It should do, my last upscale video is pretty recent.

[@nightfiremediagroup]

Well, damn. Subscribing. Thanks!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thank you! Glad I could help! :)

[@BettyMullins]

I use Giga pixel also. It really makes the images look nice.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Yeah Gigapixel is amazing!

[@user-mo5yd5ih8q]

How would I upscale an image from 1024 x 1024 to exactly 3600 x 3600? All I can think is to do a custom upscale of 3.515625 -- but that seems kind of wacky(???)

[@WadeMcMaster]

There's a settng for that in Topaz luckily. IN Gigapixel, there's a "width" and a "height" section next to scale, where you can just put the final size in. In Photo AI it's just 2 fields listed under the 2x, 4x and Max buttons. So you don't need to be too precise with calculations :)

[@MaschiTuts]

do you upscale first and then remove the background of the image and make edits to the image (like cut out unnecessary stuff, etc.) or the other way around? or the other way around? what is the standard workflow here, please. Kind regards, Maschi.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Hi Maschi, I would upscale first then cut out as you can get a more precise edge.

[@carry-onbaggage7947]

@@WadeMcMaster That's what I thought! Thank you!

[@RhodeIslandDivorce]

Nice video. Helped me understand almost everything. Perhaps I'm missing something though. Once upscaled the image from midjourney when pulled into photoshop says that the art is at 72 ppi. My research on the web indicates you need 300 ppi for the best quality print. Does upscaling just increase the size of the low resolution file or does it change it to 300 ppi so it produces a good print result?

[@WadeMcMaster]

The only thing that really matters is the pixel resolution at the print size. Essentially, if you are printing a file which has 300 pixels per inch you're fine regardless of what the file says, it often just confuses people. So if you're printing a file that's 10inches by 10inches, as long as your file is 3000 x 3000 pixels it will be 300 dpi. If you print the same file (3000 x 3000px) at 20 x 20 inches, it will then be 150dpi as all it's doing is enlarging the image, and there for the pixels each time. Ultimately, ignore the recorded DPI in the file. I'd just check the pixel resolution against the print size (divide the pixels by the print dimension in inches) to learn the true dpi. I hope that's not confusing, it's not exactly the most straight forward thing.

[@Musiclover6404]

Can someone explain why some of these AI image enlargers make it where when you download the images or re-download them is after it's been uploaded it has two files instead of one when you look at the properties of the image.

[@WadeMcMaster]

I haven't come across that sorry mate. Is that using topaz?

[@tclan414]

I've been using PIL python library it seems to do ok doesn't cost me anything. I use the high pass filter to add details back in. I can use the PIL library to automate a lot of things like crop the images automatically. I've been trying to create a background remover with python pretty close but it fails when converting the mask to a transparent background.

[@WadeMcMaster]

I havent tried it out, soinds like it works well :)

[@sakumiko1111]

2 questions. 1: I can’t find the list of page sizes with required pixels you mentioned in your video. 2: if you upscale a picture and use it directly on printify for example, I see that says something like high resolution 800 dpi. But I only upscaled and didn’t change the dpi, my image still shows 72 dpi on its info. Do I still need to change it in a photo editor to 300+ dpi or just upscaling it and if printify shows high resolution, leave it like that? Ty

[@WadeMcMaster]

Sorry I did forget to add the paper sizes, they are now at teh bottom of the description, but also below for convenience: // PAPER SIZES (followed by pixel size @ 300dpi): A0 841mm X 1189mm: 14043 x 9933px A1 594mm X 841mm: 9933 x 7016px A2 420mm X 594mm: 7016 x 4961 px A3 297mm X 420mm: 4961 x 3508px A4 210mm X 297mm: 3508 x 2480px A5 148mm X 210mm: 2480 x 1748px A6 105mm X 148mm: 1748 x 1240px Half Letter 5.5 x 8.5 in: 1650 x 2550px Letter 8.5 x 11.0 in: 2550 x 3300px Legal 8.5 x 14.0 in: 2550 x 4200px Junior Legal 5.0 x 8.0 in: 1500 x 2400px Ledger / Tabloid 11.0 x 17.0 in: 3300 x 5100px Printify is correct - if its above 300dpi (so 800 being more than double) it will work perfectly fine. The actual dpi reading on an image is more confusing than it is helpful at times (it is only a reference, it doesnt affect the final output and can often be ignored). Essentially, for every inch of print, you need 300 pixels or more. So if printify says 300dpi or more, then I wouldn't be concerned at all and I'd use the image.

[@sakumiko1111]

@@WadeMcMaster Ty for the page sizes. So I just have to upscale an image and use it on the POD platform without having to go into an editor and change it to 300 dpi? Just want to make sure. :)

[@WadeMcMaster]

Yeah with print on demand just make the kmage as large as possible and it should work on most products. They will typically not allow yountonuse an image if its not high resolution enough. Topaz gigapixel's 6x upscale to 6000x6000 typically makes images big enough for basically everything.

[@badejong]

Great video. Thanks for creating this one. I still have one question that I want to ask. If you upscale your 1024 x 1024 image through Gigapixel and save that, opening it within Photoshop and clicking image size, it is still showing 72 pixels per inch. How to get that to 300 dpi???

[@badejong]

I already found the answer down below... thanks!

[@WadeMcMaster]

No problem! Thank you :)

[@chrispelletier3661]

Hello this is so very interesting. My question for you is can I generate an image from the ai program and download it int different types of files so I can use it on a cutting machine?? Thanks Chris

[@WadeMcMaster]

Hi Chris, I don't think this is easy to automate, you can convert images to vectors using vectorizer.ai, however for cutting paths it may not be suitable. I would say you would need to create a cut path manually or at least cutout the image/remove the background in photoshop and make one from the selection. I hope that helps mate! I worked with cutting machines for years and I simply can't see this being an easy task anytime soon (but who knows!)

[@chrispelletier3661]

@@WadeMcMaster thank you very much. So can I create an image and download or export it to my computer as showgirl, or dxf, or other type of file? I use vectric program for my Cnc machine which can read these types of files and convert them into vectors. Thanks again Chris

[@SeymourClevage]

My tip would be to find a good printer. I supply mine with raw Midjourney images and they upscale to the size of print that I want as part of the service.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thats cool! Ive never seen that before but thats great service, 110%

[@PickleAllergy]

Well? Share them! :)

[@tarabambi]

I think this video is amazing and its more about how to CREATE HIGH QUALITY by enlarging image. Upscaling of quality has nothing to do with printer resizig. Those are two different things and this guy here is talking about quality needed to give printers so when they print it it doesen' become printed s#it but good stuff sized to user's needs.

[@Dusty.Reviews]

What service?

[@SeymourClevage]

@@Dusty.Reviews printing service. I use a small printer in my home town. I just supply them with my raw midjourney pictures and they do all the upscaling for me. They don't even charge extra.

[@cmkaniak]

Other than when you placed the image in a new Photoshop file at 300dpi, I didn't see you modify the resolution* (not just the number of pixels) of the image itself from 72dpi (within Gigapixel). i.e., My understanding is the image resolution would therefore be stretched in order to fit the 300dpi resolution of the Photoshop file. Correct...?

[@WadeMcMaster]

Yeah, as long as the pixel resolution is high enough, it will change dpi across different printed sizes. Some smaller sizes make the pixels denser for higher dpi and vice versa

[@TheRiddleRetreat]

@@WadeMcMaster so that means that you did not change that to 300 dpi there because this will be done automatically in this case, right?

[@MarkWilder68]

What about the DPI? Does Topaz increase the DPI to 300?

[@WadeMcMaster]

Resolution is linear, so by making the image larger in pixels you enlarge it's dpi at any given print size. Ignore the dpi reading on images and instead calculate it by pixels per inch at print size. So a 1x1 inch image needs to only be 300x300 pixels to be 300 dpi. But a 5x5inch images needs to be 1500x1500 pixels at 300dpi. The dpi reading in the file properties really confuses or misleads people.

[@MarkWilder68]

@@WadeMcMaster thank you because those readings were confusing the heck out of me is there anything else you can tell me or show me if you have a video about DPI I just want to ensure that when I say something is 300 DPI it actually looks 300dpi thank you

[@WadeMcMaster]

No problem, I don't have a video on dpi but I do have it in the works. But, if you send me an email to [e-mail] I'll see if I can help explain it further. :)

[@maximilien3956]

Hello, is it really necessary to create custom size on canva ? When a person want to print your x4 upscale image does the size not adapt directly to the print format of the printer ?

[@WadeMcMaster]

Mostly it snot necessary - if you want to take a file in for commercial print though, it is preferred to have the file at the correct size (physical measurement x 300dpi or more)

[@jbrey8427]

Where do we find "MJ test" upscaler? I see where it is on your screen, can't find it on mine. I pay for med-level. Do I need to go to Pro? Thanks very much. The low resolution of everything on MJ is sad and needs to be drastically improved, even if you have to pay extra for it.

[@WadeMcMaster]

V4 and v5 dont offer anything other than the inital image sizes unfortunately, which is why i use topaz gigapixel, it dies a great job of upscaling them with ai

[@jbrey8427]

@@WadeMcMaster Thank you for the reply. That manes sense. I have tried the free trial on Gigapixel, and I honestly could not see any difference from upscaling in Photoshop, though I do use other Topaz products.

[@antonionieves4638]

Which is the Best to remove background?? Please spesk of this.

[@WadeMcMaster]

I'm always a fan of Photoshop as you can go manual if need be, otherwise most of them are similar, remove.bg seems to be good though.

[@majesticmythology]

What aspect ratio should you prompt on midjourney to get a size suitable to a4? Midjourney doesn’t allow the true aspect ratio of a4 which is 1:1.41

[@WadeMcMaster]

I usually use the mm measurement : so --ar 210:297 (or vice versa)

[@majesticmythology]

@@WadeMcMaster thanks so much for replying, I really appreciate it

[@laiferickson2673]

how is 72 dpi good enough?

[@WadeMcMaster]

It's not. Ignore what the file says and take the measurement of your print in inches (width and height separately) and multiply it by 300 ... then that is the correct pixel dimensions needed for 300dpi at size. A 300 x 300pixel image is 300dpi at 1 inch by 1 inch print, the same.image is 150 dpi at 2 inches by 2 inches. Ignore the dpi reading and focus on print size in inches, and 300pixels per inch of that print size.

[@hwyterrorist]

How does what any of these upscalers do compare to vectorizing an image for print?

[@WadeMcMaster]

Vector is awesome.for simpler style images with very flat colors. Add gradients and it statts to look choppy, also topaz with add stail to areas whereas vectorizing it will smooth out details to a degree. So cartoons and illustrations work perfectly with vector, whilst photo realistic or highly detailed images with gradients are best if ai upscaled.

[@Piper0185]

Would love to know how generated space cat. Looks sooo cool

[@WadeMcMaster]

Thanks mate! Heres the full prompt: cat with sunglasses --no sun ears

[@BillyRogan]

Thanks for this video. Everyone else out there making clickbait videos on how to get rich. Not one of them mention that your images will look like trash and do not explain how to properly upscale. simply slecting 23:30 at 300dpi in Photopea doesnt seem to do the job -unless I'm missing something? Hopefully your steps here help. Cheers

[@WadeMcMaster]

The only software i see do a good job if upscaling s topaz as it uses ai to add detail. The other programs that just upscale do a good job smoothing things but adding detail just doesnt happen. Thank you for watching and connecting :)

[@Dusty.Reviews]

@@WadeMcMasterare you talking about Giga pixel by topaz?

[@shestylesit7480]

My images on midjourney are high resolution but when I upload it to printify and try to expand the design it turns to low resolution. I don't know why after I've resized the image

[@WadeMcMaster]

do you mean the images straight out of midjourney? If so they are only 1024 x 1024 or around that size. They do usually need significant upscaling. What size are the images you are uploading (in pixels)?

[@user-lk7qz1nf5y]

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[@piotrpiotr5681]

Are you able to provide initial file with glassescat, just for test ?

[@WadeMcMaster]

Sure mate, jsut send me an email to [e-mail] and I'll forward it to you :)

[@piotrpiotr5681]

Please check spam folder 🤭

[@overlords2722]

What if its for displate? How do you upscale while keeping to 2900 x 4060 px?

[@WadeMcMaster]

I would first create at an aspect ratio of 290:406 (so in Midjourney --ar 290:406 ) then where you go to Scale in Topaz Gigapixel, change to width, choose PX and add 2900 px ) That will scale it to that exact size. For existing images, you may need to just scale it to max size (so 6x) go to Photoshop or canva, create a document that's 2900 x 4060px and place/import that image and position it. You may cut some off but if the image isn't made at the correct aspect ratio will will lose some of the image - unless you stretch it but it could affect how good the image looks. I hope that helps!

[@overlords2722]

@@WadeMcMaster Makes sense, thank you so much for taking the time to answer! Will be trying this out!

[@WadeMcMaster]

Awesome mate, I'm glad i could help :)@@overlords2722

[@xvzw]

Can you please make a video on how to sharpen an image on photoshop for a tshirt? I upscaled the image but it still looks blur

[@WadeMcMaster]

Ive added it to my video list mate :) will do

[@xvzw]

@@WadeMcMaster Thank you bro. I hope soon :)

[@DamonGTR]

Hey mate, great video, and a brilliant explanation. I was wondering if you could send me that cat photo please? it's cool af and I'm struggling to generate that image, or even a similar one. Thank you

[@WadeMcMaster]

No problem, can you email me at [e-mail] - we can go from there :)

[@DamonGTR]

@@WadeMcMaster Thank you! I've emailed.

[@lydiaherrera]

Is gigapixel available for iPad Pro ?

[@WadeMcMaster]

I don't think so sorry, mainly a Mac or PC

[@shellyidwttw8680]

i dont understand. why the larger the poster the lower dpi? can you please explain?

[@WadeMcMaster]

The poster is typically viewed from further away, therefore doesn't need as high a dpi to look high quality.

[@shellyidwttw8680]

@@WadeMcMaster thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@sheldonventer2849]

Why do you not increase the DPI from the 72 it had to 300? Even the upscalers keep it at 72. Should we keep it that way?

[@WadeMcMaster]

I honestly pay no attention to the dpi in the image settings. At the endod the day the pixel resomution is the real number, 300pixels = 300dpi at one inch. If i need it to be 10inches x 10inches then 3000 x 3000 pixels (10x300dpi) will print at the right resolution at that size.

[@cotch40]

@@WadeMcMaster In Canva there's a 'resize' option where you can chose pixels as your peramater and can select up to 9600 x 9600, I believe. Is this feature too rudimentary and/or amateur versus 'adult' image editors such as PS? For example, if I were to create a 12 x 12 inch design, and therefore needed 3600 x 3600 pixels and I selected this in Canva, would the resultant image still be fairly low quality for print purposes at the exact suggested size of 12 x 12 inch? Many thanks.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Id need to test it out, i didnt realise it was there.

[@stephenkelly5166]

Hi, Im new to doing AI art and also upscaling AI images from midjourney with a view to sending to print in demand websites to sell my images. So I have gigapixel AI and can upscale 6 by times and the images look pretty good at this scale. However when I look at the details of the outputted JPEG, the resolution is only 72dpi. The width is 8064 and the height is 5376. I have read that for images to look good for printing they should be 300dpi to look good when upscaled so I'm assuming as mine is only 72dpi, if it was printed at these dimensions it would look bad in terms of quality? would appreciate any advise on this or prrhaps Im looking at it in the wrong way? Thanks

[@WadeMcMaster]

Ignore that info mate. It has no reflection on the actual quality of the image - the dpi will depend on the size of the image when printed (lower dpi for larger prints, higher dpi for smaller prints). As long as the pixel resolution is high (which it definitely is at over 8000 pixels wide), it will print well.

[@mkingscott]

​@@WadeMcMaster But later in the video, you create a 22 inch poster at 300dpi... Would you recommend that resolution for printable clip art? Oh, my head hurts 🤣

[@WadeMcMaster]

@@mkingscott I don't know what you mean. But if the image is close to 7000px then its perfectly fine resolution at that size. The dpi field in image sizes is a great guide, also if you create an image that size first then work within it it's very convenient. But ultimately, the only true maeasure of resolution in an image is the pixel dimensions, which get denser at smaller sizes and more sparse at larger sizes.

[@WadeMcMaster]

But yes, the higher the resolution the better, clipart or not haha. I worked in the print industry for years and it is a little confusing to grasp haha

[@stephenkelly5166]

@@WadeMcMaster thanks for getting back on this, a sub as a result. So I have an image of 8100 by 10800 pixels and a DPI of 72. I upscaled the original image of approx 1K pixels by 1k pixels at 72 DPI with gigapixel AI. Will this be good enough to print at a poster size for example? Is there site that you can test to see how the image would look at this size? Thanks

[@LancerX916]

Photoshop now has neural filters. Super Zoom works like an upscale AI. I have gone to X8 on it and it looks fine.

[@WadeMcMaster]

That's cool, I might need to experiment with it :)

[@LancerX916]

@@WadeMcMaster Yeah, I am sure Topaz is probably still the best, but now PS has something better than image size and oil paint filters.

[@WadeMcMaster]

@@LancerX916 There's also super resolution too, which I covered in another video

[@georgematsos4416]

The image created with topaz is 72dpi ?

[@WadeMcMaster]

That doesnt matter and reading the dpi is a poor way of measuring the dpi. I bthe inage is 6000px x 6000px, divide that by 300 (for 300dpi) then it can be printed at 20 x 20 inches at 300dpi. It can be printed 600dpi at 10 x 10 inches or 200 dpi at 30 x 30 inches. Does that make sense?

[@georgematsos4416]

@@WadeMcMaster Makes sense. So what is the best size for selling ai art ?

[@WadeMcMaster]

I will generally go as big as i can with topaz (so 1024 x 1024 becomes a bit over 6000 x 6000) but will do a basic upscale agin or in photoshop to get it up around 9000 x 9000. It wont add much detail beyond 6000 x 6000 but thats plenty for the human eye, its more.so you can print effectively on all products at that point :) I am considering a full video on scaling and prepping for print on demand, woild that be useful to you? I might pick up the pace on that one.

[@georgematsos4416]

I see most listings having the 300dpi.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Yeah thats right. As long as theres 300 pixels per inch of print, youre set, regardless of the dpi reading in the inage size properties

[@robertsonplantwalls]

Beta is no longer available in settings for midjourne

[@WadeMcMaster]

I also noticed the test modes are gone from settings too. But you can still use them by adding --test or --testp, then if you upscale those they will use the beta upscaler

[@choppergirl]

I do not understand their arbitrary choices of resolutions, because so many people are going to be using them for KZbin Video Thumbnails which is either 720p or 1080p resolution. It's not paper that these images are going to be viewed on, it's the intneret. So most of them should be a video resolution and / or saved as .webp format (which i hate) but is optimized for web display even at low bandwidth. Iimagine most images will have a life span of nothing mor than being viewed inside a Discord server for Facebook post.

[@WadeMcMaster]

What you're saying is true to a degree, however many people intend on printing images and also, upscaling means you can zoom in or use that at full resolution as a device wallpaper. I was originally blown away at how many people wanted these images to be higher resolution.

[@choppergirl]

@@WadeMcMaster I furred my brrow when the video said wanting higher resolutions to print to paper on a lasar printer at 300dpi... I was like, that is 100%... Early 1990's. Apple Macintosh. Desktop Publishing Revolution. At one time I had at least 25 ink jet printers and 10 lasar pritners, one of them printed in wax at 300dpi in color ($4000 Tektronix). Post Late 1990's.. after Mosaic and Netscape 1.0... it's all digital across the internet. Because now your images can... travel without cost to you. ANd be replicated infinite number of times. So now the main concern is resolutions that will be consumed on digital devices. On mobile phones... probably how a lot of people see the internet... low resolution is fine. On the desktop, most office monitors are still 1080p. All my monitors are 1080p (or rather, 1050p) What vexes me is you think to create these images, first they create them inside a 3D model rendering algorhyhum (the ai does), then rotates them around, then ray traces them from some point to produce the final image at a low resolution. If that's the case, with modern graphics card, there is no reason at all to export them to the user / consumer / beta tester in low a55 resolution except for one reason... maybe their back end servers are churnig them out in such incredible volume, reducing the resolution allows them to support more users at lower CPU over head. Still, that makes not much sense, because CPU cycles are dirt cheap now. So one has to be mystified why such low resolutions unless.. it's part of their business model... give away or sell the low resolution generations for cheap, while charging a premium for higher resolution renders... even though it would cost them pretty much the same almost to create both...

[@WadeMcMaster]

@@choppergirl I hear you, there's definitely a cap in order to make more money from more users. I look forward to the day we can get those higher res images straight out of the syustem too, even just because I like being able to see the detail it produces. If that day comes anytime soon

[@InspiringBee]

on direct chat with 'Midjourney Bot' others will see or take or steal our Art?

[@WadeMcMaster]

They can see it in the community feed. To be 100% private youd need the pro plan and turn on stealth mode (whilst private messaging)

[@InspiringBee]

@@WadeMcMaster community feed means.. midjourney website community or discord community? If I buy the basic plans.

[@WadeMcMaster]

Community feed is on the midjourney website

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Show this with GIMP2 please :)

[@WadeMcMaster]

I still haven't used Gimp, I should definitely give it a look

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

@@WadeMcMaster What I did though was I saved the standard file 1024 x1024 then in PaintShop Pro I found a way to just up the PPI/DPI so I upped it to 300, then used an upscaler . At the moment I'm trying Upscayl. As it's free but I also have tried Bigjpg.

[@WadeMcMaster]

I havent tried Upscayl, ill check it out :)

[@guruware8612]

why midjourney ? did you know, that you can upscale any image, even your selfies ?

[@WadeMcMaster]

Yes. Correct. A massive chunk of my audience uses Midjourney so this targeted at helping them, but this info is good for anyone.

[@atmospheree]

The best AI upscaler is Gigapixel AI just tell me Wade McMaster how you make a gigapixilized image to 300 dpi as GIGAPIXEL AI ALWAYS GIVES you 72 DPI and there is no way to fix this since ages.. Please help me good person, I need to make 20 cliparts in bulk and need solution thanks again in advance

[@WadeMcMaster]

I need to do a video on this I think! Essentially, the dpi reading on the image is completely useless. Dpi is more mathematical. Think 300 pixels per inch (dpi meaning dots per inch, in the case, pixels instead of dots... ) so a 3000x3000px image is 300dpi when printed at 10inch by 10 inches. Take that image (keeping it at 3000x3000px) and enlarge to 20 x 20 inches and it becomes 150dpi. Print it 5 inches , it becomes 600dpi. That's how dpi actually works in the real world. Also just to confirm, I worked in a commercial print factory for over 10 years, this is how printers work. Dpi changes as the size of the print changes. 300 dpi or higher (I often use 450 dpi when I want things to be really sharp) is all you need. I hope that makes sense!

[@WadeMcMaster]

So to add to that, work out how big you need the image to print in inches, multiply each dimension by 300 and you have your pixel size require.for 300dpi

[@atmospheree]

@@WadeMcMaster brother!!! You explain it was astonishing. God bless you and your family.

[@atmospheree]

​@@WadeMcMasterI understand now. My problem is that I sell on Etsy and when a customer sees 72 dpi thinks it's a bad file, even though you know gigapixel ai makes the quality 6x insane... Maybe I need to explain them using your words :))

[@WadeMcMaster]

No worries mate, if it helps, you can use topaz differently. You can choose width (instead of scale like 6x) and choose cm or inches, then the dpi field appears underneath. So that may be better too (I just discovered this myself haha)

[@cuddleslug547]

Printers add bleed just so you're aware lol

[@WadeMcMaster]

Pretty aware lol

[@R055LE.1]

Gee. Gee-ah-teen

[@WadeMcMaster]

Gill. lol

[@ExtraCorona666]

how make 4,5k x 5,6k / 8 bit

[@WadeMcMaster]

Hi Mate, I would create your image, use an Ai upscaler like on in the video to size it up beyond those dimensions - then in Photoshop, Canva or any image editing program - create a blank image that is 4500 x 5600px, import the image and frame it up in that space - then save it. Also, if you do generate an image, match the aspect ratio so it fits more easily. So if its midjourney --ar 45:56 Hope that helps!

[@DavidSmith-uq4mj]

u/sing topaz they need to improve theirAI for upscaling barely see any major difference

[@WadeMcMaster]

I did a comparison and noticed massive differences. Not sure whats happening there.