Category: Release Notes – Nero AI Image Upscaler

New features

• 1-Click Start/Cancel for Multiple Images
  You can now start or cancel upscaling with a single click for all selected images. This streamlined feature saves time and gives you greater control over batch processing.

• New Local AI Model – Iris
  Meet Iris, our latest model designed to enhance fine contrast details like eyes, fur, hair, and feathers. Perfect for portraits and close-ups, Iris brings out the delicate textures in your images.

Note: The “Iris” model is paid-only. It is available to yearly plan subscribers or lifetime owners from 2025 onwards. 2024 lifetime users need to purchase the 2025 version or a subscription to access it.

• Seamless Editing in PhotoSnap
  After upscaling with Nero AI Image Upscaler, you can now fine-tune your images directly in PhotoSnap. Adjust colors, apply filters, retouch faces, add clip art, text, and more—without missing a beat.

Improvements

• You can now enable face enhancement with any online upscaling model, thanks to Nero Cloud GPU. Enjoy sharper, more detailed facial features across all your images.

• You can now set a targeted scaling ratio for online upscaling models, giving you more control over the final image size and quality.

Bugfixes

• We’ve fixed an issue where the app failed to load the local upscaling engine on certain devices.

New features

• Now you can hide the model tips on the cursor hovering via turning on the Hide-model-guidance Option:

By default, it is OFF which means that a model tip will show up when the cursor is hovering on a model as below screenshot:

• A new entry for Activation code under Help Menu which will open the Nero Start app to redeem the product.

For more infomation, please refer to Redeem Activation Code

New features

• Now you can set the default upscaling ratio and models for all remaining unprocessed images with just 1-click.
  • via Options page:
  • via the processing control zone:

The size settings of scale rate is only available for local models. We will make it possible for online models soon.

For more infomation, please refer to How to set model and size settings to all unprocessed photos quickly with Image Upscaler

What is it?

A feature that lets you instantly apply your preferred settings with a single click, saving time and ensuring consistency across your photo upscaling tasks, including:

• Model option
• Scale option (Currently works with local models only. Support for online models coming soon.)

These settings will apply to all photos waiting to be processed.

How to Use

There are two ways to apply the settings:

1. Configure your settings on the Options page

For example, if you’re a portrait photographer who regularly upscales portrait photos, we recommend: Set the Engine to Online, default model (Online) to Face Enhancement, and turn auto-start ON.

 

After setup, you’ll only need to input the portrait images. The app will handle all Face recovery and upscaling operations automatically.

This setup is also ideal when upscaling videos with Image Upscaler, processing each frame.

2. Click the “Apply to all” button to implement model settings or size settings instantly.

This option is better for complex daily tasks where you might not want auto-start because you have different photos that need different models.

The [Apply to all] button remains available to apply your current model settings to all remaining unprocessed images.

Best Practices

• Review your original images and settings before applying to all
• Regularly update your saved settings to match your current needs

Troubleshooting

• What if settings don’t apply correctly?
  • Verify that all settings were properly saved
  • Be aware that the settings for online engine and local engine are separated
  • The model settings and size settings are separated
• Why the Face enhance is not available to me?
  • The Face enhancement is currently based on Nero Cloud GPU only so it requires the PRO version.

 

Improvements

• Now you can choose to keep the original filename when you output results.

  

  PS. This option might overwrite your original files when you export the results to the same directory as the original files.

• You can see all the output image info with the cursor hovering