Magnific AI

Javi López and Emilio Nicolás Riquelme launch Magnific AI, the first popular creative image upscaler: a tool that doesn't just add resolution but hallucinates new detail into images. Sliders for creativity, HDR, and resemblance control how much the AI invents, turning rough Midjourney or Stable Diffusion outputs into images with stunning texture. Over 30,000 people sign up in the first 24 hours.

For AI filmmakers, whose image-to-video workflows with models like Gen-2 depend heavily on the input image, Magnific feels like magic. It fills in what early image models miss, skin pores, fabric, environmental detail, and the approach is quickly emulated by competitors. Magnific is acquired by Freepik in May 2024.