Adobe quietly introduced a new tool in March 2021, without much fanfare. It was called Super Resolution, and did what its name suggested: it increased the resolution of RAW images.
Adobe released this tool in a low-key manner, but the Internet has hailed it as a revolutionary post-production tool. Some commentators went as far as to announced the death of ultra-high-resolution sensors. Clickbait was extensive, and the hyperbole was real. This made me think.
Why do we need super resolution?
100mp sensors are available, but not at a price that is affordable for amateur photographers. These sensors are found in professional medium format cameras. This is because only professional photographers who work in high-end commercial photography need such a resolution.
The majority of us live in the world of 24mp sensors. To be honest, for most enthusiasts and professionals this is enough.
Now, increasing the size of an image is not a new thing. Photoshop can do this from the very beginning. The standard methods of increasing the size of an image in Photoshop used simple mathematical algorithms. The standard methods of increasing image size in Photoshop were based on simple mathematical algorithms.
