Step 1: Import source photos

To upscale your photos with this AI photo enlarger, first you need to add source photos into Leawo Photo Enlarger. Kick off Leawo PhotoIns and enter the Photo Enlarger module. Then, follow either way listed below you to add images for photo enlargement:

• Click the “Add Photo Folder” button or the “Add Photo” button to browse and load source photo folder or photos from your computer hard drive into Leawo Photo Enlarger.
• Directly drag and drop your source photos into the main interface of Leawo Photo Enlarger.

Once you have loaded photos, you can right-click on a photo, and then choose to delete or export the selected photo. By right-clicking on the blank space, you can delete or export all loaded photos. If you want to import more photos, click the “Add Files” button in the bottom-left corner to add more photos for photo enlargement.

Step 2: Enlarge photos

After loading source photos, Leawo Photo Enlarger enables you to upscale photos in batch or enlarge photos one by one through the internal AI photo enlarger.

1. Enlarge photos in batch

To enlarge all loaded photos in batch, click the “Output” button in the bottom-right corner to call out the “Output settings” panel.

• Output Path: By default, output photos will be automatically saved to the address in the box. You can also click the “Position” button to change the output directory.
• Suffix: Add suffixes to original file names.
• Format: Specify a format from JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIFF and TIF for the output images.
• Quality: Set quality of the output photos. If you choose JPEG or JPG as the output format, you can set image quality from 0 to 100. If you choose PNG as the output format, you can set compression ratio from 0 to 9. If you choose TIFF and TIF as the output format, you can choose compression algorithm between LZW and ZIP, and choose bit depth between 8 bit and 16 bit.
• Scale: Choose enlarging scale from the preset 0.5x, 2x, 4x and 6x buttons. Or, enter the any scale you want to enlarge in the box behind (the value should be between 0.5 and 40).
• Denoise: By default, the values of “Suppress Noise” and “Remove Blur” are both 50. You can drag the sliders from 0 to 100 to remove digital noise and adjust clarity upon your images as needed.
• Effect: By default, the values of “Brightness”, “Saturation”, and “Contrast” are all 50. You can drag the sliders from 0 to 100 to enhance image quality as needed.
• Preset: Click the “Save” button to save all changes. Or, click the “Save as” button to save preset parameters for further use. You can click on the headmost box to select a saved preset from the drop-down list.

After all settings are completed, click the “Output [number] photos” button to output all AI-enlarged photos at once.

2. Enlarge photo one by one

To enlarge photo one by one, double-click on a loaded photo to enter the workbench of Leawo Photo Enlarger, which is divided into 3 sections:

At the top left, you can set enlargement parameters for the photo:

• By default, after entering the workbench, your photo will be upscaled to 2x. To change the enlarging scale, click the headmost box, and choose a preset scale from 0.5x, 2x, 4x, 6x, and 8x. Alternatively, you can enter the any scale you want to enlarge in the box (the value should be between 0.5 and 40).
• To remove noise from the photo, click the “Denoise” button to adjust the noise reduction degree.
• To fix blurry and pixelated photo, click the “Deblur” button to adjust the clarity and sharpness degree.
• Click the “Brightness” button to adjust the brightness of the photo. By dragging the slider to the right end for the brightness effect.
• Click the “Saturation” button to adjust the saturation of the photo. By dragging the slider to the right end to maximize the saturation of the photo.
• Click the “Contrast” button to adjust the contrast of the photo. By dragging the slider to the right end to maximize the contrast of the photo.

In the top middle, you can switch the photo preview mode, and save/apply preset:

• By default, the enlarged photo is previewed in “Side-by-Side” mode. You can click the “Split” button to change the preview mode to “Split” mode.
• Click the box next to the “Side-by-Side” button, you can select and apply a saved preset from the drop-down list to the photo.
• Click the “Save preset” button to save all enlargement parameter changes.
• Click the “Save as preset” button to save the parameter preset applied to this photo for further use.
• Click the “Apply to All” button to apply the parameters of this photo to all loaded photos.

At the top right, you can save all changes and go back to the main interface of Leawo Photo Enlarger, as well as output this photo individually:

• Click the “Save” button to save all changes to this photo. Then, you can click the “Close” button to close the workbench and go back to the main interface.
• Click the “Output” button to call out the “Output settings” panel:

• Output Path:By default, output photos will be automatically saved to the address in the box. You can also click the “Position” button to change the output directory.
• Suffix: Add suffixes to original file names.
• Format: Specify a format from JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIFF and TIF for the output images.
• Quality: Set quality of the output photos. If you choose JPEG or JPG as the output format, you can set image quality from 0 to 100. If you choose PNG as the output format, you can set compression ratio from 0 to 9. If you choose TIFF and TIF as the output format, you can choose compression algorithm between LZW and ZIP, and choose bit depth between 8 bit and 16 bit.

After all settings are completed, click the “Output 1 photo button to output the AI-enlarged photos individually.

Step 3: Output AI-enlarged photos

Finally, after clicking either “Output [number] photo(s)” button on the main interface or the workbench, you will be led to the exporting window. During the exporting process, you can click the “Cancel” button in the bottom-right corner at any time to terminate the enlargement. Once the exporting process is complete, you can click the “Open Save Folder” button to open the output directory.

Note: If you are a trial user, you will receive a “Get Pro” prompt, reminding you that the free trial version only outputs one photo at a time. You can click the “Continue” button to continue outputting the first photo. Plus, a Leawo watermark will be added to the output photo. You can click the “Buy Pro” button to upgrade to the Pro version and unlock all premium features.