In this Luminar Neo SuperSharp AI review, we’re revisiting Skylum Software‘s AI-Powered photo sharpening tool for Luminar Neo to see how it has improved since launch. And overall, SuperSharp AI remains similar to its first iteration.
This is to say that Supersharp AI is entirely functional yet falls short of best-in-class alternatives such as Topaz Sharpen AI. But unlike any other sharpening tool, Supersharp AI is fully integrated into your Luminar Neo workflow. So, is a little convenience worth enough to earn SuperSharp AI, my recommendation? Let’s take a look. Jump to Conclusion
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Table of Contents
- What is Supersharp AI
- What does Luminar SuperSharp AI do?
- How much does Luminar Neo SuperSharp AI cost
- Supersharp AI Release Date
- What’s new in Supersharp AI
- SuperSharp AI Tutorial
- SuperSharp AI Test
- Face Enhancer AI
- SuperSharp AI Performance
- Supersharp AI Compared
- Conclusion – Is SuperSharp AI any Good?
What is Supersharp AI
Luminar Supersharp AI is an AI-powered image sharpener for PC and Mac and part of the Luminar Neo Extension Pack. This means you must have Luminar Neo to use SuperSharp AI. Read Luminar Neo Review
What does Luminar SuperSharp AI do?
Luminar Neo SuperSharp AI is for sharpening your photos. But unlike traditional sharpening tools, SuperSharp AI will not litter your sharpened image with strange artifacts and halo-like outlines.
Furthermore, you can use SuperSharp AI to correct poor focus and motion blur, something traditional sharpening cannot do.
Therefore, SuperSharp AI can potentially convert your ‘nearly’ photos into keepers, and later in this Luminar Neo SuperSharp AI review; we’ll find just how good SuperSharp AI is.
How much does Luminar Neo SuperSharp AI cost
SuperSharp AI costs $49. Alternatively, buy the Luminar Neo Extension pack and get Supersharp AI plus six additional extensions. Check Today’s Price.
These extensions include SuperSharp AI, HDR Merge, Noiseless AI, Upscale AI, Background Removal, Focus Stacking, and Magic Light AI.
For more information,
- Luminar Neo Extension Pack Review
- Upscale AI
- Luminar Neo Noiseless AI Review
- Luminar Neo HDR Merge Review
- Magic Light AI Review
- Focus Stacking
- Background Removal AI
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Supersharp AI Release Date
November 2022
What’s new in Supersharp AI
Supersharp AI now has a toggle to switch between Universal Sharpening and Motion Blur correction. Plus, there’s a Face Enhancer AI feature.
SuperSharp AI Tutorial
SuperSharp AI is straightforward to use. Open your image and select the Edit tab. You will find SuperSharpAI listed amongst the tools on the right-hand side of the screen.
You will be presented with three adjustments. First, you get to choose between Universal and Motion Blur sharpening models. After which, you can set the severity of the sharpening model to Low, Middle, or High. Finally, for portraits, you can tick the Face Enhancer AI option.
Your optimum settings will vary from photo to photo so just experiment until your eye likes what it sees.
SuperSharp AI Test
The following three 1:1 crops were all sharpened with SuperSelect AI. Move the slider left-to-right to compare the sharpened image with the original. In this part of this SuperSharp AI review, we’ll discover how good SuperSharp AI is.
SuperSharp AI test 1
Set to Low, SuperSharp AI does a good job of sharpening this photo of a Kea. Medium and High settings resulted in a corrupted, overly processed look.
SuperSharp AI Test 2
In this example and set to Low, SuperSharp AI could correct the subject’s motion blur to a reasonable degree. As before, medium and high settings played havoc with the image quality and were unusable.
SuperSharp AI Test 3
SuperSharp AI does a good job of correcting the blur while maintaining a natural look. Once again, I could only get an acceptable result with the low setting.
Face Enhancer AI
SuperSharp AI’s new Face Enhancer AI tool is a little harsh for my tastes and reminiscent of heavy-handed beauty filters on smartphones. However, results vary from photo to photo and you might as well give it a go.
SuperSharp AI Performance
In terms of speed, SuperSharp AI took, on average, between 10 and 25 seconds to sharpen an image. The rendering process will repeat if you switch between Low, Middle, and High sharpening or engage Face Enhancer AI.
Strangely, I only Low the only usable setting. Switching up to Middle or High produces extremely harsh results. As a result, I find the Middle and High settings entirely redundant.
Supersharp AI Compared
SuperSharp AI vs Topaz Sharpen AI
I consider Topaz Sharpen AI and Topaz Photo AI the best in the business; that has not changed. Topaz Sharpen AI is superior to SuperSharp AI in terms of usability, flexibility, speed, and results.
Of course, you can use SuperSharp AI within Luminar Neo, whereas Topaz Sharpen AI demands an extra step. But if you crave results over convenience, Topaz Sharpen AI is more capable. Read Topaz Sharpen AI Review for more information.
SuperSharp AI vs ON1 TackSharp AI
Tack Sharp AI is packaged with the wonderful ON1 NoNoise 2023, and like SuperSharp AI, TackSharp AI is in its first iteration and a little rough around the edges.
In terms of results, both yield decent results so long as you show restraint with the settings. However, TackSharp AI offers more adjustment and, thus, creative freedom. Furthermore, Tack Sharp AI is the fastest AI sharpening tool I’ve ever used. Read ON1 NoNoise 2023 Review.
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Conclusion – Is SuperSharp AI any Good?
Despite several updates, SuperSharp AI continues to deliver performance similar to its first iteration. This is not entirely bad news since even in its earliest days; SuperSharp AI could deliver good results.
However, frustrations remain. First, Supersharp is quite slow and demands patience when processing your images. Furthermore, only the Low setting remains useful, with the Middle and High settings all but guaranteed to produce awful results.
But speaking of settings, you can now choose between Universal sharpening and Motion Blur correction, yet I found both to produce similar results. In contrast, the Face Enhancer AI is high impact but not necessarily in a way that pleases the eye.
Yet SuperSharp AI’s biggest problem is Topaz Sharpen AI which is better by every measure except price. But unlike Topaz Sharpen AI, SuperSharp AI offers the convenience of being built into Luminar Neo, thus saving you from bouncing between multiple applications.
Overall, SuperSharp AI is a good-not-great image sharpener conveniently integrated into Luminar Neo. But if you would rather trade convenience for outright performance, Topaz Sharpen AI is the way to go.
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