Version 2023.5 is set to release in early June and ON1 says that the integration ofis one of the most significant updates to Photo RAW. It includes the new Face Recovery AI model that the company says can detect faces and enhance them with “realistic detail” which is ideal for upscaling old photos or cropping a person or headshot out of an image and upscaling it to super-resolution.
In addition, ON1 adds that the RAW processing engine for the platform has been upgraded with what it calls new processing algorithms that supposedly create more natural shadows, fewer edge artifacts, and allow for more predictable slider adjustment. ON1 Photo RAW will also see two new options for Mask AI. The Curves control in the Effects module now includes a dropper tool to set and adjust points directly in the photo. Zooming and panning the preview as well as adjusting tool properties such as brush size can now be accomplished simultaneously with the scroll wheel for what the company describes as a faster, more natural workflow.