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    The Zoom Out option allows you to extend the canvas of an upscaled image beyond its original boundaries without changing the content of the original image. The newly expanded canvas will be filled-in using guidance from the prompt and the original image.

    Zoom Out does not increase the maximum 1024px x 1024 px size of an image.


    Zoom Out

    🔎 Zoom Out 2X 🔎 Zoom Out 1.5X buttons will appear after upscaling an image.


    Prompt: vibrant California poppies

    Starting Image
    Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies
    Zoom Out 1.5X
    Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies, outpainted to zoom out 50%
    Zoom Out 2X
    Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies, outpainted to zoom out 100%



    Make Square

    With Make Square you can adjust the aspect ratio of a non-square image to make it square. If the original aspect ratio is wide (landscape), it will be expanded vertically. If it is tall (portrait), it will be expanded horizontally. The emoji ↔️ ↕️ next to the ↔️ Make Square button also indicates which way the image will be expanded. The ↔️ Make Square button will appear underneath non-square upscaled images.


    Prompt: vibrant California poppies

    Starting Image Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies
    ↕️ Make Square Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies, outpainted to fill the aspect ratio to square
    Starting Image Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies
    ↔️ Make Square Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies, outpainted to fill the aspect ratio to square



    Custom Zoom

    The 🔎 Custom Zoom button lets you choose how much to zoom out on an image. 🔎 Custom Zoom button under an upscaled image will pop up a dialogue box where you enter a custom value for --zoom. --zoom accepts values between 1-2.

    Change the Aspect Ratio of an Upscaled Image

    You can use --zoom 1 in this Custom Zoom pop-up box to change the aspect ratio, with the --ar parameter, without zooming out.


    Change Your Prompt with Custom Zoom

    🔎 Custom Zoom allows you to change the prompt before you expand your image, giving you finer control over the finished image. For example, changing the prompt to "A framed picture on the wall" gives this result:

    Starting Image
    Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies

    prompt: vibrant California poppies

    Custom Zoom + Changed Prompt
    Example image of the prompt vibrant california poppies, outpainted to fill the aspect ratio to square

    Zoom Out prompt: A framed picture on the wall --zoom 2