Pixel Anchored Remaster — v1.2 (Comparison)

Pixel Anchored Remaster v1.2 Update

Big update for Pixel Anchored Remaster .

What changed in v1.2

The main improvement is that HiRes Fix now feeds directly into the final Pixel Anchored Remaster pass instead of treating them more separately. This ended up being a huge quality improvement and is basically the core reason v1.2 is better.

Main v1.2 changes

HiRes Fix output now becomes the input for the main Pixel Anchored Remaster stage

switched the final latent upscale method from bicubic to bislerp

increased final remaster denoise to 0.55

cleaned up and reorganized the workflow

added a comparison workflow for easier testing and showcasing

What the workflow is doing

This is not a traditional upscaler and it is not meant to perfectly preserve every detail .

The goal is:

controlled drift for better final output

The workflow works best as a creative remaster pipeline :

start with a good original image

improve it with HiRes Fix

then run it through the final Pixel Anchored Remaster stage

accept some drift if the overall vibe, composition, and subject stay intact and the final image looks better

Compatibility testing so far

v1.2 seems to work well with refined SDXL / Illustrious / Pony-family checkpoints , with some model-specific tweaking.

Good results with:

WonderMix v16

WAI Illustrious

some Pony-derived checkpoints

some realistic refined checkpoints

Less successful with:

base Illustrious

base Pony v6

Anima

So far the pattern seems to be:

If a model can make a strong original image, the HiRes Fix + Pixel Anchored Remaster pipeline will usually improve it, sometimes significantly.

Important note

This workflow is better thought of as a remaster than an upscale . If you want strict preservation, this may not be the right tool. If you want the same image idea/vibe but cleaner, more detailed, and more polished, this is where it shines.