SDFX App — AI Art filters in HD
Thank you for using SDFX! Our app, available for both iOS and Mac, strives to provide the best and most beautiful filters for your photos, turning an everyday photo into a really beautiful art masterpiece.
Q: Why do you require credits for some filters, even though I’m already subscribed?
A: Your subscription allows us to maintain a steady income to improve the app continuously, be it adding new filters, improving existing ones, or working on the app overall. We’re doing this for the long term, and we don’t have another income source — the app doesn’t have any ads at all.
Recently we’ve added new AI art filters, which are processed with a combination of in-device and a AI server cloud: first, your device does some preparation on the filter, and then it’s sent to the cloud. Now, GPU servers are expensive to run, and the load that these filters can generate is susbtantial. So we need to charge differently, depending on the actual usage you do. We aren’t making a profit with that really, just covering GPU costs.
Q: What is “enhance to HD” and why is it useful?
A: When you run an AI art filter it’s initially rendered with a low resolution, approximately 512 x 512 pixels (and then stretched according to the photo aspect ratio). Now, you can enhance for obtaining larger resolutions. That’s useful for example if you want to print the result, or create a more detailed result. But it takes more credits and rendering time:
- 0.25MP. 512x512 px. 1 credit, around 10 seconds
- 1MP. 900x900 px. 8 credits, around 40 seconds
- 2MP. 1400x1400 px. 18 credits, around 2 minutes.
- 3.2MP. 1800x1800 px. 36 credits, around 3 minutes.
- 4MP. 2300x2300 px. 50 credits, around 5 minutes.
Here’s an example of the above photo, filtered in different resolutions. Make sure to zoom in the different photos to see the actual difference!
Q: If my photos are sent out of my device, is it safe and private?
A: Of course! Images are processed, sent back to your device, and then deleted automatically within 15 minutes. The servers are secure and located in large, professional data centers in US and Europe. Also, note that we only send out of your device the “preprocessed” filtered image and never the original one.
If your question is not in this list, please write to us at contact@sdfx.app and we’ll be happy to answer.