# Standard 2

### Model Overview

**Standard 2** is the general-purpose image upscaling model recommended for most photos and graphics. It delivers clean, reliable enlargement across a wide range of image types while maintaining true-to-input detail and structure.

### Key Capabilities

* Trusted, industry-standard image upscaling
* Preserves natural detail and texture
* Balanced model is Ideal default choice for photos, graphics, and print

### Model Pricing

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### Getting Started

**Endpoint**

* <https://api.topazlabs.com/image/v1/enhance/async>
  * `model` — `"Standard V2"`

<details>

<summary><strong>Endpoint-Specific Parameters</strong></summary>

* `face_enhancement` — boolean
  * Leverages our face recovery model to enhance faces.
* `face_enhancement_strength` — decimal between 0 and 1 *(required if `face_enhancement=true`)*
  * Sets the strength of the face recovery.
* `face_enhancement_creativity` — decimal between 0 and 1 *(required if `face_enhancement=true`)*
  * Choose realistic or creative face recovery.
* `subject_detection` — `"foreground"`, `"background"`, or `"all"`
  * Choose where enhancements are applied.
* `sharpen` — decimal between 0 and 1
  * Slightly sharpens the image.
* `denoise` — decimal between 0 and 1
  * Reduces noise in the image.
* `fix_compression` — decimal between 0 and 1
  * Reduces compression artifacts to improve details.
* `strength` — decimal between 0.01 and 1
  * Controls model strength. Too high of a result can make results look unrealistic.

These parameters should be appended as key-value fields in the form-data request bodies (i.e. alongside the `model`, `output_height`, and `face_enhancement` etc. fields). Any parameters not explicitly provided are **automatically** configured by our auto-parameter model. Extra parameters provided that are not supported are ignored.

</details>

**Model-Specific Parameters**

* No parameters

**Resolution Limits**

* `input` — 512 MP
* `output` — 1024 MP

### Examples

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