MyEdit · Photo restoration
Upscales portraits 4× to 4096px in 6.01s (21.96 dB PSNR) without healing creases, overlaying tiled watermarks and gating export behind a paywall.
US-West (California, AS2914)
JPEG · Output attached · Open native file ↗
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Web image/video free, monthly, annual and both credit-pack classes; excludes audio-only subscriptions · 2026-10-20
A free account is required to download; premium backgrounds require subscription. Daily transparent-cutout cap is not quantified
19 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
The feature FAQ confirms watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads with a free account; replacing with a new background allows one free download per day, while premium backgrounds require a subscription. The pricing table says Limited without quantifying daily transparent-PNG limits. General AI credits or the one-daily replacement limit are not applied to transparent cutouts.
Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms follow official checkout and help policies.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗
Current plans and free limits ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Removal download and free-use rules ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-26
The feature FAQ confirms watermark-free transparent PNG/blurred-background downloads with a free account; replacing with a new background allows one free download per day, while premium backgrounds require a subscription. The pricing table says Limited without quantifying daily transparent-PNG limits. General AI credits or the one-daily replacement limit are not applied to transparent cutouts.
Freemium-Paywall-Gated-Export (Watermarked Preview + Paid Export)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 4096×4096 (cloud generates 4.0× output, but UI overlays tiled watermarks and blocks Download behind an upgrade modal)
- Watermark
- Preview canvas overlays tiled MyEdit watermarks; watermark-free download requires a paid plan
- Free allowance
- Free 4× preview only; despite the "Download (1 credit)" label, free bonus credits cannot unlock watermark-free Photo Restoration downloads
- Account requirements
- CyberLink email, Google, Facebook, or Apple sign-in
- Maximum specification record
- 4096×4096 (cloud generates 4.0× output, but UI overlays tiled watermarks and blocks Download behind an upgrade modal)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Single-image web workspace
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
MyEdit generates a 4096×4096 (4×) output in 6.01s that improves facial sharpness (global PSNR = 21.96 dB, SSIM = 0.8202, face_psnr = 22.06 dB) without removing the 5 white creases (scratch_psnr = 5.46 dB), while overlaying tiled watermarks and gating export behind an upgrade popup (result.png, download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_restore_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 6.01 s
- End-to-end reference
- 7.51 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Pops up the subscription upgrade modal only after processing completes and the user clicks Download
- Interaction
- Lets users upload and wait 6.01s for the 4× restoration preview before gating export behind a subscription modal at the Download click.
- Entity record
- CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203)
- Origin
- New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Domain history record
- 2022–present (Parent founded 1996)
- Third-party tracking record
- No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- CyberLink cloud 4× super-resolution pipeline (`dsol-media.cyberlink.com`) with client-side watermark overlay
- Retention statement
- Serves temporary media via signed CloudFront URLs with periodic cleanup
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_restore_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗) · Current plans and free limits (snapshot ↗) · Removal download and free-use rules (snapshot ↗)
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 53.5/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_restore_v1
Honesty & reputation · 63/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 18 / 35 | Allows guest uploads and generates a 4096×4096 (4×) preview in 6.01s, but overlays a tiled "MyEdit" watermark on the canvas and pops up "Upgrade for unlimited watermark-free downloads" when clicking "Download (1 credit)" even on a signed-in free account (landing.png, result.png, download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 17 / 30 | Lets users upload and wait 6.01s for the 4× restoration preview before gating export behind a subscription modal at the Download click. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 19 / 20 | Developed and operated by CyberLink Corp. (TWSE: 5203, New Taipei City, Taiwan). | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 9 / 15 | Generates the 4096×4096 image on `dsol-media.cyberlink.com` and overlays a client-side watermark layer while gating UI export behind a paywall. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 49.4/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 31.4 / 65 | Deterministic inspection on our 1024×1024 degraded portrait anchor (anchor_restore_v1): exports 4096×4096 (4×), scratch-mask PSNR = 5.46 dB (vs. 6.02 dB degraded baseline), portrait face ROI PSNR = 22.06 dB, global PSNR = 21.96 dB, SSIM = 0.8202, edge gradient correlation = 0.4469, high-frequency ratio = 0.4746 (31.4/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 5 / 20 | Cloud generates a 4096×4096 (4.0×) image, but the free preview overlays tiled watermarks and clicking Download opens an upgrade paywall (5.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 | Cloud 4× restoration inference from 1024×1024 to 4096×4096 completes in 6.01s (13.0/15) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-26
Initial live benchmark on Mode A synthetic degraded portrait & scratch anchor (anchor_restore_v1).