{
  "id": 19945743,
  "title": "Cutting out big product photos: mask resizing cost 1.5 of 255, the model cost 54",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/cutting-out-big-product-photos-mask-resizing-cost-1-5-of-255-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-14T08:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/shu_jing_915fa287b22539ad/cutting-out-big-product-photos-mask-resizing-cost-15-of-255-the-model-cost-54-4f0l"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A young entrepreneur faced the challenge of cutting out product photos from high-resolution images within a tight timeframe. The task required resizing masks and resizing images, both of which had an impact on the overall project cost.\n\nThe entrepreneur tested three different models offered by a browser background remover tool, ImgIng. The three tiers available were fast, pro, and heavy. Each model had its own resolution, with the fast tier processing at 1024x1024, the pro tier at 1024x1024, and the heavy tier at 2048x2048. These resolutions significantly altered the masks produced by the model, ultimately affecting the overall quality of the final product images.\n\nWhen the heavy model was tested on a 2048x2048 photo, the mask quality dropped from 0.975 to 0.223. This led to the conclusion that the model was trained for a specific resolution and that resizing the input photo to match the model's native resolution would result in better mask quality. The entrepreneur discovered that resizing the mask was a more cost-effective solution than attempting to upscale the original image.\n\nThe entrepreneur calculated the cost of resizing the mask to be around 1 to 1.5 out of 255, while the cost of the model remained constant at 54. Thus, resizing the mask proved to be a cheaper alternative compared to using a more powerful model. The entrepreneur decided to categorize the photos based on their type and select the appropriate model to use for each, ultimately reducing the overall cost of the project.",
  "summary": "Picture a one-person shop with a few hundred product shots off a 24-megapixel camera and one weekend to cut them all out. Three things are worth settling first, and one test run on an Apple-silicon Mac in a desktop browser put numbers on each. The cutouts came from ImgIng's browser background remover https://imging.ai/ , which has fast, pro and heavy model tiers, and the error checks were run…",
  "key_points": [
    "Resizing masks cost 1.5 out of 255, while model cost constant at 54",
    "Heavy model resized 2048x2048 photo, mask quality dropped from 0.975 to 0.223",
    "Resizing masks proved cheaper alternative than upscaling original images"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing mask resizing over upscaling high-resolution images offers a more cost-effective workflow for entrepreneurs managing large volumes of product photography within strict budgetary and time constraints.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}