What is this?
Video2X is an open-source video super resolution and frame interpolation tool: it uses machine learning to upscale low-resolution videos to higher quality and to add interpolated frames for smoother motion.
Video2X is an open-source video super resolution and frame interpolation tool: it uses machine learning to upscale low-resolution videos to higher quality and to add interpolated frames for smoother motion.Is this a desktop app, or do I run it from the command line?Both sides are covered: on Windows it ships as a GUI app with a standard installer, on Linux you get packages or an AppImage, and a Docker image covers headless runs on Linux and macOS.
Both sides are covered: on Windows it ships as a GUI app with a standard installer, on Linux you get packages or an AppImage, and a Docker image covers headless runs on Linux and macOS.Will my computer be able to run it?You need a CPU with AVX2 support (Intel Haswell 2013 or newer, AMD Excavator 2015 or newer) and a Vulkan-capable GPU — anything from NVIDIA GTX 600 series, AMD HD 7000 series or Intel HD 4000 onwards.
You need a CPU with AVX2 support (Intel Haswell 2013 or newer, AMD Excavator 2015 or newer) and a Vulkan-capable GPU — anything from NVIDIA GTX 600 series, AMD HD 7000 series or Intel HD 4000 onwards.Does it work on macOS?There is no native macOS build; macOS is supported through the Video2X container image on the GitHub Container Registry, alongside Linux.
There is no native macOS build; macOS is supported through the Video2X container image on the GitHub Container Registry, alongside Linux.Is it free, and what does the license allow?It is free and open source under GNU AGPL v3 — fine for personal use, but modifications and derived projects must be released under the same license.
It is free and open source under GNU AGPL v3 — fine for personal use, but modifications and derived projects must be released under the same license.What if I don't have a powerful GPU?You can run Video2X on Google Colab for free: borrow an NVIDIA T4, L4 or A100 for up to 12 hours per session, but don't chain sessions back-to-back to upscale 24/7 or Google may ban your account.
You can run Video2X on Google Colab for free: borrow an NVIDIA T4, L4 or A100 for up to 12 hours per session, but don't chain sessions back-to-back to upscale 24/7 or Google may ban your account.Which AI models does it support for upscaling?For upscaling it ships Anime4K v4, Real-ESRGAN and Real-CUGAN, and for frame interpolation RIFE — all running through ncnn on Vulkan. It also accepts any custom MPV-compatible GLSL shaders.
For upscaling it ships Anime4K v4, Real-ESRGAN and Real-CUGAN, and for frame interpolation RIFE — all running through ncnn on Vulkan. It also accepts any custom MPV-compatible GLSL shaders.Can it fix choppy low-framerate video, not just upscale it?Yes — alongside filtering (upscaling) there is a dedicated frame interpolation mode powered by RIFE, so you can raise a clip's frame rate as well as its resolution.
Yes — alongside filtering (upscaling) there is a dedicated frame interpolation mode powered by RIFE, so you can raise a clip's frame rate as well as its resolution.Does it need a lot of free disk space while processing?No. The 6.x pipeline requires zero additional disk space during processing — you only need room for the final output file.
No. The 6.x pipeline requires zero additional disk space during processing — you only need room for the final output file.Why was the whole project rewritten for version 6?The author rewrote Video2X from scratch in C/C++ so it genuinely works with much less hassle than the 5.0.0 beta, runs blazingly fast thanks to an optimized pipeline, and produces significantly better output quality.
The author rewrote Video2X from scratch in C/C++ so it genuinely works with much less hassle than the 5.0.0 beta, runs blazingly fast thanks to an optimized pipeline, and produces significantly better output quality.What are similar projects?ALH-Pro, Waifu2x-Extension-GUI, dlss5-visual-enhancer, paper2gui, Anime4K, video2dlssnr, waifu2x, KytyPS5
ALH-Pro, Waifu2x-Extension-GUI, dlss5-visual-enhancer, paper2gui, Anime4K, video2dlssnr, waifu2x, KytyPS5Which topics is it in?anime4k, frame-interpolation, video-upscaling, colab, appimage, super-resolution, neural-networks, vulkan, video-processing, ffmpeg, cpp, c++
anime4k, frame-interpolation, video-upscaling, colab, appimage, super-resolution, neural-networks, vulkan, video-processing, ffmpeg, cpp, c++