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https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x
A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018.
https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x
anime4k machine-learning ncnn neural-network python qt5 realsr rife srmd super-resolution upscaling video video-enlarger vulkan waifu2x
Last synced: about 2 months ago
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A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x
- Owner: k4yt3x
- License: agpl-3.0
- Created: 2018-02-24T16:34:41.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-02-10T00:46:06.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-23T10:57:12.025Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: anime4k, machine-learning, ncnn, neural-network, python, qt5, realsr, rife, srmd, super-resolution, upscaling, video, video-enlarger, vulkan, waifu2x
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://video2x.org
- Size: 10.6 MB
- Stars: 8,611
- Watchers: 121
- Forks: 891
- Open Issues: 254
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
Lists
- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-github-repos - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-cv-for-vid - Video2x - res for anime-style art using CNN ([youtube demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nr5YmCU0po&t=188s)) (Video Enhancement)
- my-awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
- my-awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
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- awesome-stars - k4yt3x/video2x - A lossless video/GIF/image upscaler achieved with waifu2x, Anime4K, SRMD and RealSR. Started in Hack the Valley II, 2018. (Python)
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README
## [๐ฌ Telegram Discussion Group](https://t.me/video2x)
Join our Telegram discussion group to ask any questions you have about Video2X, chat directly with the developers, or discuss about upscaling technologies and the future of Video2X in general.
## [๐ช Download Windows Releases](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/releases/tag/4.8.1)
The latest Windows update is built based on version 4.8.1. GUI is not available for 5.0.0 yet, but is already under development. Go to the [GUI](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki/GUI) page to see the basic usages of the GUI. Try the [mirror](https://files.k4yt3x.com/Projects/Video2X/latest) if you can't download releases directly from GitHub.
## [๐ Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1gWEwcA9y57EsxwOjmLNmNMXPsafw0kGo)
You can use Video2X on [Google Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/) **for free** if you don't have a powerful GPU of your own. You can borrow a powerful GPU (Tesla K80, T4, P4, or P100) on Google's server for free for a maximum of 12 hours per session. **Please use the free resource fairly** and do not create sessions back-to-back and run upscaling 24/7. This might result in you getting banned. You can get [Colab Pro/Pro+](https://colab.research.google.com/signup/pricing) if you'd like to use better GPUs and get longer runtimes. Usage instructions are embedded in the [Colab Notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1gWEwcA9y57EsxwOjmLNmNMXPsafw0kGo).
## [๐ Download Nightly Releases](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
Nightly releases are automatically created by the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines. They usually contain more experimental features and bug fixes. However, they are much less stable to the stable releases. **You must log in to GitHub to download CI build artifacts.**
## [๐ฆ Container Image](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/pkgs/container/video2x)
Video2X container images are available on the GitHub Container Registry for easy deployment on Linux and macOS. If you already have Docker/Podman installed, only one command is needed to start upscaling a video. For more information on how to use Video2X's Docker image, please refer to the [documentations](https://github.com/K4YT3X/video2x/wiki/Container).
## [๐ Documentations](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki)
Video2X's documentations are hosted on this repository's [Wiki page](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki). It includes comprehensive explanations for how to use the [GUI](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki/GUI), the [CLI](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki/CLI), the [container image](https://github.com/K4YT3X/video2x/wiki/Container), the [library](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki/Library), and more. The Wiki is open to edits by the community, so you, yes you, can also correct errors or add new contents to the documentations.
## Introduction
Video2X is a video/GIF/image upscaling and frame interpolation software written in Python. It can use these following state-of-the-art algorithms to increase the resolution and frame rate of your video/GIF/image. More information about the algorithms that it supports can be found in [the documentations](https://github.com/k4yt3x/video2x/wiki/Algorithms).
### Video Upscaling
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_Upscale demo: Spirited Away's movie trailer_
- **Spirited Away**: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/mGEfasQl2Zo) | [Bilibili](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1V5411471i/)
- 360P to 4K
- The [original video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByXuk9QqQkk)'s copyright belongs to ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพในใฟใธใชใธใใช
- **Bad Apple!!**: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/A81rW_FI3cw) | [Bilibili](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV16K411K7ue)
- 384P to 4K 120FPS
- The [original video](https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8628149)'s copyright belongs to ใใซใ
- **The Pet Girl of Sakurasou**: [YouTube](https://youtu.be/M0vDI1HH2_Y) | [Bilibili](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV14k4y167KP/)
- 240P to 1080P 60FPS
- The original video's copyright belongs to ASCII Media Works
### GIF Upscaling
\
_Catfru scaled up to 4x its original size using waifu2x [(original image)](https://gfycat.com/craftyeasygoingankole-capoo-bug-cat)_
### Image Upscaling
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_Image 8x upscaling demo ([original image](https://72915.tumblr.com/post/173793265673) by [nananicu](https://twitter.com/nananicu))_
### Standard Test Clip
The following clip can be used to test if your setup works properly. This is also the standard clip used for running performance benchmarks.
- [Standard Test Clip (240P)](https://files.k4yt3x.com/Resources/Videos/standard-test.mp4) 4.54 MiB
- [waifu2x Upscaled Sample (1080P)](https://files.k4yt3x.com/Resources/Videos/standard-waifu2x.mp4) 4.54 MiB
- [Original Ground Truth (1080P)](https://files.k4yt3x.com/Resources/Videos/standard-original.mp4) 22.2 MiB
The original clip came from the anime "ใใใ่ใฎใใใใชๅฝผๅฅณ."\
Copyright of this clip belongs to ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใขใใใฌใใฏใน.
## License
This project is licensed under the [GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (GNU AGPL v3)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt)\
Copyright (C) 2018-2024 K4YT3X and contributors.
This project includes or depends on these following projects:
| Project | License |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| [FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) | LGPLv2.1, GPLv2 |
| [waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan](https://github.com/nihui/waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan) | MIT License |
| [srmd-ncnn-vulkan](https://github.com/nihui/srmd-ncnn-vulkan) | MIT License |
| [realsr-ncnn-vulkan](https://github.com/nihui/realsr-ncnn-vulkan) | MIT License |
| [rife-ncnn-vulkan](https://github.com/nihui/rife-ncnn-vulkan) | MIT License |
| [realcugan-ncnn-vulkan](https://github.com/nihui/realcugan-ncnn-vulkan) | MIT License |
| [Anime4K](https://github.com/bloc97/Anime4K) | MIT License |
| [ffmpeg-python](https://github.com/kkroening/ffmpeg-python) | Apache-2.0 |
| [Loguru](https://github.com/Delgan/loguru) | MIT License |
| [opencv-python](https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python) | MIT License |
| [Pillow](https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow) | HPND License |
| [Rich](https://github.com/Textualize/rich) | MIT License |
| [pynput](https://github.com/moses-palmer/pynput) | LGPLv3.0 |
Legacy versions of this project includes or depends on these following projects:
| Project | License |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
| [waifu2x-caffe](https://github.com/lltcggie/waifu2x-caffe) | MIT License |
| [waifu2x-converter-cpp](https://github.com/DeadSix27/waifu2x-converter-cpp) | MIT License |
| [Anime4KCPP](https://github.com/TianZerL/Anime4KCPP) | MIT License |
| [Gifski](https://github.com/ImageOptim/gifski) | AGPLv3 |
| [tqdm](https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm) | MPLv2.0, MIT License |
More licensing information can be found in the [NOTICES](NOTICES) file.
## Special Thanks
Appreciations given to the following personnel who have contributed significantly to the project.
- [@BrianPetkovsek](https://github.com/BrianPetkovsek)
- [@sat3ll](https://github.com/sat3ll)
- [@ddouglas87](https://github.com/ddouglas87)
- [@lhanjian](https://github.com/lhanjian)
- [@ArchieMeng](https://github.com/archiemeng)
- [@nihui](https://github.com/nihui)
## Similar Projects
- [Dandere2x](https://github.com/CardinalPanda/dandere2x): A lossy video upscaler also built around `waifu2x`, but with video compression techniques to shorten the time needed to process a video.
- [Waifu2x-Extension-GUI](https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI): A similar project that focuses more and only on building a better graphical user interface. It is built using C++ and Qt5, and currently only supports the Windows platform.