Upscaling

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In plain words

Enlarge a low-resolution video or image to a bigger resolution. AI upscaling newly paints in detail that wasn't there.

When to use it

Clips you can't re-render for final, big enlargements with punch-ins or the Ken Burns effect, and still images without enough resolution.

Example videos

Topaz Video AI Tutorials Enhancing Low Quality Video — Explainer: See the process of enlarging low-resolution video like 320p with AI, and the before and after difference.
How to upscale your AI Video like a PRO (Topaz Video AI) — AI: The part that compares the results of upscaling AI-made video.

In AI video, like this

When you enlarge inside your editor, use scale=3840:2160:flags=lanczos. AI upscaling can change the shape of faces and letters, so check face close-ups and the areas around logos at 100%.

One-click prompt

Upscale a short clip from 1080p to 4K with a sharp filter: ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vf scale=3840:2160:flags=lanczos -c:v libx264 -crf 17 -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a copy out.mp4. Prefer re-generating the shot at the higher resolution when you can, and check faces and logos at 100 percent.

See it in real films and ads

Wikipedia — Video scaler

AI-made examples

Topaz Labs — Topaz Video (AI upscaling and frame interpolation)

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