Which scaler is best for 2D content?

[Smell]

I mostly use this for 2D/drawn visual novels or old RPGs upscaled to 4K screen resolution. Is Anime4K the way to go?

Thanks!

[Ajalon]

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[biceps always together!!]

I'm also only interested in 2D/VN upscaling.

I tried Integer and Nearest Neighbor as recommended, but Anime4K seems to do a much better job. Which I suppose makes sense given its name. I have no idea what the small -> medium -> large setting does.

I recommend a software like Greenshot that enables quick and easy lossless .png screenshots, so you can screencap the same scene with different settings and analyze them in detail.

[Smell]

Originally posted by biceps always together!!:

I'm also only interested in 2D/VN upscaling.

I tried Integer and Nearest Neighbor as recommended, but Anime4K seems to do a much better job. Which I suppose makes sense given its name. I have no idea what the small -> medium -> large setting does.

I recommend a software like Greenshot that enables quick and easy lossless .png screenshots, so you can screencap the same scene with different settings and analyze them in detail.

The "small/medium/large" seems to be related to quality. I don't know exactly what it means, but in all the documentation for Anime4K on github and stuff they mention using L on higher end GPUs and M on lower end GPUs, etc. So it is my understanding that you should throw it up to Ultra Large as long as your GPU can handle it. I have had no problems doing that.

I agree with your assessment. Anime4K seems to be the best unless it's pixel art or something in which case Integer/Nearest Neighbor preserve the sharp edges as you'd want.

[The most stupid bird in history]

2d pixel art -> Integer

2d VNs-> anime 4K will give you the best results if the game isn't really gpu intensive, so it's perfect for VNs

2d games in general (non pixel-art) -> FSR / NIS / LS1. Can also use Anime4K if your gpu can handle both the game and the scaling at the same time.

3d games : FSR / NIS / LS1 will give the best results.

[Jonny]

It really depends on the game. I was using LS for Bastion and Anime 4k looked the best.