How to use Anime4k for video?

[Estsšchwilskalpule]

I know that anime4k shows itself best with pixelated anime images, for example, perfectly upscaling visual novels. But with anime video, there is no obvious improvements for upscaling from 480p to 1080p. Probably the fact is that the video already uses bicubic scaling and smoothing, but I believe that anime4k is not effective for 1080p monitors when upscaling video.

Do you use it for anime upscaling? If so - help.

[Donya]

How about the Anime4K with MPV?
You can try another way to upscale any anime images or videos with MPV Player + Anime4K[v4.0.0 or v4.0.1] https://github.com/bloc97/Anime4K There is instruction to use with MPV Player. I use mpv.net which has GUI so more comfortable for me.

Yeah, LossLess Scaling can upscale videos or images through video player output e.g. MediaPlayer Output< Lossless Scaling < Your Monitor
In this way no need to install other stuffs. Opening files then upscale with LosS.

You mentioned that the output images are already processed by Video Player such as bicubic or something like that, if it was so, you upscale them twice. I don't want to upscale twice for just single image with heavy gpu work load.

For skip double up-scaling... (I don't know is there any noticeable difference between up-scaling from native and up-scaling twice for human eyes at least my balls. It maybe reduce some GPU usage? I'm not sure cuz I haven't tested any comparison lol but I think.)

It seems v4.0.0 has same parameter which Lossless Scaling use such as S,M,L,UL. I use .0.1 BTW. It's good for my eyes even I upscale low-quality content.
It's effective even 1080p monitor for some cases I believe. I don't use any up-scaling when I play video has same resolution or higher than monitor native resolution.

About the 480p video to 1080p...
I have to search more about it, sorry.

[Estsšchwilskalpule]

Originally posted by Donya:

How about the Anime4K with MPV?

I used it. It's perfect. While using anime4k for upscaling same video do nothing in comparison with mpv version.
I have a thought that video should be raw, without any upsampling to work with LS anime4k.
(by default any video will be smoothed by inner player methods, but I don't know how to turn that off in mpc player.
LS Anime4k results with raw (pixelated) image might be similar to mpv version in that case).

Just someone can tell me how to get mpv results with ls anime4k easy?

[Donya]

Originally posted by Estsšchwilskalpule:

(by default any video will be smoothed by inner player methods, but I don't know how to turn that off in mpc player.
LS Anime4k results with raw (pixelated) image might be similar to mpv version in that case).

Do you have any reference? It will help someone who knows answer.
What do you mean (pixelated) images? Is it pixel art style or some retro game should be looking right?

Maybe, better result from Nearest neighbor scaling in MPC-BE. This should be same in MPC-HC, too.
In option >Video Renderer > choose EVR-CP or EVR(sync video renderer)
then set "Resizer" to Nearest neighbor.

Raw quality files will result good as always. I think Anime4k could occur some artifact such as melting edge something like that.

[Estsšchwilskalpule]

Originally posted by Donya:

Do you have any reference? It will help someone who knows answer.
What do you mean (pixelated) images? Is it pixel art style or some retro game should be looking right?

Look at this. This is nDS game (256 × 192 native resolution):

https://sun9-east.userapi.com/sun9-75/s/v1/ig2/wLJBbPIsWgYjQQu6eixCEQBYORbwXaWF8Vn3VlfT7F4dPqmbh1LYUtMq39QwnDPgmmUbTFH7ghOE7yqA45neDHEr.jpg?size=1920x1080&quality=96&type=album

And here is image proceed trough anime4k upscailing of Lossles Scailing.

https://sun9-west.userapi.com/sun9-49/s/v1/ig2/scj-fZtoGQn1mu1eKDSFo3bYCsV9eatwxjQINqYnduSZN4XRmwcgQlThFu6Q9zv70q53loobOWc6RXcGP7gr7q5o.jpg?size=1920x1080&quality=96&type=album

Isn't it an amaizing result? It worked!

[Estsšchwilskalpule]

Originally posted by Donya:

Maybe, better result from Nearest neighbor scaling in MPC-BE. This should be same in MPC-HC, too.
In option >Video Renderer > choose EVR-CP or EVR(sync video renderer)
then set "Resizer" to Nearest neighbor.

Raw quality files will result good as always. I think Anime4k could occur some artifact such as melting edge something like that.

nearest neighbor 480p mpc:
https://sun7.userapi.com/sun7-6/s/v1/ig2/RSvO0ZPOqk7HX6KLVs1uuef794k63fGBe3CwSWwtcoxugy6hsg1dvTWe5TNDQ56gNYbiFmPiScA1hckALoAY21E3.jpg?size=1920x1080&quality=96&type=album

trough anime4k LS upscale to 1080p: https://sun9-east.userapi.com/sun9-19/s/v1/ig2/4adg9eaPb9zHKPhyK5BXCUATn2-mA2wlet23NCxl-Qxt_Jn0Qz7wcWHMREkqRUqI-dSxoJUP8b3t1iJK__oq_enh.jpg?size=1920x1080&quality=96&type=album

There is Anime4k Upscale from MPV and github plugin:
https://sun7.userapi.com/sun7-16/s/v1/ig2/kt7Uw8a9G0YemIF6LKeTgMg15eADkOc1FBrpEFhIdQGJ1VR5e22Y76W2wr7it8jg1y7j-yiJv9unotjZedNjDn7P.jpg?size=1920x1080&quality=96&type=album

Only that is working.