How to convert a low resolution, pixelated image into a high resolution picture 💫

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  • waifu2x

    Image Super-Resolution for Anime-Style Art

  • Not to the same extent as in movies, but AI does a pretty good job at it: http://waifu2x.udp.jp/

  • waifu2x-caffe

    waifu2xのCaffe版

  • If you need to enhance the quality of an image that isn't single-coloured; use an AI such as Waifu2x Vulkan or Waifu2x Caffe

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  • cupscale

    Image Upscaling GUI based on ESRGAN

  • here's a betterer idea. use a neural network like ESRGAN to upscale any image. cupscale if you don't like the terminal.

  • ESRGAN

    ECCV18 Workshops - Enhanced SRGAN. Champion PIRM Challenge on Perceptual Super-Resolution. The training codes are in BasicSR.

  • Even if it's not a simple black and white image, you can get damn impressive results when upscaling images with GAN-based algorithms, like ESRGAN, together with a suitable pretrained model. Both are free of charge. The software can be tricky to use compared to Photoshop, though.

  • Anime4K

    A High-Quality Real Time Upscaler for Anime Video

  • Or use qaifu2x or Anime4K

  • waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan

    waifu2x converter ncnn version, runs fast on intel / amd / nvidia / apple-silicon GPU with vulkan

  • If you need to enhance the quality of an image that isn't single-coloured; use an AI such as Waifu2x Vulkan or Waifu2x Caffe

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