Anime4KCPP is a high performance upscaler designed primarily for anime, cartoons and other illustrated material. Version 3 uses a convolutional neural network based algorithm with an emphasis on efficient processing.
The software can upscale individual images as well as video. Besides its command-line interface, Anime4KCPP offers a Qt graphical interface, making it suitable for users who prefer to configure and process images without constructing commands manually.
Hardware acceleration is available through OpenCL and CUDA, while the CPU implementation takes advantage of architecture-specific SIMD instruction sets including SSE, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, NEON and other platform-specific vector extensions. This gives Anime4KCPP broad hardware support while allowing modern CPUs and GPUs to accelerate demanding enlargement workloads.
Anime4KCPP also offers a video module built on FFmpeg libraries, Python and C bindings, and integration with VapourSynth. A WebAssembly-based playground lets users experiment with the upscaling engine directly in a browser.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Upscale anime, cartoons, illustrations and other images.
- Process video using the FFmpeg-based video module.
- CNN-based upscaling algorithm designed for efficient processing.
- Qt graphical interface and command-line interface.
- GPU acceleration using OpenCL and CUDA.
- Optimized CPU processing using a wide range of SIMD instruction sets.
- VapourSynth integration for video processing workflows.
- Python and C bindings for integrating the upscaler into other software.
- WebAssembly support with a browser-based playground.
Website: github.com/TianZerL/Anime4KCPP
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Developer: TianZerL
License: MIT License / GNU General Public License v3.0
Anime4KCPP is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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