# Video2X Video Enlarger

**Current Version: 2.0 beta**

## 2.0 Beta Changes
1. Fixed contents meant for demonstration
1. Fixed audio issues
1. Better CUI
1. Now using absolute path for every file

## Description

Video2X is an automation software based on waifu2x image enlarging engine. It extracts frames from a video, enlarge it by a number of times without losing any details or quality, keeping lines smooth and edges sharp.

For short: **Video2X enlarges your video without losing details**

Watch for the sharper edges in this screenshot around the shadows:
![snapshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18014964/36638068-19cdb78c-19b8-11e8-8dfb-406b7015d30c.png)

**Or you can watch the YouTube video Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG94iPoeoZk**

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## Installation

### Prerequisites

- **FFMPEG Windows Build**  
Download: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html  
- **waifu2x-caffe for Windows**  
Download: https://github.com/lltcggie/waifu2x-caffe/releases


After downloading the dependencies, clone the video2x package.
```
$ git clone https://github.com/K4YT3X/video2x.git
$ cd video2x
```

## Quick Start

To enlarge a video on a computer with NVIDIA GPU
```
$ python video2x.py -v VIDEO_FILE -o OUTPUT_FILENAME -f TIMES_TO_ENLARGE --gpu
```

To enlarge a video on a computer without NVIDIA GPU
```
$ python video2x.py -v VIDEO_FILE -o OUTPUT_FILENAME -f TIMES_TO_ENLARGE --cpu
```


## Full Usage
```
usage: video2x.py [-h] [-f FACTOR] [-v VIDEO] [-o OUTPUT] [-y MODEL_TYPE]
                  [--cpu] [--gpu] [--cudnn]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

Controls:
  -f FACTOR, --factor FACTOR
                        Factor to enlarge video by
  -v VIDEO, --video VIDEO
                        Specify video file
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        Specify output file
  -y MODEL_TYPE, --model_type MODEL_TYPE
                        Specify model to use
  --cpu                 Use CPU for enlarging
  --gpu                 Use GPU for enlarging
  --cudnn               Use CUDNN for enlarging
```