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# Video2X Video Enlarger
## 2.0.1 (Aug 1, 2018)
- Fixed json decoding error
## 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**
## Screenshot
![screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/21986859/40265170-39c0caae-5b01-11e8-8371-8b6c24769639.png)
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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.
```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/K4YT3X/video2x.git
$ cd video2x
```
Then you'll need to install python dependencies before start using video2x. Install simply by executing the following command.
```bash
$ sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
```
## Quick Start
To enlarge a video on a computer with NVIDIA GPU
```bash
$ python video2x.py -v VIDEO_FILE -o OUTPUT_FILENAME -f TIMES_TO_ENLARGE --gpu
```
To enlarge a video on a computer without NVIDIA GPU
```bash
$ 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
```
This project is based on the following softwares and projects.
- [FFMPEG]('https://www.ffmpeg.org/')
- [waifu2x caffe](https://github.com/lltcggie/waifu2x-caffe)