Sharper on modern screens
Get more fine detail on today's ultra high-resolution screens.
Enable AI Upscaling
Add ai_upscale: 1 to your output, set target width and/or height, and encoder_version: 2 in the transcoding request.
AI Upscaling
Increase resolution and visual quality of existing videos up to 8K.
Overview
What is AI Upscaling
AI Upscaling helps video platforms enhance the quality and expand resolution of existing videos by upscaling them to HD, 4K, and 8K with sharper details. The AI model refines the image, reconstructs edges, improves textures, and refines details, allowing platforms to bring archived content back to audiences with better quality.
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Process
How It Works
Analyze the source
Qencode examines textures, patterns, and spatial relationships in the lower-resolution video to understand which details can be reconstructed.
Reconstruct at higher resolution
The model predicts missing high-frequency information and rebuilds edges, textures, and fine detail at the target resolution.
Deliver HD, 4K, or 8K output
Receive an upscaled MP4, HLS, or DASH file that plays with sharper clarity on modern screens.
Benefits
Why AI Upscaling
Cleaner challenging footage
Enhance low-light and noisy video content for a cleaner and higher production-value feel.
More value from your library
Give older content a new life and reach more audiences.
Lower remastering costs
Avoid traditional remastering and automate upscaling for large libraries.
Use Cases
Who Uses AI Upscaling
Streaming and AVOD Platforms
ScenarioA streaming service has a huge catalog of SD and early HD titles that appear dated on modern screens.
Enhance all legacy titles to get a sharper image and bring it back to modern audiences.
Education and Corporate Training
ScenarioA learning platform has years of great video courses, however the quality level no longer matches the newer material.
Renew existing libraries and bring older content on par with the latest videos.
Studios, Broadcasters, and Archives
ScenarioOlder masters lack the resolution required for modern distribution across platforms.
Generate higher-resolution versions and expand your distribution.
Tutorial
How to Use AI Upscaling
Tutorial Video Coming Soon
For Developers
Technical Reference
| API Method | POST /v1/start_encode2 after creating a task with /v1/create_task. Set ai_upscale: 1 on an mp4, advanced_hls, or advanced_dash output. |
| Key Parameters | encoder_version: 2, source, ai_upscale: 1, ai_upscale_mode, width and/or height, destination |
| Supported Input Formats | Any video format — MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, HLS, and 200+ others |
| Supported Output Formats | mp4, advanced_hls, and advanced_dash |
| Limits & Constraints | Requires encoder_version: 2; requires target width and/or height; ai_upscale_mode options are standard, premium, max; standard and premium support up to 16384px on the longest side; max is limited to 14,745,600 total pixels |
Request Example
Upscaling configuration inside a transcoding job request.
{
"query": {
"source": "https://your-storage.com/source.mov",
"encoder_version": 2,
"format": [
{
"output": "mp4",
"video_codec": "libx264",
"width": 3840,
"height": 2160,
"ai_upscale": 1,
"ai_upscale_mode": "standard"
}
]
}
}Copy this payload and use it with your API key to test AI Upscaling on your own video.
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What It Costs
Usage-Based Pricing
AI Upscaling is available for all Qencode users. Pricing is based on minutes of upscaled output and is added to standard transcoding rates.
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