v0.6.0 Released!

[hollowaykeanho]

What's That

This project is a consolidation of various compiled open-source AI image/video
upscaling product for a working CLI friendly image and video upscaling program.

Why It Matters

For these reasons:

1. Low-cost image/video AI upscaling software - run locally in your laptop
   with an AI solution.
2. Programmable - when you upscale an album or a video, the AI program has
   to be programmable and not restricted by any GUI's design.
3. Reliabily working on big subject - video files are usually large and
   require streaming algorithm approach for preventing uncontrollable
   resources consumption for a simple OS system (e.g. disk space, RAM, and
   vRAM).
4. I urgently need a video upscaling technologies to work locally -
   for both image and video without any GUI overheads.

What's New

1. Added Windows Support thanks to Joly0's development and testing all-time efforts.
2. Added CI management into repository thanks to Galyna, Cory's efforts.
3. Updated README.md thanks to Jean Shuralyov's efforts.
4. Implemented zip package approach release to avoid customers git cloning a big repository.

Special Thanks to:

1. Joly0 ➤ https://github.com/Joly0
2. Galyna, Cory ➤ https://github.com/corygalyna
3. Jean Shuralyov ➤ https://github.com/JeanShuralyov

Supported Hardware

Here are the tested hardware and operating system:

System	Results	Usable Processing Units
debian-amd64 (linux)	PASS	NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)
darwin-amd64 (macOS)	FAILED	Binary failed to use Intel Iris Graphics iGPU and CPU.
windows-amd64 (windows)	PASS	Nvidia Quadro T600

Benchmarks

Among the statistical data we tested:

Debian AMD64 CPU, 12GB Memory, 2GB VRAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX150

Version	Sample 1 (Video)
v0.6.0	9260 seconds
v0.5.0	9192 seconds
v0.4.0	10316 seconds
v0.3.0	N/A
v0.2.0	N/A
v0.1.0	N/A

Windows AMD64 Ryzen 9 7950x CPU, 22GB Memory, 4GB VRAM, Nvidia Quadro T600 (GTX 1650 equivalent)

Version	Sample 1 (Video)
v0.6.0	3649 seconds
v0.5.0	N/A
v0.4.0	N/A
v0.3.0	N/A
v0.2.0	N/A

Supported Models

For this version, the packaged models are:

ID        : upscayl-realesrgan-x4plus-anime
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's RealESRGAN for Anime x4+ Upscaling

ID        : upscayl-realesrgan-x4plus-v3
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's RealESRGAN for General Image x4+ Upscaling Version 3

ID        : upscayl-realesrgan-x4plus
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's RealESRGAN for General Image x4+ Upscaling

ID        : upscayl-remacri
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's REMACRI for General Image Upscaling

ID        : upscayl-ultramix_balanced
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's Ultramix balanced for General Image Upscaling

ID        : upscayl-ultrasharp-v2
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's Ultrasharp for General Image Upscaling Version 2

ID        : upscayl-ultrasharp
max scale : any
Purpose   : Upscayl's Ultrasharp for General Image Upscaling

ID        : xintao-realesr-animevideo-x2-v3
max scale : 2
Purpose   : XinTao's Animated Video x2 Upscaling Version 3

ID        : xintao-realesr-animevideo-x3-v3
max scale : 3
Purpose   : XinTao's Animated Video x3 Upscaling Version 3

ID        : xintao-realesr-animevideo-x4-v3
max scale : 4
Purpose   : XinTao's Animated Video x4 Upscaling Version 3

ID        : xintao-realesrgan-x4plus-anime
max scale : any
Purpose   : XinTao's RealESRGAN for Anime 4+ Upscaling

ID        : xintao-realesrgan-x4plus
max scale : any
Purpose   : XinTao's RealESRGAN for General Image x4+ Upscaling