Releases: Djdefrag/QualityScaler
QualityScaler 4.2
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
Video upscaling improvements
⊡ Fixed a bug that caused upscaling to fail when using high AI multithreading settings
⊡ Optimized AI multithreading behavior for high thread counts, improving stability and performance
⊡ Improved performance when saving upscaled frames — faster and more lightweight
⊡ Updated FFMPEG to version 7.1.1 (mostly bugfix)
AI models update
⊡ Updated AI models using the latest tools
⊡ Improved VRAM usage and performance
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, and overall performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies to enhance stability and compatibility
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f7d0ac59c6fe755641a4084463440e7657eee335df7aad55cd904cb16e186358?nocache=1
QualityScaler 4.0
▼ NEW
Completely redesigned GUI
⊡ The app now presents file information more clearly
⊡ Many widgets have been repositioned and grouped by functionalities
⊡ All info widgets have been improved, now displaying additional details for each setting
⊡ Redesigned the entire graphical user interface to deliver a modern, intuitive experience
Output resolution widget
⊡ Added a widget for selecting the output resolution
⊡ Allows further upscaling or downscaling after AI processing
Video extension widget
⊡ Introduced a widget for choosing the output video extension
⊡ Supported extensions:
⊡ .mp4
⊡ .mkv
⊡ .avi
⊡ .mov
Video codec widget
⊡ Added a widget for selecting the codec for upscaled videos
⊡ These codecs ensure compatibility with all major GPU families
⊡ Using hardware-accelerated codecs significantly improves encoding speed
⊡ Supported codecs:
⊡ CPU ( x264 - x265 )
⊡ NVIDIA ( h264_nvenc - hevc_nvenc )
⊡ AMD ( h264_amf - hevc_amf )
⊡ Intel ( h264_qsv - hevc_qsv )
AI multithreading optimization
⊡ Completely reworked AI multithreadi
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⊡ Now supports up to 8 threads for better performance and stability
⊡ Significantly faster and more reliable than before
▼ REMOVED
CPU selection widget
⊡ The CPU selection widget has been removed
⊡ The app now automatically utilizes the optimal number of CPU cores
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
AI models update
⊡ Updated AI models using the latest tools
⊡ Improved GPU compatibility and upscaling performance
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, and overall performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies to enhance stability and compatibility
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/031ae4cabc773ecf16a01cf43de81d450dc3f772c1e0d5b403101e0fe5bd6c88
QualityScaler 3.12
▼ NOTE
Nvidia GPUs optimizations
⊡ Is essential to enable Windows Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduling option
⊡ This option can dramatically improve upscale performance
⊡ Enable it in Windows 10 / Windows 11 settings > Graphic Settings menu
▼ NEW
Keep frames widget
⊡ Added new widget to choose whether to save upscaled video frames
⊡ Selecting “Enabled”, upscaled frames will not be deleted
⊡ This allows you to re-encode upscaled video with different extension without upscaling again
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
AI models update
⊡ Updated AI models using updated tools
⊡ Improved GPU compatibility and upscaling performance
Video encoding improvements
⊡ Updated MoviePy to version 2.0
⊡ A long list of bugfixes and optimizations for video encoding
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c358dae6838b75cffe55ff6034bda8dd42c779365b26248832708d5f8558293d
QualityScaler 3.11
▼ NEW
AI models update
⊡ Updated AI models using updated tools
⊡ This led to have slightly better upscale quality
GPU Auto selection
⊡ Added new "Auto" option in GPU Widget
⊡ Selecting “Auto,” the app automatically choose the most powerful GPU in the PC
⊡ This solves a problem with GPU processing on notebooks with 2 GPUs
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
Video upscale improvements
⊡ Improved video upscale stability and memory usage
⊡ Updated FFMPEG to version 7.1 (video encoding bugfix and performance improvements)
⊡ Now the app automatically removes the temp folder when the video upscale is finished
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1fa7102e88b1c891808ff5cbf9acaa40e29ab02ecf09e371f1f51e3101b3e613
QualityScaler 3.10
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
FFMPEG audio passthrough
⊡ This feature allows audio to be processed without any alterations (lossless quality)
⊡ Supports multiple audio streams (when a video contains multiple audio tracks)
⊡ This function fix an issue where audio could not be applied to upscaled videos
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/cdeba31d90a673a50ead2746195000f545e169ff085b72f2180b209f5a25d28c?nocache=1
QualityScaler 3.9
▼ NEW
AI engine improvements
⊡ Optimized AI models only for "Half precision"
⊡ This resulted in lower VRAM memory usage and better performance
AI multi-threading improvements
⊡ Optimized upscaling speed when using AI multi-threading
⊡ Is now possible to select up to 6 threads (6 video frames simultaneous)
▼ GUI
File widget
⊡ The widget to upload files is now much faster
⊡ In particular when uploading many files and files with high resolution
⊡ Also improved the display of file informations
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
Video upscale improvements
⊡ Improved audio quality for upscaled videos
⊡ Updated FFMPEG to version 7.0.2 (bugfix and performance improvements)
General improvements
⊡ The app is now lighter (-100MB)
⊡ Fixed a problem with upscaling black and white images
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/2da574e3f86efb23fa7998d7b46f92c1ece0c8a0a045f4aa51b5e5e952b5034a
QualityScaler 3.8
▼ NEW
Video upscale STOP&RESUME
⊡ Now is possible to stop and resume the video upscale process at any time
⊡ When restarting (with same settings) the app will resume from the interrupted point
⊡ NOTE - If video temporary files are deleted, upscaling will start over again
User settings save
⊡ The app will now remember all the options of the user (AI model, GPU, GPU VRAM etc.)
⊡ NOTE - In case of problems, delete the file QualityScaler_UserPreference.json in Documents folder
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
AI upscale improvements
⊡ Improved upscaled image/video quality and "temporal stability"
⊡ Better support for images with transparent background
⊡ Improved memory usage and performance
AI multithreading improvements
⊡ Multithreaded video upscale is now more stable
⊡ Fixed a problem that could lead to losing some upscaled frames
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fbe64667a6166781a76e91bfb829d61f64cfcc1b46b90a814409a599115f2b00?nocache=1
QualityScaler 3.7
▼ NEW
Antivirus problem fix
⊡ After contacting Microsoft, Avast and AVG
⊡ QualityScaler will finally no longer be recognized as Malware by these antivirus
IRCNN AI improvements
⊡ IRCNN implementation is now divided into 2 separate models
⊡ IRCNN_Mx1 - (medium denoise)
⊡ IRCNN_Lx1 - (high denoise)
▼ USER INTERFACE
Some changes
⊡ Default AI model is RealESR_Gx4
⊡ AI models are now separated by "architecture"
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
Under-the-hood updates
⊡ Updated Python to version 3.12 (improved performance)
⊡ Updated FFMPEG to version 7.0.1 (bugfixes)
⊡ Updated Exiftool to latest version available
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/d4950718c31792ae29b00f2b7abbec63c7cd0ff18acf6dc59c85bdb47d4f85ee
QualityScaler 3.6
▼ NEW
Build system
⊡ Changed build system tools (now using Pyinstaller)
⊡ Now using one-file mode (the build tool create only a single portable exe, instead of a folder)
⊡ This should fix the false-positive antivirus problem with Microsoft Defender and other antiviruses
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/352fe39ef58d89e69f77dfe3297e4a5b7a038a89e6885fd058642846492bfed6?nocache=1
⊡ Avast and AVG could report the app as a virus
⊡ The app is 100% free of viruses of all sorts
⊡ The problem seems to be only with AVG and Avast, other antivirus don't report problems
QualityScaler 3.5
▼ NEW
Multiple GPUs support
⊡ It's now possible to select up to 4 GPUs for AI acceleration
⊡ Based on the GPU index (visible in the Windows Task Manager)
AI models
⊡ Added support for IRCNN, a new AI architecture dedicated to denoising (no upscaling)
⊡ Is a very fast architecture and consumes little VRAM memory
⊡ Is perfect for enhancing photos and videos without altering the resolution
⊡ It can also be used for a "second pass" to remove some defects due to other AI models
▼ GUI
Some changes
⊡ The default value for "AI model" is now IRCNNx1 (the new AI for denoising)
⊡ Added more information in several widgets
▼ BUGFIX / IMPROVEMENTS
Video encoding improvements
⊡ FFMPEG now uses the -ultrafast preset for video encoding
⊡ Improving the encoding speed by 30/40 %.
General improvements
⊡ Bug fixes, code cleaning, performance improvements
⊡ Updated dependencies
▼ VirusTotal
⊡ https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b55210b82819f584e51ec2b4bdbab33581e767392e99e4351f295c3de7b5e67e?nocache=1
⊡ Avast and AVG could report the app as a virus
⊡ The app is 100% free of viruses of all sorts
⊡ The problem seems to be only with AVG and Avast, other antivirus don't report problems