docs/Upscale.md

Upscale Module (Planned) — v0.1.0

The upscale-video command will provide loss-minimized video upscaling.

Overview

This module will allow upscaling of existing videos to higher resolutions such as:

720p (HD)
1080p (Full HD)
2160p (4K)

It will begin with FFmpeg’s native scaling filters and may later support machine learning-based methods.

Planned Syntax

video-tools upscale-video <input> <output.mp4> --scale 1920x1080

Optional parameters:

--scale <WxH>     Set explicit resolution
--filter <name>   Choose scaling filter (lanczos, bicubic, spline36)
--hevc            Encode using H.265 for smaller output
--keep-audio      Copy original audio stream without re-encoding

Default Behavior

If no explicit resolution is provided, the tool will upscale intelligently to the nearest standard resolution above the source.

Examples:

Input: 960×540 → Output: 1280×720
Input: 1280×720 → Output: 1920×1080

Technical Notes

FFmpeg Filter Example

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -vf scale=1920:1080:flags=lanczos \
-c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -c:a aac -b:a 192k output_1080p.mp4

Explanation:

scale=1920:1080:flags=lanczos → performs high-quality resampling.
lanczos produces sharp, low-artifact results.
Future versions may introduce zscale or machine-learning upscalers.

Planned Features

Feature	Status
FFmpeg scaler (`lanczos`)	🔜 Planned
ML-based upscaling (Real-ESRGAN / waifu2x)	🚧 Research
Auto-resolution detection	🔜 Planned
GPU acceleration support	🔜 Planned
Configurable presets	🔜 Planned

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