I found out recently that waifu2x has been surpassed by quite a lot using the gnome app Upscaler flatpak based on upscayl-ncnn.https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl-ncnnIs this currently one of the best upscalers or is there something else out there?On a side note, for actual photos it's not nearly as good, smearing details into smooth textures.
>>107657023waifu2x for comparison
>>107657029and the original
>>107657023>>107657029usecase?
>>107657023>>107657029neither of these look good
>>107657023https://github.com/AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI
>>107657043Converting movies that have no hd release to modern standards (example, The Stepford Wives) (No, not the shit remake)
>>107657043Posting anime on an anime website in 2025 resolutions. Very slightly more seriously, making meme pics sometimes requires higher resolution elements>>107657062It's up to you to post a better upscaler. The original looks like a jpg that's been posted and saved and degraded forever compared to the OP
>>107657140Occasionally I've seen things that look ok, but video is not quite there yet
>>107657023Ultimately, I think what to use for upscaling is very subjective. Your best bet is to download chaiNNer and dive into https://openmodeldb.info/ but be warned, this is probably going to be the biggest waste of time.For me personally no model every satisfied me 100%. However this one comes close https://openmodeldb.info/models/2x-DigitoonLite
