how to upscale from 480p to 720p/1080p on PC

[sunilyo]

is it possible to upscale SD video to HD 720p/1080p video? if so then how ?

 

[d@rK nEmEsIs]

it is not possible but here are hardware upscaler which cost a bomb to own

 

[sunilyo]

not even softwares ???

 

[muzux2]

This feature is in UVD 2 of 4800 Series. It can scale DVD to HD resolution. Dunno know how? i think supra might know better as he tests GC here..

 

[sunilyo]

^^^ so this means in order to enjoy the benefits of UVD2 i need to have an ATI 4800 series GPU.

 

[zhopudey]

Running a video full screen is basically upscaling.

 

[TechHead]

^Exactly.. upscaled to the monitor's native resolution. Which is why a cheap HTPC is the best upscaling DVD player

 

[sunilyo]

Since the monitors are non-interlaced the picture shown PC screens are in progressive mode. Am I correct?

 

[TechHead]

^Yep, progressive mode.

 

[Jaspreetrattan]

what is the use of it, quality will not increase with upscalling ????

 

[LaatSahab]

No software can Upscale the SD to HD, only Hardware can do so and they too cost a lot and not every HD Upscaling Chip can do it efficiently. Better Hardware costs more. Moreover if the Upscaling chip is not efficient in its function then Upscaling the SD content leads to Pixelation and Bleeding of colors. I've a Samsung DVD Player with HDMI Interface and Upscaling capability to 1080i and HD TV but the Upscaling of DVDs doesn't results in any discernable change in picture quality, mainly one feels the contrast has been increased.

 

[greenhorn]

uhm. whatever is available in hardware upscaling can be done via software upscaling, and more.

IMHO ffdshow is a good example of a s/w upscaler , and it upscales better than most ( including a lot of expensive ) DVD players

 

[sarang]

+1 for ffdshow

Try neuview player its also a got great upscaling and postprocessing engine. It does not rely on GPU but is a SERIOUS cpu hogg.

 

[LaatSahab]

Never tried ffdshow, will do but better if got info on it prior to using it?
As for these things being a CPU, its a Universal truth but CUDA is gaining momentum and we could see such tasks being transferred to GPUs sooner than we think. :cool2:

 

[greenhorn]

download it , install it , and try it out on media player classic

 

[satyanjoy]

+1 for ffdshow
Try neuview player its also a got great upscaling and postprocessing engine. It does not rely on GPU but is a SERIOUS cpu hogg.

Is it Free ? Is there any trial version of neuview player???

 

[muzux2]

^^ nope. It costs around $12. A very good player & yes it does support 'software Upscaling'.
But i feel, hardware based Upscaling might offer best scaling as we have seen it in XBOX 360..
+1 for neuview player.

 

[zhopudey]

What are you guys talking about? Go read up on ffdshow.

 

[tvarad]

What are you guys talking about? Go read up on ffdshow.

I use the K-Lite media codec pack which comes with media player classic (MPC) which, AFAIK, will play your DVD's too. MPC is very powerful in it's capabilities and scales the input very well to your monitor native resolution.

Best of all, the whole package is free.

 

[muzux2]

Well, after reading lot about ffdshow, i came to conclusion that ffdshow is very good at decoding & scaling. However, it also has some disadvantages - it is very CPU hungry & presently doesn't support DXVA..