Upscayl is a cross-platform desktop application for AI-powered image upscaling, built with Electron and Next.js. It uses Real-ESRGAN models via the ncnn inference engine (Vulkan backend) to upscale images by 2x-4x. The application provides a rich UI with model selection, batch processing, double upscaling, custom model support, and extensive settings (GPU selection, tile size, TTA mode, metadata preservation). It also includes a cloud API (Upscayl Cloud) for server-side upscaling, documented via OpenAPI. The codebase is well-structured with clear separation between Electron main process and Next.js renderer, using Jotai for state management, Radix UI primitives, and a comprehensive localization system supporting 17 languages. While primarily an application, it contains pre-trained neural network model files (.param, .bin) that are research artifacts, giving it a hybrid character.
TheAnimeScripter (TAS) is a production-grade AI video enhancement toolkit specialized for anime content. It performs frame interpolation (RIFE 4.15-4.25 variants, GMFSS, DistilDRBA), super-resolution (30+ architectures via a vendored spandrel fork), restoration, frame deduplication, monocular depth estimation (Depth Anything V2/V3, Video Depth Anything, Limbo), scene-change detection, stabilization, segmentation, and object detection. It ships as a CLI tool (main.py), an Adobe After Effects plugin (src/server/aeComms.py via Socket.IO), and a standalone desktop build (build.py + tools/build_support/). The pipeline is: decode video via FFmpeg or the custom nelux library, stream frames through a FrameWindow sliding buffer, apply dedup → restore → upscale → interpolate stages, then re-encode with configurable codecs, bit depths, and BT.709/BT.2020 color spaces.