Increase Video Resolution
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Input limits
MP4 only, max 50MB, max 60s duration, max 720p input.
Upload an MP4 video
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything about the Video Upscaler
How does the Video Upscaler work?
The video is rescaled on our own servers with the lanczos algorithm, followed by a light unsharp pass. It is clean resampling: the video gets larger and crisper, but no detail is added that the footage did not already contain. If you are after generative reconstruction, this tool does not do that.
What are the file limits?
MP4 only, max 50MB, max 60s duration, max 720p input. The limits stop a single video from taking over the whole machine.
How much does it cost?
Nothing: it is free. There is a daily number of videos and you need a Bink account, also free. The limit is what keeps the tool running without charging anyone.
How long does it take?
Usually one or two minutes for a short clip, longer if the queue is busy. The page shows live status.
How does the enlargement work?
The video is re-encoded at a higher resolution with ffmpeg, which interpolates the new pixels from the ones around them. It makes the picture larger and smoother, but it cannot invent detail that was never recorded.
Will a low quality video come out sharp?
No. Enlarging raises the number of pixels, not the amount of information: compression artefacts and blur get bigger along with everything else. It helps most with footage that is sharp but simply small.
What happens to the file I upload?
It is processed on a dedicated server, because a browser cannot re-encode a video of any size, and it is deleted once the work is done. The result comes back through a link that expires on its own.
Where does my upload go?
To a server of ours, and we say so plainly because this is one of the few tools that cannot run inside the browser: the processing needs a real machine. The file is uploaded, processed, and deleted automatically within an hour. Nobody opens it, it does not end up in an archive, and it is never used to train anything.
Do you use it for anything else?
No. The file does the job you asked for and then it is gone: we do not link it to you, we do not resell it, we do not pass it to third parties and we do not train any model on it. Most other Binatomy tools upload nothing at all and work only in your browser; this is one of the few that cannot.
Do you profile me? Are you GDPR compliant?
We do not profile you: there is no account to create, we never ask for your email to use a tool, and we keep no profile of what you do. We are an Italian company and we work under the GDPR and the other European rules, with the privacy notice and the consent request in plain sight. One thing we say in full rather than hiding it behind a slogan: the ads on the page are Google's, and Google may use cookies to personalise them. You decide from the consent banner: if you say no the ads stay, but they are not personalised, and the tool works exactly the same.
If it is free, how do you make money?
From the ads on the page, and that is all. We do not sell your data, there is no hidden paid plan, there is no limit that eventually asks for your card, and you do not have to sign up. The ads pay for the servers and for the time we spend writing the tools: that is how we can keep them open to everyone.