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# Upscale models

# Upscale Models

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Two upscale models, used in the [Upscale workspace](/guide/workspaces/upscale). Upscaling is almost always a **final pass** — fix the look first, then upscale.

## Creative Upscaler

Partially reconstructs the render at higher resolution. Adds detail, can fix artifacts. Best for restoration work or when more detail is desired.

### Settings

| Setting               | Tooltip                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Default | Range            |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------- |
| Output size           | Size of the longest side of your output. Aspect ratio from original video is always respected.                                                                                                                                                                | 1920    | 1280–1920        |
| Steps                 | Total diffusion steps: more steps result in sharper and more detailed results but slower processing. Lower steps can help achieving less refined styles.                                                                                                      | 6       | 3–10             |
| Detail enhancement    | Higher values will give AI more freedom to invent elements from the original input. It's good to retrieve quality and/or correct artefacts but could lead to other artefacts in some cases. Keep this value low if your input video is well detailed already. | 0.4     | 0.1–0.9          |
| Interpolation         | The interpolation mode renders only one every two frames and uses interpolation to fill in the gaps. Quicker and costs less credits. The output might be less detailed on occasion.                                                                           | Off     | On/Off           |
| Image sequence export | Choose the format for the image sequence export. EXR formats provide higher quality for professional compositing workflows.                                                                                                                                   | PNG     | PNG / EXR 16-bit |
| Tile width count      | A higher count will allow for more detailed upscaling, but might create artefacts. A lower count will maintain overall consistency.                                                                                                                           | 2       | 1–4              |
| Tile height count     | A higher count will allow for more detailed upscaling, but might create artefacts. A lower count will maintain overall consistency.                                                                                                                           | 2       | 1–4              |
| Context size          | When doing long renders, the render is split in smaller parts and attached together. The Context size is the number of frames of those parts.                                                                                                                 | 77      | 9–101            |
| Context overlap       | Number of frames that overlap between consecutive context windows. Higher values provide better continuity but slower processing.                                                                                                                             | 10      | 1–10             |

### Use cases by detail enhancement

* **Light detail enhancement** — 0.3. Adds a small amount of detail to a working render.
* **Mid-level reconstruction** — 0.5. Visible detail while keeping the original mostly intact.
* **Heavy restoration** — 0.7–0.9. For damaged, blurry, or very low-res input. Output deviates noticeably.

## Upscaler

Simple, non-creative upscaler. Clean enlargement without reconstruction. Use when the input is already what you want, just at the wrong size — final-pass output preparation.

### Settings

| Setting               | Tooltip                                                                                                                     | Default | Range            |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------- |
| Upscale factor        | Choose the upscaling factor. x2 doubles the resolution, x4 quadruples it.                                                   | x2      | x2 / x4          |
| Image sequence export | Choose the format for the image sequence export. EXR formats provide higher quality for professional compositing workflows. | PNG     | PNG / EXR 16-bit |

## Upscaling workflow

1. Validate the look at lower resolution (1280).
2. Render the full clip at 1280.
3. Click **Edit this Render** on the final track.
4. Switch to the Upscale tab.
5. Pick **Upscaler** for predictable enlargement, or **Creative Upscaler** (denoise 0.3–0.5) for reconstruction.
6. **Generate full clip.**

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