Friday, August 22nd, 2025Posted by Jim ThackerRE:Vision Effects releases video and animation upscaler REZUp 2html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"A CG animation upscaled 4.75x with REZUp 2, the new version of RE:Vision Effects upscaling plugin. You can find examples of upscaling live-action video in this YouTube playlist.RE:Vision Effects has released a REZUp 2, the latest version of its video and animation upscaling plugin for video editing and compositing applications.The update adds two new machine learning algorithms: one general-purpose model, and one specialized on processing faces in close-up shots.An AI-augmented video upscaling tool aimed at post-production workFirst released in 2022, is a specialist video and animation upscaling tool aimed at professional post-production work.It includes two separate plugins: REZUp Resize, for upscaling or zooming into source footage, and REZUp Enhance, for improving image quality.Both combine machine learning and non-AI-based video processing techniques.Although there are a number of consumer AI video upscaling apps, RE:Vision Effects cites REZUps support for extended dynamic ranges, anamorphic video and fractional upscaling as key selling points for high-end work.REZUp 2: new ML models, including one for facial close-upsTo that, REZUp 2 introduces two new machine learning models.DNN 3 (Deep Neural Network method 3) is general-purpose model: RE:Vision Effects YouTube playlist shows a range of types of live-action video and rendered 3D animation.DNN 2 is specialized on faces, for close-up shots: both live-action and anime-style video.The new models are particularly adept at 4x upscaling for example, upscaling HD video to 8K but the playlist shows a range of other upscaling factors.Both models were trained on Creative Commons images and a bit of our own.They are GPU-accelerated on AMD, NVIDIA and Apple Silicon GPUs, and should also work with Intels new Arc Pro B60 cards, although youll need at least 8GB of VRAM.Price and system requirementsREZUp 2 is compatible with a range of compositing and video editing applications, including After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Flame and Nuke. New perpetual licences cost $189.95, and work across all of the supported applications.Read more about REZUp 2 on RE:Vision Effects websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsRE:Vision Effects releases video and animation upscaler REZUp 2Check out the new machine learning models in the pro upscaling plugin for compositing and video editing applications.Friday, August 22nd, 2025AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 2.0 and UE5 plugin with FSR 4 supportSDK for developers looking to integrate FidelityFX tech into their apps now includes latest version of the AI image upscaling system.Thursday, August 21st, 2025CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2025.1Clothing design tool gets the option to create garment parts by drawing onto a 3D avatar, and an AI Pose Generator. See the other changes.Thursday, August 21st, 2025Adobe releases Photoshop 26.10Minor update to the image-editing and digital painting software adds a new Star tool for drawing regular star polygons on the canvas.Wednesday, August 20th, 2025Unity rolls out Unity AI in Unity 6.2Game engine's new AI toolset includes generative AI features for creating sprites, textures and animations. Check out our FAQs.Tuesday, August 19th, 2025Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 7.0 for 3ds MaxSmoke, fire and effects plugin gets GPU-accelerated ocean simulation system, with support for foam, spray and floating objects.Tuesday, August 19th, 2025More NewsZibraVDB for Houdini and UE5 is now free to indie artistsSneak peek: Axiom 4 for HoudiniMarmoset releases Toolbag 5.02Adobe launches free asset review tool Substance 3D ReviewerMatPlus puts Substance 3D-style texture painting inside BlenderTutorial: Fantasy Creature Texturing & Look DevUVPackmaster 3.4 for Blender adds one-click UV repackingAdobe releases After Effects 25.4NVIDIA unveils two compact new RTX PRO Blackwell GPUsGet 165 3D assets for creating a warehouse scene in Unreal EngineAutodesk cuts prices of Flow Studio subscriptionsKeenTools releases KeenTools 2025.2 for Blender and NukeOlder Posts