Microsoft Edge can now boost the quality of your YouTube videos here's how
to use it

Date:
Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:08:56 +0000

Description:
Browsers new super resolution feature uses machine learning to enhance
footage without using extra bandwidth

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Microsoft is starting to roll out its much anticipated built-in video upscaling feature for its Edge browser.

The companys new Video Super Resolution (VSR) algorithm uses artificial intelligence to boost web videos with a lower than 720p resolution, while
also removing blocky artifacts, with the feature set to be made widely available to users in the coming weeks.

So how do you use it? Revealing further details on the feature in a posting
on its Edge blog , Microsoft confirmed that VSR will be initially restricted to Windows machines withan Nvidia (RTX 20-series and above) or AMD (RX5700
and above) GPU.

To use the AI upscaling youll also need to be running the experimental Edge Canary version of Microsofts browser. If youre on a laptop, youll need to be plugged into the mains, while those with hybrid GPUswill need tochange
Windows settings to force Edge to run using just their discrete GPU
(automatic Hybrid GPU supportis coming in a forthcoming update).

VSR is able to upscalevideo which are at least 192 pixels in width and
height, but it sadly wont work with DRM protected videos that use PlayReady
or Widevinetech, such as Netflix streams. Analysis:AI upscaling gives a welcome boost to AMD GPUs (Image credit: Microsoft)

While some might dismiss the roll out of VSR as being little more than a gimmick for watching elderly YouTube clips like Charlie Bit My Finger in UltraHD, for some users this AI upscaling could be a game-changer.

While Microsoft admit thatVSRis computationally intensive and may slow down less capable machines, the feature offers a potential big visual bonus for those hampered by low bandwidth internet, or those that are restricted by
data caps.

Its also a salvo in the GPU bragging wars, giving AMD video card owners
parity at last with Nvidia users, who've been able to brag about video upscaling in Chrome or Edge for some time.



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