Nvidia has announced that its upscaling technology, which was introduced in late February to remove compression artifacts and other visual issues from most online videos streamed using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, now works in VLC media player. The technology utilizes the card’s Tensor cores and AI image processing to enhance video quality, and can now be used to upscale videos from your personal library.

How to enable Video Super Resolution in VLC

To activate Video Super Resolution, simply open the Nvidia control panel and check the Super Resolution option under the Adjust Video Settings section.

VLC was initially developed with a client/server infrastructure in place, but this functionality was eventually removed as it transitioned to a pure media player. It was released under a GNU General Public License in early 2001.

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Many may wonder whether Video Super Resolution with VLC media player works offline or requires an active Internet connection. Is all the processing done locally on your hardware, or is a connection to an Nvidia server necessary? If so, what is the purpose of the connection? Could Nvidia be further training its AI on your personal video library? It is likely that the technology works offline, but in today’s world, it is essential to ask questions about privacy.

For those who have tried Video Super Resolution, what has your experience been like? Is the improvement in quality as significant as Nvidia claims? Are some types of content better suited for upscaling than others? Any feedback on this new feature is greatly appreciated.