Recently, Nvidia and Intel introduced AI-based video upscaling technologies for Chrome and Edge browsers. Now it looks like Microsoft is also preparing to step into this market. The software giant today announced Video Super Resolution (VSR) technology for Microsoft Edge, which improves the quality of low-resolution videos.Microsoft Edge gains Video Super Resolution support
Reportedly, the new upscaling technology will work if the video resolution is less than 720p, or if the width or height is not less than 192 pixels. It should also be noted that the technology is limited to videos that are not protected by DRM. This means that premium streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video will no longer be supported.
In the announcement, Microsoft announced desktop display with VSR’s Nvidia RTX GPUs (RTX 20, 30 and 40 Series) and AMD Radeon RX GPUs (Radeon RX 5700 to Radeon RX 7800), which need significant processing power. reported that it is limited to cards. However, the software giant will also offer support for laptops with multiple GPUs in the future. Thus, Edge-based VSR can be used on both integrated and discrete GPUs.
However, users who want to try the feature manually must activate VSR via ”edge://flags/#edge-video-super-resolution” path. However, it should be noted that the new upgrade technology is currently available to 50 percent of users and will be activated later for the rest.
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