waifu2x - Snowshell

This is GUI Shell for waifu2x-converter-cpp, waifu2x-caffe, waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan, Real-CUGAN and Real-ESRGAN

Original

Original-Magnified	Waifu2x

Real-CUGAN	Real-ESRGAN

You can use Snowshell to make your image better.
Snowshell uses C++ and Win32API.

Usage

Just drag & drop your image files (or folder) in to Snowshell! (multiple image supports)
To change your conversion setting, select option at menu bar.

To Use Vulkan Based Converters (Supported GPU Only)

1. Install latest Graphics Driver. AMD / NVIDIA / INTEL
   
2. Choose Converter to download
   2-1. Download waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan to waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan folder.
   2-2. Download Real-CUGAN to realcugan-vulkan folder.
   2-3. Download Real-ESRGAN to realesrgan-vulkan folder.
   
3. Select Converter to waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan/realcugan-vulkan.
   
4. Set conversion mode on TTA menu.
   4-1. TTA convert mode is slower but higher quality conversion.
   
5. Snowshell will start conversion using waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan / realcuan-vulkan.

Notice For waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan:

You cannot use upconv_7 models for x1 mode. please use cunet instead (default)

To Use waifu2x-caffe (NVIDIA GPU Only)

1. Install latest NVIDIA Graphics Driver.
   
2. Put waifu2x-caffe to waifu2x-caffe folder.
   
3. Select Converter to waifu2x-caffe.
   
4. Set conversion mode on GPU(CPU) menu.
   4-1. TTA convert mode is slower but higher quality conversion.
   
5. Snowshell will start conversion using waifu2x-caffe.

To Use cunet model with included waifu2x-caffe:

1. set model folder to models/cunet
2. set Custom Option to -p cudnn
   

To Change Model File

1. Open config.ini file (if there is no config.ini, launch Snowshell once and close it)
   
2. Set your model file directory with absolute path or relative path.
   2-1 You have to use \\ instead of \
   2-2. When you use relative path, path is relative to converter's directory.
   
3. Converters default model directory (relative)
   3-1. waifu2x_converter_cpp = models_rgb
   3-2. waifu2x_caffe = models\\upconv_7_anime_style_art_rgb
   3-3. waifu2x_ncnn-vulkan = models-cunet
   3-4. realcugan-vulkan = model-se
   3-5. realesrgan-vulkan = realesrgan-x4plus-anime
   

To Change Output Extension

1. Open config.ini file (if there is no config.ini, launch Snowshell once and close it)
   
2. Change extension to prefer file format.
   2-1. Check converter's HP to find which file format will be supported.
   

To Use Advanced Option in Converter

1. Open config.ini file (if there is no config.ini, launch Snowshell and close it)
   
2. Check your converter and fill OptionString with currect option.
   
3. To find option for your converter, please visit converter's HP
   3-1. waifu2x_converter_cpp: waifu2x-converter-cpp
   3-2. waifu2x_caffe: waifu2x-caffe
   3-3. waifu2x_ncnn-vulkan: waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan
   3-4. realcugan-vulkan: Real=CUGAN
   3-5. realesrgan-vulkan: Real-ESRGAN
   
4. If you want to ignore/override settings that Snowshell supports, add -- to end of optionstring to ignore all settings.
   4-1. you cannot override input file name because it is nessesory to make Snowshell works.