The chalenge to upscale pixel art

[Hyllian]

This looks really cool! The download links for the older versions (non-dither preserving, etc) seem to be broken though, could you provide a new link to the latest version of the 4x scaler? (assuming this new one hasn't replaced it entirely)

Ok, it's here: https://anonfiles.com/file/f25320e84e03808903c48a30b77c2f6a

Beware that this old version is intended for pixel art with few colors. The new one is more specialized in more complex pixel arts.

[Jigsaw]

Right - figured it would be ideal to have access to both depending on what's needed. Thanks!

[Hyllian]

Original


2x Scaled



More screenshots here:  http://imgur.com/a/XAwx5

[Hyllian]

Long time no see! I have news!

I made this 3xBRLV4 No Blend standalone app:
https://anonfiles.com/file/ca64833f5adb4bd6bb1a9aa6e8ddb62c

It is the best no blend edition I have ever made.

Original:


3x:

[Crow]

That looks really great! Thanks for sharing

[Mathias]

I agree; nice work.

But why?

Scaled pixel art. How/where is it used?

[yrizoud]

Well this dragon becomes t-shirt-ready.

[Hyllian]

I agree; nice work.

But why?

Scaled pixel art. How/where is it used?

When I see a nice pixel art work, I have a fetish to see it bigger! :p

But, I know it has some applications, for example:

- use in emulators to upscale retro games to fill high definition displays;
- print in bigger sizes: for cards or t-shirts as the guy above said;
- or just for apreciation.

[ptoing]

- use in emulators to upscale retro games to fill high definition displays;

Looks ugly.

- print in bigger sizes: for cards or t-shirts as the guy above said;

Again, just use clean scale.

- or just for apreciation.

Do you suddenly appreciate the pixelart more when you are looking at upscaled, filtered versions which destroy the clusters layed down with intent by the artist? I am not seeing it.

IMO any form of filtering that distorts the shape of clusters a pixel image originally had is not a good way to treat pixel art.

That said, I can appreciate the programming behind this. I just don't think it has any useful application, personally. At least I can't think of any.

[Hyllian]

Looks ugly.

Well, so we disagre at 100% here.

Again, just use clean scale.

I apreciate using clean scale too. But sometimes I like having options other than that.

Do you suddenly appreciate the pixelart more when you are looking at upscaled, filtered versions which destroy the clusters layed down with intent by the artist? I am not seeing it.

IMO any form of filtering that distorts the shape of clusters a pixel image originally had is not a good way to treat pixel art.

That said, I can appreciate the programming behind this. I just don't think it has any useful application, personally. At least I can't think of any.

Not more or less than the original one. I just like to apreciate it in other "angles/ways/views".

But, I respect your opinion.