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**Warlock-Studio** is an open-source desktop application for **Windows**, engineered to integrate state-of-the-art AI models for **image and video enhancement**.
Inspired by [Djdefrag](https://github.com/Djdefrag) tools such as **QualityScaler** and **FluidFrames**, Warlock-Studio provides a unified, high-performance platform for **upscaling, restoration, denoising, and frame interpolation**.
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## 📥 Download Installer (v4.2.1) from:
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<a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/warlock-studio/">
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<a href="https://github.com/Ivan-Ayub97/Warlock-Studio/releases/download/v4.2.1/Warlock-Studio-v4.2.1-Setup.exe">
<img src="rsc/GitHub_Logo_WS.png" alt="Download from GitHub" width="200" />
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### 📚 User Manuals & Documentation
The documentation provides detailed technical explanations, troubleshooting guides, and best practices.
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<a href="https://github.com/Ivan-Ayub97/Warlock-Studio/releases/download/v4.2.1/Warlock-Studio_Manual.pdf">
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## 🖼️ Interface Previews
**Main Window**
![Main interface](rsc/Capture.png)
**Console**
![Console](rsc/CaptureCONSOLE.png)
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## ✨ Key Features
- **AI Upscaling & Restoration** Utilize **Real-ESRGAN, BSRGAN, and IRCNN** models for denoising, super-resolution, and detail recovery.
- **Face Restoration (GFPGAN)** Recover facial details from low-resolution or blurry images and video frames.
- **Frame Interpolation (RIFE)** Smooth motion or generate slow-motion content with **2×, 4×, or 8× interpolation**.
- **Advanced Hardware Acceleration** Intelligent provider selection prioritizes **CUDA**, falls back to **DirectML**, and finally **CPU** for maximum compatibility and performance.
- **Batch Processing** Process multiple media files simultaneously, saving time and effort.
- **Custom Workflows** Fine-grained control over models, resolution, output formats, and quality parameters.
- **Open-Source & Extensible** Fully MIT licensed, for contributors and developers.
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## 🆕 v4.2.1 Summary
This update focuses on **stability**, **usability**, and a **major visual redesign**.
### 🧩 Fixes & Improvements
- **Audio:** Fixed a critical issue that removed audio from generated videos.
- **UI Settings:** Resolved conflicts between AI model options when switching model types.
- **Thumbnails:** Made file icon generation more stable and compatible.
- **Fixed Window Size:** The main window is now non-resizable to prevent layout issues.
- **Dialogs:** Standardized dialog behavior (removed “always on top” flag).
### 🎨 Visual Redesign
- **New “DarkRed” Theme:** Dark mode with deep red background and high-contrast yellow/white text.
- **Monospaced Font:** Switched to **Consola** for a consistent, technical look and better readability.
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## 🖼️ Quality Comparison
Enhanced image using **BSRGANx2**:
![Comparison](rsc/image_comparison.png)
## AI-Driven Visual Transformation: Before & After
[![Watch the video](https://github.com/Ivan-Ayub97/Warlock-Studio/blob/main/rsc/Wsvideovs.mp4)
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## 📊 Model Comparison
| Model File | Use Case | Speed | Quality | Notes |
| :----------------- | :--------------------------- | :-------- | :-------- | :---------------------------------- |
| **GFPGANv1.4** | Face restoration | High | High | Optimal for portraits |
| **BSRGANx2** | 2× upscale + denoising | Medium | Very High | Suitable for lightly degraded media |
| **BSRGANx4** | 4× upscale + denoising | Low | Very High | For heavily degraded content |
| **RIFE** | Frame interpolation | High | High | Smooth motion, slow-motion support |
| **RIFE-Lite** | Lightweight interpolation | Very High | Medium | Faster, lower resource usage |
| **RealESRGANx4** | General 4× upscaling | Medium | High | Balanced performance |
| **RealESRNetx4** | Subtle restoration | Medium | High | Preserves natural image texture |
| **RealSRx4_Anime** | Anime / line-art enhancement | Medium | High | Sharp edges for 2D art |
| **IRCNN_L** | Light denoising | High | Medium | Mild artifact removal |
| **IRCNN_M** | Medium denoising | High | Medium | Stronger artifact cleanup |
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## 🖥️ System Requirements
- **OS:** Windows 11 or higher (64-bit)
- **RAM:** 8GB+ recommended
- **GPU:** NVIDIA (for CUDA), AMD, or Intel GPU with up-to-date drivers recommended
- **Storage:** Sufficient free space for input and processed media
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## 📌 Development Status (v4.2.1)
| Component | Status | Notes |
| :-------------------------- | :------------ | :---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ONNX Runtime Engine | 🟢 Enhanced | Prioritizes CUDA > DirectML > CPU with automatic fallback. |
| Installer & Packaging | 🟢 Overhauled | Full offline installer; heavily optimized package size. |
| **Video Audio Passthrough** | **✅ Fixed** | **Resolved critical failure to include audio in encoded videos.** |
| **UI State Persistence** | **✅ Fixed** | **Settings no longer conflict when switching AI models.** |
| Upscaling Models | 🟢 Stable | Includes VRAM recovery integration. |
| Face Restoration (GFPGAN) | 🟢 Stable | High-quality face reconstruction. |
| Frame Interpolation (RIFE) | 🟢 Stable | Smooth motion and slow-motion support. |
| User Interface (UI/UX) | 🟢 Redesigned | **New high-contrast "Inferno" theme.** |
| Code Quality | 🟢 Improved | Refactored, modular, and more maintainable. |
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## 📂 Project Structure
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```
Warlock-Studio/
├── AI-onnx/ # Pre-trained ONNX models for AI processing
│ ├── BSRGANx2_fp16.onnx
│ ├── BSRGANx4_fp16.onnx
│ ├── GFPGANv1.4.fp16.onnx
│ ├── IRCNN_Lx1_fp16.onnx
│ ├── IRCNN_Mx1_fp16.onnx
│ ├── RealESR_Animex4_fp16.onnx
│ ├── RealESR_Gx4_fp16.onnx
│ ├── RealESRGANx4_fp16.onnx
│ ├── RealESRNetx4_fp16.onnx
│ ├── RealSRx4_Anime_fp16.onnx
│ ├── RIFE_fp32.onnx
│ └── RIFE_Lite_fp32.onnx
├── Assets/ # Application assets and third-party binaries
│ ├── banner.png
│ ├── clear_icon.png
│ ├── exiftool.exe
│ ├── ffmpeg.exe
│ ├── ffmprobe.exe
│ ├── ffmplay.exe
│ ├── info_icon.png
│ ├── logo.ico
│ ├── logo.png
│ ├── stop_icon.png
│ ├── upscale_icon.png
│ ├── wizard-image.bmp
│ └── wizard-small.bmp
├── rsc/ # UI previews and branding resources
│ ├── Capture.png
│ ├── image_comparison.png
│ ├── CaptureCONSOLE.png
│ └── GitHub_Logo_WS.png
├── Warlock-Studio.py # Main application script
├── Warlock-Studio.spec # PyInstaller specification file
├── Setup.iss # Inno Setup installer script
├── README.md # Project overview
├── CHANGELOG.md # Version history and updates
├── LICENSE # MIT License information
├── NOTICE.md # Legal notices and attributions
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md # Contributor guidelines
├── CONTRIBUTING.md # Contribution guide
└── SECURITY.md # Security reporting policies
```
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## 📊 Integrated Technologies & Licenses
| Technology | License | Author / Maintainer | Source |
| ------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| QualityScaler | MIT | [Djdefrag](https://github.com/Djdefrag) | [GitHub](https://github.com/Djdefrag/QualityScaler) |
| FluidFrames | MIT | [Djdefrag](https://github.com/Djdefrag) | [GitHub](https://github.com/Djdefrag/FluidFrames) |
| Real-ESRGAN | BSD 3-Clause / Apache | Xintao Wang | [GitHub](https://github.com/xinntao/Real-ESRGAN) |
| GFPGAN | Apache 2.0 | TencentARC / Xintao Wang | [GitHub](https://github.com/TencentARC/GFPGAN) |
| RIFE | Apache 2.0 | hzwer | [GitHub](https://github.com/megvii-research/ECCV2022-RIFE) |
| BSRGAN | Apache 2.0 | Kai Zhang | [GitHub](https://github.com/cszn/BSRGAN) |
| IRCNN | BSD / Mixed | Kai Zhang | [GitHub](https://github.com/cszn/IRCNN) |
| ONNX Runtime | MIT | Microsoft | [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime) |
| FFmpeg | LGPL / GPL | FFmpeg Team | [Official Site](https://ffmpeg.org) |
| ExifTool | Artistic License | Phil Harvey | [Official Site](https://exiftool.org/) |
| Python | PSF License | Python Software Foundation | [Official Site](https://www.python.org) |
| PyInstaller | GPLv2+ | PyInstaller Team | [GitHub](https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller) |
| Inno Setup | Custom | Jordan Russell | [Official Site](http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php) |
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## 🤝 Contributions
We welcome contributions from the community:
**Fork** the repository.
**Create a branch** for your feature or bug fix.
**Submit a Pull Request** with a detailed description and testing notes.
📧 Contact: **[negroayub97@gmail.com](mailto:negroayub97@gmail.com)**
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## 📜 License
© 2025 Iván Eduardo Chavez Ayub
Licensed under **MIT**. Additional terms and attributions are provided in `NOTICE.md`.
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