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Feature Request MMPX scaling

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#1,088 opened on Mar 1, 2021

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As an alternative to xBRZ it would be neat to integrate this algo. Supposedly very performant in comparison to xBRZ with better image quality results. https://casual-effects.com/research/McGuire2021PixelArt/ https://casual-effects.com/research/McGuire2021PixelArt/McGuire2021PixelArt.pdf

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Research direction
Study the existing xBRZ implementation in the codebase, understand the rendering pipeline, then implement the MMPX scaling algorithm as an alternative. Refer to the provided papers for the algorithm details.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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65