Infognition Video Enhancer

What Infognition Video Enhancer is

Infognition Video Enhancer is Windows desktop software for enlarging video and applying filters. Its motion-search Super Resolution uses information from neighboring frames to upscale low-resolution footage to HD or HD footage to 4K. For other adjustments, it supports more than 220 VirtualDub filters, including tools for denoising, deinterlacing, color correction, stabilization, sharpening, and visual effects.

The software opens video through installed system codecs and can encode the result as AVI or MP4. Batch processing lets users apply the same filters and compression settings to multiple files in one go, while a command-line interface can be used from shell scripts. Infognition also lists Super Resolution plugins for VirtualDub, AviSynth, Adobe After Effects, and Premiere Pro.

The listed Video Enhancer v2.2 plan costs nothing and has a 7 MB download. The pricing note describes a 30-day trial. The version 2 manual lists Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 7, 8, or 10, a 21st-century CPU, and 256 MB of free RAM as system requirements. Input support depends on files playable in Windows Media Player, and opening issues may result from a missing codec. Super Resolution is useful for enlarging sufficiently good-quality video; it does not recover detail lost through noise, blur, or compression. Maximum-quality neighboring-frame processing can use 95–100% CPU.

Who it suits

Video Enhancer suits Windows users who want to upscale suitable footage, apply a broad set of filters, and process multiple files with shared settings. Its command-line interface and listed plugins may also fit users working with shell scripts or VirtualDub, AviSynth, After Effects, or Premiere Pro.

Limits

The listed plan is free, and the pricing note describes a 30-day trial. Super Resolution only helps when enlarging sufficiently good-quality video; it does not fix noise, blur, or compression-related loss of detail.

Getting started

1. Visit the Infognition Video Enhancer website.
2. Download the listed 7 MB Windows desktop software.
3. Install it on a Windows system that meets the version 2 manual’s requirements.
4. Open a video supported by the installed system codecs.
5. Choose filters and compression settings, then process one file or a batch.
6. Use the command-line interface for shell-script workflows if needed.

Verdict

Choose Infognition Video Enhancer if you want a Windows tool for upscaling suitable footage, applying filters, and batch processing files. Its free listed plan and command-line interface may suit individual workflows. Look elsewhere if you need another platform or expect upscaling to repair footage with lost detail.