Upscale video to 4K

4K upscaling is about more than pixels. On YouTube, 4K uploads get a far higher streaming bitrate, so even viewers on 1080p screens see a cleaner picture.

Worth it when…

• You cut a 4K timeline and need older 1080p clips to match.
• You publish to YouTube and want the VP9/AV1 4K bitrate tier.
• The output is shown on a large TV, projector or LED wall.

Not worth it when…

• The source is below 480p: 4.5× or more is a big stretch. Go to 1080p first and judge.
• The video is only shown in a phone feed.

Settings

Source	Scale	Export
1080p	2×	H.264 35–45 Mbit/s, or H.265 CRF 20
720p	3×	Same; check faces
480p	4.5×	Consider 1080p instead

AI video models such as SeedVR and FlashVSR are compared in this video super-resolution comparison. Work out exact output sizes with the resolution calculator.