RTX Video Super Resolution and RTX Video HDR, two new technologies from NVIDIA that upscale low-resolution video for cleaner/crisper image quality and add high-dynamic range (HDR) information to SDR video for improved vibrancy and details, respectively, are now supported in the Mozilla Firefox browser, NVIDIA has announced. Mozilla has echoed this addition in its patch notes for the latest version of the browser, 126.0, which launched earlier this week.
How to enable RTX Video in Firefox:
- “Update to the latest GeForce RTX Game Ready Driver, NVIDIA Studio or NVIDIA RTX Enterprise Driver.”
- “Ensure Windows HDR features are enabled by navigating to System Display HDR.”
- “Open the NVIDIA Control Panel and navigate to Adjust Video Image Settings RTX Video Enhancement.”
- “Turn on Super Resolution and High Dynamic Range.”
A look at RTX Video HDR in action:
NVIDIA on RTX Video:
RTX Video is made up of two parts. RTX Video Super Resolution upscales low-resolution video for cleaner, crisper imagery. It works by analyzing the lower-resolution video and using deep learning to predict what the higher-resolution version should look like. The algorithm then combines this predicted image with a traditionally upscaled version to reduce or eliminate compression artifacts and sharpen the final output.
RTX Video HDR goes one step further: when enabled, it analyzes standard dynamic range (SDR) video content through AI neural networks to add high-dynamic range (HDR) information, improving visibility, details and vibrancy.
Discussion (1 reply)
Join Discussion →Wooooooow, took 'em long enough to add VSR to Firefox. It was for Chromium-based browsers right out the gate. I tested the feature twice using various browsers, mainly Ungoogled Chromium. I'm not sold on VSR (and I'm still annoyed at them using an acronym that AMD had already been using for years for something else), but it was neat to f*ck around with. In some cases it did produce an improved result, but in a lot of cases it made videos look weird. Plus it doesn't solve the problems I usually see in YT videos, such as low-framerate smoke and rotating objects (like vehicle wheels).
Oh yeah, one thing I forgot about VSR is that your GPU and vRAM will crank up to max speed while watching videos. I don't want my GPU dumping out a ton of heat when I'm just watching YT videos. Not to mention the much higher power draw.