**A collection of StarSample V2.0 models, now trained in a few architectures, rather than just one.**

The dataset for V2 is made completely from scratch (in relation to V1, but also in general), and includes what I'd consider many smaller datasets purpose-made to target areas where the models couldn't quite get up to the quality I wanted (particularly with focus on the heavier-weight models — the lighter architectures aren't really big enough for much effect). The improvement in dataset mostly, but also training heavier models has lead to a very large improvement, particularly with the "HQ" model.

I wouldn't suggest using V1 over V2 in any circumstances — which I am very pleased to be able to say, having gone through at least 20 attempts to actually achieve that... somehow.

StarSample V2.0

This is a model for the restoration of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however it also works decently well on similar art.

V2.0 greatly improves upon V1.0's dataset in every way, taking models from (realistically) only being viable at 1x, to now being far more competent at 2x, more so for the models trained with heavier architectures in this release. 

Improvements come as a significantly better understanding of compressions, and partly architecturally/partly dataset improved handling of details and overall understanding of content, leading to less artifacting and "AI smudging". The dataset takes from a larger variety of sources, despite being smaller than V1.0 (when tiled V1.0 would be 71,876 pairs), due to being filtered for IQA scores and detail density. It also contains many thousands of image pairs manually created to cover areas where there wasn't sufficient information.

This release also includes "NS", or "No Scale" models, which are a better representation of my initial goal with StarSample, and (StarSample V2.0 NS) should provide great 1x restoration results with little apparent artifacting, even where the heavier 2x models can fail due to having to increase resolution.

- 2x StarSample V2.0 HQ — _(HAT-L)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 — _(ESRGAN)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 Lite — _(SPAN-S)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 NS — _(ESRGAN)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 Lite NS — _(SPAN-S)_ — **THIS MODEL**

[Github Release](https://github.com/Derpiesaurus/models/releases/tag/v2.0_Lite_NS)

StarSample V2.0 Lite NS

This is a model for the restoration of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however it also works decently well on similar art.

V2.0 greatly improves upon V1.0's dataset in every way, taking models from (realistically) only being viable at 1x, to now being far more competent at 2x, more so for the models trained with heavier architectures in this release. 

Improvements come as a significantly better understanding of compressions, and partly architecturally/partly dataset improved handling of details and overall understanding of content, leading to less artifacting and "AI smudging". The dataset takes from a larger variety of sources, despite being smaller than V1.0 (when tiled V1.0 would be 71,876 pairs), due to being filtered for IQA scores and detail density. It also contains many thousands of image pairs manually created to cover areas where there wasn't sufficient information.

This release also includes "NS", or "No Scale" models, which are a better representation of my initial goal with StarSample, and (StarSample V2.0 NS) should provide great 1x restoration results with little apparent artifacting, even where the heavier 2x models can fail due to having to increase resolution.

- 2x StarSample V2.0 HQ — _(HAT-L)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 — _(ESRGAN)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 Lite — _(SPAN-S)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 NS — _(ESRGAN)_ — **THIS MODEL**
- 1x StarSample V2.0 Lite NS — _(SPAN-S)_

[Github Release](https://github.com/Derpiesaurus/models/releases/tag/v2.0_NS)

StarSample V2.0 NS

This is a model for the restoration of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however it also works decently well on all similar art. 

It was trained in 2x on ground truth 3840x2160 HRs and 1920x1080 LRs of varying compression, so it is able to upscale from 1080p to 2160p, where its detail retention is great, however it may create noticeable artifacting if looked at closely, like areas of randomly coloured pixels along edges. In 1x or 1.5x (2x upscaled and then downscaled back down) it performs extremely well, almost perfectly in fact, in correcting colours, removing compression, and crisping up lines - and this is the way the model is intended to be used (hence the acronym of its name being "SS", or "supersampling").

**[Github Release](https://github.com/Derpiesaurus/models/releases/tag/v1.0)**   
**Showcase:** https://slow.pics/s/1ixqCSjy

StarSample V1.0

This is a model for the restoration of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however it also works decently well on similar art.

V2.0 greatly improves upon V1.0's dataset in every way, taking models from (realistically) only being viable at 1x, to now being far more competent at 2x, more so for the models trained with heavier architectures in this release. 

Improvements come as a significantly better understanding of compressions, and partly architecturally/partly dataset improved handling of details and overall understanding of content, leading to less artifacting and "AI smudging". The dataset takes from a larger variety of sources, despite being smaller than V1.0 (when tiled V1.0 would be 71,876 pairs), due to being filtered for IQA scores and detail density. It also contains many thousands of image pairs manually created to cover areas where there wasn't sufficient information.

This release also includes "NS", or "No Scale" models, which are a better representation of my initial goal with StarSample, and (StarSample V2.0 NS) should provide great 1x restoration results with little apparent artifacting, even where the heavier 2x models can fail due to having to increase resolution.

- 2x StarSample V2.0 HQ — _(HAT-L)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 — _(ESRGAN)_ — **THIS MODEL**
- 2x StarSample V2.0 Lite — _(SPAN-S)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 NS — _(ESRGAN)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 Lite NS — _(SPAN-S)_

[Github Release](https://github.com/Derpiesaurus/models/releases/tag/v2.0)

This is a model for the restoration of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however it also works decently well on similar art.

V2.0 greatly improves upon V1.0's dataset in every way, taking models from (realistically) only being viable at 1x, to now being far more competent at 2x, more so for the models trained with heavier architectures in this release. 

Improvements come as a significantly better understanding of compressions, and partly architecturally/partly dataset improved handling of details and overall understanding of content, leading to less artifacting and "AI smudging". The dataset takes from a larger variety of sources, despite being smaller than V1.0 (when tiled V1.0 would be 71,876 pairs), due to being filtered for IQA scores and detail density. It also contains many thousands of image pairs manually created to cover areas where there wasn't sufficient information.

This release also includes "NS", or "No Scale" models, which are a better representation of my initial goal with StarSample, and (StarSample V2.0 NS) should provide great 1x restoration results with little apparent artifacting, even where the heavier 2x models can fail due to having to increase resolution.

- 2x StarSample V2.0 HQ — _(HAT-L)_ — **THIS MODEL**
- 2x StarSample V2.0 — _(ESRGAN)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 Lite — _(SPAN-S)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 NS — _(ESRGAN)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 Lite NS — _(SPAN-S)_

[Github Release](https://github.com/Derpiesaurus/models/releases/tag/v2.0_HQ)

StarSample V2.0 HQ

This is a model for the restoration of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, however it also works decently well on similar art.

V2.0 greatly improves upon V1.0's dataset in every way, taking models from (realistically) only being viable at 1x, to now being far more competent at 2x, more so for the models trained with heavier architectures in this release. 

Improvements come as a significantly better understanding of compressions, and partly architecturally/partly dataset improved handling of details and overall understanding of content, leading to less artifacting and "AI smudging". The dataset takes from a larger variety of sources, despite being smaller than V1.0 (when tiled V1.0 would be 71,876 pairs), due to being filtered for IQA scores and detail density. It also contains many thousands of image pairs manually created to cover areas where there wasn't sufficient information.

This release also includes "NS", or "No Scale" models, which are a better representation of my initial goal with StarSample, and (StarSample V2.0 NS) should provide great 1x restoration results with little apparent artifacting, even where the heavier 2x models can fail due to having to increase resolution.

- 2x StarSample V2.0 HQ — _(HAT-L)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 — _(ESRGAN)_
- 2x StarSample V2.0 Lite — _(SPAN-S)_ — **THIS MODEL**
- 1x StarSample V2.0 NS — _(ESRGAN)_
- 1x StarSample V2.0 Lite NS — _(SPAN-S)_

[Github Release](https://github.com/Derpiesaurus/models/releases/tag/v2.0_Lite)

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