Sharper video in one pass

AI Video Upscaler

Upload a soft or low-resolution clip, pick 1080p, 2K or 4K, and ClipNova enlarges every frame and restores detail and texture. Same footage, same motion, more pixels.

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How it works

From soft and blocky to sharp, in four steps.

One clip followed from upload to export: 12 seconds of phone footage from a night-market stall, upscaled to 4K.

  1. Picture of AI Video Upscaler — uploading a soft, low-resolution night-market clip
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    Your clip

    Upload a clip or pick one of yours

    Drop in an .mp4, .mov or .webm file up to 200 MB, or pick a video from your ClipNova library. Old phone footage, a compressed download or a 720p AI render all work. Upscale your final cut: every pass costs time and credits.

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    Target

    Choose 1080p, 2K or 4K

    1080p suits phones and social feeds, 4K is for big screens and YouTube. Clips can run up to 20 seconds at 1080p and 2K, and up to 15 seconds at 4K. If your video is already at that resolution or sharper, ClipNova tells you to pick a higher target instead of charging you.

  3. Picture of AI Video Upscaler — the Filmed and AI-generated presets side by side
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    Type of video

    Tell it what it is looking at

    Choose Filmed for camera footage or AI-generated for clips made with AI. Each uses an enhancement preset tuned for that kind of image, so real skin and fabric keep their natural texture and generated scenes stay clean.

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    Result

    Download the sharper video

    Every frame is enlarged to the target and its detail restored, while the content stays faithful to the source: nothing is added, restyled or invented. The frame rate is kept, so the motion looks exactly as it did.

Why AI upscaling

Resizing makes a video bigger. Upscaling makes it sharper.

Scaling a 480p or 720p clip up in an editor only stretches the pixels you already have, so edges get softer and compression blocks get bigger. An AI video upscaler rebuilds detail at the new size: it reads each frame and fills in texture and edges the low-resolution file could not hold.

ClipNova runs a dedicated video super-resolution model on every frame, set for high fidelity. It restores detail without changing what is in the shot, so faces, products and text stay what they were. The Filmed and AI-generated presets tune that restoration to camera footage or to generated video.

It is the last step before you publish: upscale the finished edit, an AI clip rendered at 720p, or an old recording you want to reuse on a bigger screen. A clean source gives the best result; heavy compression gets sharper but does not disappear.

Built for

Old footage, new resolution

YouTube

4K uploads from older footage

Bring phone clips and archive shots up to 4K so they sit next to new footage without looking soft.

AI video

Finish AI clips at a higher resolution

Render fast at 720p, then upscale the shots you keep to 1080p, 2K or 4K with the AI-generated preset.

Social

Crisp clips on every feed

Sharpen compressed downloads and screen recordings before they go to Reels, TikTok or Shorts.

Brands

Reuse product and event footage

Give older product videos and event clips the resolution today's ads and landing pages expect.

AI video upscaler questions.

What does an AI video upscaler do?+

It increases a video's resolution and restores detail at the same time. Instead of stretching pixels, ClipNova's model rebuilds texture and edges on every frame, so a 480p or 720p clip comes out as sharp 1080p, 2K or 4K.

Which resolutions can I upscale to?+

1080p, 2K and 4K. Pick a target higher than your source; if the video is already at that resolution or sharper, ClipNova asks you to choose a higher one.

How long can the video be?+

Up to 20 seconds for 1080p and 2K, and up to 15 seconds for 4K, from a file of up to 200 MB (.mp4, .mov or .webm). For a longer video, upscale the key shots of your final edit.

Does it change what is in my video?+

No. The upscaler is set for high fidelity: it adds resolution and detail but no new content and no style change. The frame rate is kept as well, so the motion stays the same.

Can I upscale AI-generated videos?+

Yes. Choose AI-generated as the type of video and the upscaler uses a preset made for generated footage. Videos picked from your ClipNova library work the same way as uploads.

Will it fix a very blurry or heavily compressed video?+

It will make it noticeably sharper, but it cannot recover detail that was never captured. Heavy compression stays visible, just cleaner. The cleaner the source, the better the 4K result.

Is the AI video upscaler free?+

Every new ClipNova account gets 70 free credits, but the Video Upscaler, like all AI video tools, is part of the paid plans, which start at $19 a month. You pay per second of video, and the cost is shown before you start.

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