Microsoft today announced a new experimental feature that uses artificial intelligence to improve the quality of videos viewed in its Edge browser, which the company is calling "Video Super Resolution."
According to the company, a third of users watch videos in the browser with a resolution of 480p or less due to various reasons, such as: b. Low quality of the video itself or low internet speed for the user.
Microsoft is trying to improve the experience of watching low-quality videos with Super Video Resolution technology, which removes noise from videos and improves their resolution. The technology uses machine learning to improve the quality of all videos within the browser, allowing users to enjoy crisp and clear videos on platforms like YouTube without consuming large amounts of internet bandwidth, regardless of the original video resolution.
The company has set some conditions for using this service, which is if the video resolution is less than 720 pixels, the computer is connected to the power source, and the length and width of the video is greater than 192 pixels, and if the video is not protected by digital rights management technologies such as PlayReady or Widevine.
In addition, the technology currently supports the following graphics cards from NVIDIA and (AMD), namely the Nvidia RTX 20/30/40 series or the AMD RX5700-RX7800 series.
The feature is currently available in the Canary beta channel in the Edge browser, and users will notice its automatic activation when the above conditions are met. When the feature is enabled, an HD icon will appear in the address bar, allowing users to turn it on or off by clicking on the icon.
Microsoft says it is currently working on support for laptops that use dual Hyperd GPUs. She indicated that users of computers that support this technology can experience high-definition videos by changing the operating system settings and forcing the browser to use a graphics card.
It should be noted that Nvidia announced a similar feature to improve video quality in Edge and Chrome browsers last week, but NVIDIA technology is very limited because it only supports computers with graphics cards, while Microsoft technology also supports NVIDIA and (AMD) support. cards. . ).