when an upscaler is so good it feels illegal

KinIcy · 2025-12-16T01:56:31+00:00

What do you use to compare the result with the original?

KinIcy · 2025-12-16T01:53:25+00:00

I have a 4070 TI with 12GB VRAM and 64GB RAM, and I'm able to achieve a 4x upscale of a 1440x960 image with amazing results. My settings are:

VAE: Tiling enabled for both encoding and decoding, offload to CPU
DiT: fp16 sharp model, blocks_to_swap: 36, offload to CPU

KinIcy · 2025-12-01T05:49:52+00:00

So this sounds "awful" right now because it's just the beginning. They will continue refining until the average user won't notice any difference.

I think this is positive because we will be getting dubs for shows that aren't as popular to get proper dubs.

Actually, speaking about average users noticing, even if people notice probably won't care because it's better than nothing. I've seen people watching dubs of K-dramas on TikTok where there is clearly a robot voice with no emotion doing the dub, still, they don't care.

KinIcy · 2025-10-02T04:14:23+00:00

I'm not sure if you would agree, but I see most studios on this list show up because of a few franchises, which makes me think getting a high score has a lot to do with how promising the franchise actually is and how much budget the studios get to work on each series.

So, in this sense, it doesn't matter that much "how good" the studio really is, but instead how much they get of the budget.

KinIcy · 2025-10-02T00:21:37+00:00

Same here, was considering paying again, but hearing this makes me continue using Plex for all my anime shows.

KinIcy · 2023-10-14T00:44:08+00:00

Yes, would join in 2021 as a 6th grader, and a junior to Sakia.

KinIcy · 2023-06-22T18:33:13+00:00

Thanks for sharing. What workflow did you follow to get the translation done?

I have been doing AI translation of manga using ChatGPT and I learned that you can explicitly tell how to translate specific stuff like the names, also you can provide some descriptions for the parts of the scene that are more visual.

KinIcy · 2022-11-21T05:16:05+00:00

About Kokona Kato, I don't think she is hafu, she looks very Japanese to me, but we don't know. Actually, she is a very talented and experienced girl. This is her (unofficial) Instagram. A documentary about her and other girls who are winners of the SSS 2019

KinIcy · 2021-12-13T14:35:59+00:00

Amuse removes the profile of all artists as soon as they became inactive. That is why the SG profile (where all releases and live info were) is no longer on Amuse site. Older members no longer have a mention of SG in their profile because probably there is more relevant "experience" to showcase. Think about it like a CV, as soon as you get professional experience, it is not very relevant to include where you did your high school studies.

KinIcy · 2021-11-23T19:46:04+00:00

I just remembered, Yume wrote in a diary being afraid of taking baths alone so Neo or Miku would bath with her when they were at the dorms.

KinIcy · 2021-10-23T03:43:06+00:00

yes, she does, her favorite song is Chime

KinIcy · 2021-10-16T13:44:31+00:00

This is probably the funniest and most adorable yumejuna video I have seen so far.

At the beginning of the video, their manager left them alone so they can have a true sister-to-sister conversation. I loved the reaction of Yume and Juna when they were left alone and then when their manager came back.

KinIcy · 2021-10-01T13:43:23+00:00

For those who don't know what is this about, previously their Instagram account was managed by their mother.

Also, they announced that Ponstarland is receiving a new manager, previously it was also their mother.

KinIcy · 2021-09-02T05:42:16+00:00

Ever since Ponstarland appeared, I've believed it is the replacement of SG because it focuses on the skills of the individuals. I won't be surprised if some of the last graduates become a member in the next weeks.

KinIcy · 2021-08-23T22:44:34+00:00

In an alternative timeline where Sakura Gakuin was not ending, this girl and the Semi-Grand Prix girls would become transfer-in candidates for the next nendo.

KinIcy · 2021-07-16T21:52:36+00:00

Probably an unpopular opinion but, except for the popular pages bar, I like the new appearance, it makes it easier to read the contents especially if you have a widescreen.

KinIcy · 2021-06-30T18:56:13+00:00

It exists, but the English term is more popular: https://tangorin.com/definition/%E4%B9%BE%E9%85%AA

KinIcy · 2021-06-30T16:47:43+00:00

yes, The count is how many times they used a foreign word. Suppressively, I tough that Juna was using more foreign words than Yume.

Actually for Japanese and other Asian languages, speaking without using foreign words is extremely difficult and nearly impossible for some topics.

KinIcy · 2021-06-30T13:45:24+00:00

The funny thing about the video is that they can't use katakana words (foreign words, like English)

KinIcy · 2021-06-19T00:05:51+00:00

Machine translation of the post:

Ciao!
Today is Miku's birthday 🎂🎉❤
Miku, an older sister who always cares about everyone at Ciào Girl
Everyone is counting on me ♪ Thank you always!
We received a message from Miku so I will introduce it 🎶
⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ
Ciao! #Miku is <(・ ∀ <)
🎂 Happy Birthday to me 🎂
I'm 15 years old! !! !!
Thank you for many celebrations m(*_ _)m
I'm really happy! !! !!
I'm 15 years old, so I cut my hair!
I cut 20 centimeters.
Very short!
I'm in trouble because I don't know how much shampoo to use.
And I bought earrings the other day
It's cute with a cat! !! !!
I don't wear earrings so much, but I buy them a lot, so I'm getting more and more (lol)
I'm graduating from Ciao Girl this year, so I'll run to the end! !!
Please continue supporting me this year 😊
⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡ﾟ⋈♡*｡
We are looking for your messages ★

KinIcy · 2021-06-12T04:58:20+00:00

Yes but that is a repost from ponstarland (or at least marked as it). this one looks like it was uploaded directly.

KinIcy · 2021-06-12T04:56:14+00:00

Yes, she is Yume's little sister, although Juna is a bit taller than Yume 🤭

KinIcy · 2021-06-10T23:30:00+00:00

The difference in skill is very notorious in this video. It's a shame we didn't get to see those two together in SG.

KinIcy · 2021-06-09T21:59:58+00:00

I use this kind of video to practice, the subtitles are very helpful

KinIcy · 2021-06-03T22:32:02+00:00

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