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REFEREE is a local, GPU-powered video upscaling solution that runs on the user's machine to upscale content in real time using NVIDIA GeForce RTX or AMD RX hardware, reducing bandwidth, CDN costs, and server-side processing for publishers. It operates as a local proxy between streams and a compatible player, allowing user-controlled upscaling quality and features like super resolution, frame generation, and TrueHDR tone mapping. The project is open-source under GPLv3, cross-platform (Windows 10/11 and modern Linux), and provides a desktop app, integration guides, and a GitHub repository for developers.
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REFEREE appears particularly aligned with your use case: it is designed specifically to sit in a web media player, upscale video on the viewer’s GPU, and let you deliver a smaller/lower-bitrate stream to save bandwidth and CDN costs.
REFEREE — a newer approach that runs locally on users' GPUs and explicitly pitches shipping 480p/720p streams and upscaling them to higher resolutions
