Introduction of AnimeSR

AnimeSR is a browser extension for enhancing the quality of anime on web pages in real time. Currently available for most video sites, such as YouTube, bilibili, etc. (DRM-protected videos are not supported currently.)

AnimeSR

Quick Start

Add AnimeSR Icon to Toolbar

In the Extensions window of the toolbar, click the "Pin" button on the right of AnimeSR to add the AnimeSR icon to the toolbar.

Add AnimeSR icon to toolbar

Enhance Video Quality on Web Pages With AnimeSR

1. Turn on AnimeSR

   There are two ways to turn on AnimeSR:

   • Method 1: Click the AnimeSR icon in the toolbar to open the AnimeSR control page, then click the switch button shown in the following figure to turn on AnimeSR.

     

     Turn on AnimeSR

   • Method 2: Use the shortcut keys to turn on AnimeSR. Shortcut keys can be configured on the Options page, please refer to the section "Configuring Shortcut Keys".

     • Default shortcut keys
       • Windows
         • ON: Alt + Shift + Q; OFF: Alt + Shift + W
       • Mac
         • ON: Option(⌥) + Shift(⇧) + Q; OFF: Option(⌥) + Shift(⇧) + W

   AnimeSR keeps track of the ON/OFF status at each site. For example, if AnimeSR is turned on at "www.youtube.com", the next time you open another video page at "www.youtube.com", AnimeSR will automatically be turned on. When first installed, AnimeSR is turned on by default for sites such as YouTube and bilibili. To check and change the sites that have AnimeSR turned on, please refer to the section "Managing Sites with AnimeSR Turned On".

   Note: AnimeSR will not work if the video on the web page is DRM-protected. In this case, the following message will be displayed on the AnimeSR control page.

   

   Message of DRM protection

2. Adjust power

   Once you turn on AnimeSR, you can adjust the power with the slider shown in the next figure.　　The higher the power, the better the video quality, but more computing resources are required to process the video.

   Especially when the resolution of the original video is large or the GPU does not have enough computing resources, the frame rate may drop due to lack of processing speed. In this case, reducing the power appropriately will make the video smoother. You can check the current frame rate by opening the FPS window using the button shown in the following figure.

   

   "FPS Window" button

   If the 7 built-in power choices don't meet your needs, you can edit the choices for power slider on the Options page. Please refer to the "Editing choices of power slider" section for details. Alternatively, you can add a custom video processing flow in the Advanced page. Please refer to the "Adding a User-defined Video Processing Flow" section for details.

   You can also use the shortcut keys to adjust power.

   • Default shortcut keys
     • Windows
       • Reduce power: Alt + Shift + 1; Increase power: Alt + Shift + 2
     • Mac
       • Reduce power: Option(⌥) + Shift(⇧) + 1; Increase power: Option(⌥) + Shift(⇧) + 2

User Guide

Options Page

Click the "Options" button on the AnimeSR control page to open the AnimeSR options page.

"Options" button

On the options page, you can make the following three settings.

Configure Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Click the "Configure Keyboard Shortcuts" button to open the shortcut settings page of Extensions.

   

   "Configure Keyboard Shortcuts" button

2. Click the "Edit" button corresponding to the function you want to modify and enter the desired shortcut keys.

   

   Configure keyboard shortcuts

Editing choices of power slider