--- title: Upscale and finalize video display: '*Upscale* and finalize video' nav_title: Finalize video summary: - "Once you've chosen the video you want to keep, upscale it: pick an upscaler under Capabilities, Video Upscale, and choose the resolution you need." - "Compare the upscale with the source on faces and clothes: some upscalers add details that were not there." - "Then grade the color with 3D Color LUT (Video) or Color Correction (Video), with the same settings on every shot of a scene." description: Upscale the video you keep, check it against the source, grade the color, keep the frame rate, and export in the format the destination needs. section: video order: 70 type: guide level: Build roles: [all] time: { read: 7, do: 10, wait: 5 } needs: ["The video you want to keep, edited and cut to length"] last_verified: 2026-11-11 models_checked: ["Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale", "P-Video Upscale", "Topaz Video Upscale", "SeedVR2 - Video Upscale", "Crystal Video Upscaler", "FLUX Video Upscale", "Magnific Video Upscaler Precision", "Magnific Video Upscaler Creative", "Kandinsky 6.0 VSR Video Upscale", "Flash VSR Upscale Video", "Viggle Video Upscale", "Seedance 2.5 Draft Complete", "3D Color LUT (Video)", "Color Correction (Video)", "Scenario Resize Video", "Runway Ruby"] thumb: video/upscale-and-finish-video/thumb.webp hero: video/upscale-and-finish-video/ride-grade-matrix-green-before-after.webp video: tutorials/upscale-and-finish-video.mp4 video_caption: Finalize your video about: "Finalizing is the last pass on the video you keep: upscale it, check it against the source, then grade the color so the shots of a scene match. This lesson upscales a 720p skateboard clip to 4K with Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale, then grades it with 3D Color LUT (Video) and shows Color Correction (Video) for finer control. The models and prices in this lesson are as of November 2026." chapters: - { at: 0, title: "Upscale", image: "/media/images/video/upscale-and-finish-video/ch-01-upscale.webp" } - { at: 53.33, title: "Grade", image: "/media/images/video/upscale-and-finish-video/ch-02-grade.webp" } related: [upscale-and-enhance-images, edit-video, video-tools, add-sound-to-video, control-cost, limits-and-formats] steps: - title: "Find the video upscalers" text: "In Create › Videos, click the Model card › View all models and tick Video Upscale under Capabilities: the list shows the video upscalers with their provider, typical time and relative cost." - title: "Load the clip and choose the resolution" text: "Pick Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale › Use this model, load the clip under Input Video and set Target Resolution: 1080p for the web, 4K for big screens (4K here). Check the price on Generate, then click it." - title: "Compare the upscale with the source" text: "Drag the viewer's slider between source and upscale: check a face first, then the finest detail, at 100% or closer. Reject anything new or changed (here a zipper and curls appeared), shimmering edges or stuttering motion, and check the output size." - title: "Grade the color with a LUT" text: "Search the library for \"LUT\" and pick 3D Color LUT (Video), the upscaled clip under Input Video. Settings: LUT Style Matrix Green, LUT Intensity 1. Use the same look and intensity on every shot of the scene." - title: "Fine-tune with Color Correction" text: "For finer control, Color Correction (Video) has sliders (Temperature, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Gamma, Exposure, Shadows, Highlights) that start at neutral; move only the ones you need." agent_steps: - title: "Connect the Scenario MCP" text: "Connect your agent and sign in once at [mcp.scenario.com](https://mcp.scenario.com). Then tell it which Scenario team and project to use, so every file lands there." - title: "Give the agent the clip you keep" text: "Only the final, trimmed and edited clip: here the 9-second edited ride, 1280 × 720 at 24 fps. Upload it with upload_asset or give its asset ID." - title: "Brief the agent: upscale" prompt: |- Upscale this clip to 4K with Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale (find its model id with models_list, and read model_schema_get for its parameter names). It takes 16:9 or 9:16 sources at 360p, 720p or 1080p, up to 15 seconds: check the clip fits first. Keep the source frame rate and the audio. Quote the cost with a dry run first and wait for my go. - title: "Check and redo" text: "Accept when the frame is sharper with the same faces, clothes, text and shapes, and motion is as smooth as the source. Reject a changed face, outfit or product, details that weren't there, edges that shimmer between frames, or stuttering motion." prompt: |- Wait for the job with jobs_wait. Pull the same frames from the source and the upscale, a face first, then the jacket, and tell me anything the upscale added or changed. Tell me the output size and frame rate. If it fails, quote P-Video Upscale or SeedVR2 - Video Upscale on the same clip and wait for my go. - title: "Brief the agent: grade" prompt: |- Grade the approved upscale with 3D Color LUT (Video) (model_scenario-postprocessing-lut-video): LUT style Matrix Green, LUT intensity 1 (read model_schema_get for the parameter names and the preset's exact value). Use the same style and intensity on every shot of the scene. Quote it first and wait for my go. - title: "File and report" prompt: |- Create a collection for the finished scene with the source, the upscale and the graded clip, and report the models, the settings and every asset ID. updated: 2026-11-11 canonical: https://learn.scenario.com/video/upscale-and-finish-video --- Last updated: 2026-11-11 # Upscale and finalize video > Upscale the video you keep, check it against the source, grade the color, keep the frame rate, and export in the format the destination needs. In short: - Once you've chosen the video you want to keep, upscale it: pick an upscaler under Capabilities, Video Upscale, and choose the resolution you need. - Compare the upscale with the source on faces and clothes: some upscalers add details that were not there. - Then grade the color with 3D Color LUT (Video) or Color Correction (Video), with the same settings on every shot of a scene. Finalizing is the last pass on the video you keep: upscale it, check it against the source, then grade the color so the shots of a scene match. This lesson upscales a 720p skateboard clip to 4K with Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale, then grades it with 3D Color LUT (Video) and shows Color Correction (Video) for finer control. :::note As of November 2026 The models, settings and prices in this article are the ones Scenario offered in November 2026. New models and updates arrive often, so check the model library for newer options before you choose. ::: :::steps Quick version 1. Choose the video you keep first: shots picked, trimmed, edits done. 2. Open the model library, tick **Video Upscale** under **Capabilities**, and pick an upscaler. 3. Load the clip, set **Target Resolution** (1080p for the web, 4K for big screens) and click **Generate**. 4. Compare the upscale with the source on faces and clothes. 5. Search the library for "LUT", pick **3D Color LUT (Video)**, choose a **LUT Style** and its **LUT Intensity**, and use the same settings on every shot of the scene. ::: ## Before you start - **Finalize once, at the end.** Every upscale or grade made before you choose is paid again for each take you later throw away. Trim and edit first: see [Edit video](https://learn.scenario.com/video/edit-video.md). - **Where it lives.** Upscalers and grading models run from **Create** › **Videos**. Click the **Model** card, then **View all models**. You can also open a video and click **Enhance** in its toolbar. - **Know the size and frame rate you need.** 1080p is enough for the web and social; 4K is for big screens. Keep the source frame rate (usually 24 or 30 fps) unless the destination needs another. The order of operations: 1. Choose the video you keep. 2. Upscale it. 3. Keep the source frame rate. 4. Grade the color so the shots of a scene match. 5. Add or replace sound, then export for the destination. ## Step 1: Find the video upscalers Open the model library. Under **Capabilities**, tick **Video Upscale**: the list shows the video upscalers, here 9 of them, with their provider, typical time and a relative cost. ![The model library with Video Upscale ticked under Capabilities: Flash VSR Upscale Video, SeedVR2 - Video Upscale, Topaz Video Upscale, Crystal Video Upscaler, FLUX Video Upscale, the two Magnific upscalers, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale and P-Video Upscale](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/d5e9862eb5171a40e2b09e441aa46b883512367574bd74ed1eb60a08418c66a0.webp) ## Step 2: Load the clip and choose the resolution 1. Pick **Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale** and click **Use this model**. 2. Load the clip under **Input Video**. The example is the edited ride from [Edit video](https://learn.scenario.com/video/edit-video.md): 1280 × 720, 24 fps, 9 seconds. 3. Under **Settings**, set **Target Resolution**: 1080p for the web, or 4K for big screens. The example uses **4K**. 4. The price shows on **Generate**. Click **Generate**. ![The Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale panel: the ride clip under Input Video and Target Resolution set to 4K](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/0f1c3914fe40d9dc6a57b4747f075e011c299c14b893a91b744ffc5cfa07ee02.webp) Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale takes sources that are 16:9 or 9:16 at exactly 360p, 720p or 1080p, up to 15 seconds, and keeps the audio. ## Step 3: Compare the upscale with the source Open the result: the viewer shows the source and the upscale with a slider between them. Side by side, the upscale is sharper: the hair, the face and the satin of the jacket. Compare a face first, then the finest detail you care about, at 100% or closer. Compare it with the source for what's new, too: an upscaler can add details that weren't there. Here, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale added a zipper to the jacket and curls to her short hair. ![The same three frames of the ride, early, middle and late, from the 720p source and the four 4K upscales side by side: Topaz, P-Video Upscale, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale and SeedVR2](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/2dd7a974c5d7fcb3d7ef3e5ff9a684a8b448a170b078577ac092ade8a0154537.webp "The same crop of each frame, enlarged to the same size.") **P-Video Upscale** is another option, and it costs less. ### Four upscalers on the same clip The same 9-second ride, upscaled to 4K by four models, once each: | Model | Time | What changed | |---|---|---| | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale | about 3 min | The most detail: hair strands, skin texture, folds in the satin. It also added a zipper to the jacket and curls to her short hair | | P-Video Upscale | about 2 min | Hair texture, crisper eyes and stripe edges | | Topaz Video Upscale (24 fps) | about 1 min | The softest of the four. Came back as HEVC | | SeedVR2 - Video Upscale (2160p) | 24 min | Clean and natural, close to P-Video | All four kept the 24 fps and every frame. Motion blur in the source stayed blurred in all of them: an upscaler sharpens what is in the frame, it can't rebuild what the clip never had. **Check the output size** before you place it in a timeline. A clip that is not 16:9 keeps its own shape (SeedVR2 at a 1080p target returned a 3:2 clip at 1776 × 1184, not 1920 × 1080). Scenario Resize Video with **Fit** set to **Cover** crops it to an exact size. :::check **Accept when:** the upscaled frame is sharper with the same faces, clothes, text and shapes, and motion is as smooth as the source with no added judder or warping. **Reject when:** a face, an outfit or a product changed in the upscale, edges shimmer between frames, or motion stutters after a frame rate change. ::: ## Video upscalers compared As of November 2026. The price of each shows on **Generate**; it follows the output size and the duration, so 4K costs several times 1080p on the same clip. | Model | Output | Notes | |---|---|---| | P-Video Upscale | 720p to 4K | Keeps the aspect ratio and the audio; frame rate kept or raised to 60 fps | | Topaz Video Upscale | 720p, 1080p or 4K | Frame rate defaults to 60 fps: set it to the source rate. Returns HEVC (H.265) | | SeedVR2 - Video Upscale | Factor (2x to 10x) or target 720p to 2160p | Removes blur and noise in one pass; slow | | Crystal Video Upscaler | 1.5x to 3x | Faces, skin and products | | Magnific Video Upscaler Precision | 1K, 2K or 4K | **Strength** blends the upscale with the source (60 by default) | | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale | 1080p or 4K | Sources 16:9 or 9:16 at 360p, 720p or 1080p, up to 15 seconds; keeps the audio | | FLUX Video Upscale | 1.5x to 3x | Precise or Creative; clips up to 20 seconds and 50 MB | | Magnific Video Upscaler Creative | 1K, 2K or 4K | **Creativity** (0 by default) sets how much it invents; Vivid or Natural flavor | | Kandinsky 6.0 VSR | 2x, 2.25x or 4x | Clips up to 5 seconds, resampled to 24 fps | | Flash VSR Upscale Video | 2x to 4x | Fast; keeps audio only with Preserve Audio on | - **Both Magnific variants** have a frame rate boost that doubles the frame rate, a sharpen setting (10 to 20 is a good range; above 60 looks harsh on faces) and a film-grain setting. Use 2K to test and 4K for the final. - **Also in the catalog:** Viggle Video Upscale (2x, clips up to 10 minutes) and the LTX-2.5 spatial upscalers (2x, with a prompt). - **Seedance 2.5 drafts** don't need an upscaler: **Finalize in 1080p** (Seedance 2.5 Draft Complete) finishes the same take at 1080p within 7 days. ## Frame rate - **Keep the source rate in the upscaler.** Topaz Video Upscale defaults to 60 fps, which adds interpolated frames and costs more: set it to the source rate. - **Interpolate only on purpose,** after checking it on fast action. - **Scenario Resize Video** can also change the frame rate (1 to 120 fps) and the container. ## Step 4: Grade the color with a LUT 1. In the model library, search for "LUT" and choose **3D Color LUT (Video)**. It applies a LUT color grade to any video, from more than 130 presets: film stocks, cinematic looks and log to Rec.709 conversions. ![The model library searched for "LUT", with 3D Color LUT (Video) selected and its description on the right](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/8d1f57b86766765472511c9964bb0bb385cc5eb571e0d5fa62dddb19c7e80601.webp) 2. Load the upscaled clip under **Input Video**. 3. Under **Settings**, pick a look in **LUT Style** and set **LUT Intensity**. The example uses **Matrix Green** at full intensity (1). 4. Click **Generate**. ![3D Color LUT (Video) settings: LUT Style Matrix Green and LUT Intensity 1](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/677996fcc6703c276b98b6541ddf02f257359d83b64374e21da102da1edbaf26.webp) ![The ride clip split down the middle: on the left the Matrix green grade, with green walls and a teal sky; on the right the original warm peach walls and blue sky](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/ebdf4693bc4c008c5f867c846a6d70cc68b8b7eb405ce1d01712db649280da1e.webp "3D Color LUT (Video), Matrix green at full intensity, on the 4K upscale.") **Use the same look and the same intensity on every shot of a scene.** Shots from different models or seeds often differ in white balance and contrast; one shared grade pulls them together. ## Step 5: Fine-tune with Color Correction For finer control, pick **Color Correction (Video)** instead. Its **Settings** are sliders: **Temperature**, **Brightness**, **Contrast**, **Saturation**, **Gamma**, **Exposure**, **Shadows**, **Highlights** and a shadows and highlights balance. They all start at neutral (0, Gamma at 1), so move only the ones you need. ![Color Correction (Video) settings: Temperature, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Gamma, Exposure, Shadows, Highlights and the shadows and highlights balance at 50](https://ufgc0c9mhl4ueq76.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/academy/878dd1766fa9d50b84e6e0eede39f702ab3fba9435f7d16a3b96fd7f0ae93c48.webp) Two more finishing models: - **HDR.** Runway Ruby converts SDR video to HDR10, HLG or HDR ProRes (422, 422 HQ or 4444), and can export 16-bit EXR sequences, for clips up to 40 seconds. - **Grain last.** Grain (Video) adds film grain from 22 film stocks and looks; a light, uniform grain hides small texture differences between shots. Add it after upscaling. ## Export | Destination | Format | |---|---| | Web and social | MP4 (H.264) at the platform's aspect ratio | | Editing in a professional timeline | MOV | | Overlays with transparency | WebM VP9 or MOV ProRes 4444 (MP4 can't carry alpha) | | Previews and stickers | GIF, short and small | - **Seedance 2.5** can output MP4 or MOV directly. - **Scenario Resize Video** converts between MP4, MOV, WebM and GIF, resizes to exact dimensions (Contain, Stretch or Cover), and can shrink a file under a size limit. See [Video tools](https://learn.scenario.com/video/video-tools.md). :::check **Accept when:** shots in a scene match in color, and the export plays in the destination with the right size, frame rate and audio. **Reject when:** a shot's color jumps against its neighbors, or the export lost the audio or the alpha channel. ::: ## Make it repeatable Finalize at the end of the workflow, after the approval step, and note the settings (upscaler, resolution, frame rate, grade) in its description. ## Common problems | What you see | What to do | |---|---| | The upscale added something that wasn't there (a zipper, a pattern, curls) | Compare with the source and try a more faithful upscaler (P-Video Upscale, SeedVR2, Magnific Precision), or avoid creative modes on faces | | Fine detail shimmers between frames | Lower the upscale factor, or try another model on a 2-second trim | | Motion judders after upscaling | The frame rate changed: set it back to the source rate | | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash Upscale refuses the clip | It needs 16:9 or 9:16 at 360p, 720p or 1080p, up to 15 seconds. Resize or trim it first | | The upscale is not 1920 × 1080 or 3840 × 2160 | The clip kept its own shape. Crop it with Scenario Resize Video, **Fit** set to **Cover** | | A grade on a 4K clip never finishes | The basic LUT presets (Teal Orange, Kodak Portra, Fuji Velvia, Bleach Bypass, Matrix Green) finished in 1 to 3 minutes on the 4K example, while some looks from the larger preset packs stalled. Use a basic preset, or grade before you upscale | | The file is too large for the platform | Run Scenario Resize Video with a maximum file size | | The transparent background turned black | The preview shows MP4. Download the WebM or ProRes file and check it in the target tool | ## What's next To trim, join, resize or convert the finished clips, see [Video tools](https://learn.scenario.com/video/video-tools.md). To upscale still images the same way, see [Upscale images](https://learn.scenario.com/images/upscale-and-enhance-images.md). Source: https://learn.scenario.com/video/upscale-and-finish-video