You’ve just purchased a new monitor, perfect for gaming and using apps.
But, when you tried to watch your offline media, the quality was a blocky and blurry mess.
Shouldn’t everything look better on your brand-new monitor?
What Is MadVR?
MadVR is a powerful post-processing filter “enhancer” for many popular media players.
It offers a range of sophisticated algorithms to upscale and improves video quality.
The more compressed the file, the more striking the improvement.
Best of all, it is open-source and free to use.
How to Add MadVR to MPC-HC
you’re free to use madVR with many media players.
Right-select it and chooseEdit madVR Settingsto configure the renderer according to your gear and preferences.
Change itsdevice typeto reflect its throw in.
For most, it will probably beDigital Monitor / TV.
Do the same for your other display devices if you use more than one.
Expand theprocessinggroup, and choosedeinterlacing.
If you’re a fan of anime, disableonly look at pixels in the frame center.
Move toartifact removal, and pause for a second.
This way, you’ll be able to check how your madVR prefs affect how videos look.
Try enabling the options in this section one by one and, if available, progressively increasing their strength.
you’re able to click onApplyat any time to check their effect on your video.
If playing a lot of MPEG4/HEVC content (encoded with DivX/XviD/H.264/H.265/NVENC), confirm to try outreduce compression artifacts.
Do the same for the options in theimage enhancementssection.
Performing Upscaling With MadVR
Move to thescaling algorithmsand start fromchroma upscaling.
All options here take advantage of modern GPUs, so you might choose any you want without wasting resources.
Positiveresults are marked withgreen barsandnegativeones withred bars.
The longer the bar, the more noticeable the effect.
Modern GPUs are pretty good at downscaling.
Thus, you’re able to chooseDXVA2from theimage downscalingpage to have the task entirely performed by your GPU.
It’s worth trying them all out to see which you prefer.
This writer’s personal preference isJinc, but fans of Anime will also want to trysuper-XBR.
As before, we won’t suggest specific controls for the options onupscaling refinement.
Enable them one by one, play with their values, and clickApplyto find what you like.
However, these will make less of a difference compared to the other options.
A Final Note About MadVR
Keep in mind that not all videos are equal.
Your madVR controls will need tweaking depending on the video you’re watching.
Still, madVR has its limitations.
After its initial configuration, it will start enhancing every video you play with MPC-HC.
Still, you may need to make occasional tweaks here and there to make a video look its best.
Don’t be alarmed if you find yourself trying to upgrade every video and constantly adjusting madVR’s configs.
You’ll be joining a club of many.
