This is GUI Shell for waifu2x-converter-cpp, waifu2x-caffe and waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan



You can use Snowshell to make your image better.
Snowshell uses C++ and Win32API.

Just drag & drop your image files (or folder) in to Snowshell! (multiple image supports)
To change your conversion setting, select option at menu bar.

1. Install latest Graphics Driver. AMD NVIDIA INTEL
   
2. Put waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan to waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan folder.
   
3. Select Converter to waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan.
   
4. Set conversion mode on TTA menu.
   4-1. TTA convert mode is slower but higher quality conversion.
   
5. Snowshell will start conversion using waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan.

You cannot use upconv_7 models for x1 mode. please use cunet instead (default)

1. Install latest NVIDIA Graphics Driver.
   
2. Put waifu2x-caffe to waifu2x-caffe folder.
   
3. Select Converter to waifu2x-caffe.
   
4. Set conversion mode on GPU(CPU) menu.
   4-1. TTA convert mode is slower but higher quality conversion.
   
5. Snowshell will start conversion using waifu2x-caffe.

1. set model folder to models/cunet
2. set Custom Option to -p cudnn

1. Open config.ini file (if there is no config.ini, launch Snowshell once and close it)
   
2. Set your model file directory with absolute path or relative path.
   2-1 You have to use \\ instead of \
   2-2. When you use relative path, path is relative to converter's directory.
   
3. Converters default model directory (relative)
   3-1. waifu2x_converter_cpp = models_rgb
   3-2. waifu2x_caffe = models\\upconv_7_anime_style_art_rgb
   3-3. waifu2x_ncnn-vulkan = models-cunet
   

1. Open config.ini file (if there is no config.ini, launch Snowshell once and close it)
   
2. Change extension to prefer file format.
   2-1. Check converter's HP to find which file format will be supported.
   

1. Open config.ini file (if there is no config.ini, launch Snowshell and close it)
   
2. Check your converter and fill OptionString with currect option.
   
3. To find option for your converter, please visit converter's HP
   3-1. waifu2x_converter_cpp: waifu2x-converter-cpp
   3-2. waifu2x_caffe: waifu2x-caffe
   3-3. waifu2x_ncnn-vulkan: waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan
   
4. If you want to ignore/override settings that Snowshell supports, add -- to end of optionstring to ignore all settings.
   4-1. you cannot override input file name because it is nessesory to make Snowshell works.