BlueskyFRC: AMD and Intel GPU-assisted frame interpolation

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Bluesky Frame Rate Converter is a DirectShow filter. It uses the AMD Fluid Motion Video hardware feature. This is an unofficial thread.

Download and official Information page: http://bluesky23.yukishigure.com/en/BlueskyFRC.html

Limitations:

• The AMD Driver only supports 24FPS(5/2x rate) and 30FPS(2x rate)
• That in extension means it only produces up to 60FPS
• Notice that it does not work with 25FPS video files

Speculation:

• Either the driver or/and hardware can not support other modes or a driver or/and hardware upgrade in the future might remove some of the frame rate limitations

Instructions:

• Install
• Enable Fluid Motion Video on AMD graphics settings (custom settings)
• Use the filter in a player, e.g. steps for MPC-HC: http://bluesky23.yukishigure.com/en/bfrc/howto/mpc.html

Requirements:

• A relatively new AMD or Intel GPU with some exceptions, see main URL for details

Initial impressions/Comparison to SVP:

• I found it more low latency than SVP in the fluidity of playback, but it is limited in terms of max FPS because a monitor might run on higher horizontal refresh than 60Hz. SVP does give the impression that it looks better in certain scenes though. The main problem detected to date with BlueskyFRC is that 25FPS video sources do not seem to be supported at all by the AMD driver.
• The method is extremely responsive. The video comes up at 60FPS *(if it's supported) immediately and transparently. It doesn't appear to produce bugs or quirks with seeking either.
• The CPU load remains apparently unaffected proving it is almost entirely an GPU-assisted method