Broadcast term: upscaling
Upscaling enlarges a video to a higher resolution after it is generated, filling the extra pixels by interpolation or by a model trained to add detail. It raises the frame size, not the information generated. From 8 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.
Five vendors on the sheet reach 4K this way, as an upscale step or an editor export.
An upscaled master can meet a 4K delivery requirement on paper; a broadcaster's quality check may still see the source resolution.
1Vendors whose figures use it
| Tool | Figure as printed |
|---|---|
| DomoAI | 4K video upscaling on paid plans |
| DramaSo | 1080p export on the Pro plan and 2K export on the plan above it |
| Filmora | Export in 4K resolution from the editor |
| HeyGen | 1080p export on the lower paid plan and 4K export on the plan above it |
| Higgsfield | Native 4K in Cinema Studio 4.0, generated rather than upscaled |
| M Studio | Clips render at up to 1080p; the finished film exports in 4K |
| OpenAI Sora | 1080p exports, 1920x1080 or 1080x1920, on sora-2-pro; 1280x720 in the examples |
| Runway | 4K by upscaling on paid plans |
Inclusion rule. Tools on the sheet whose recorded figure uses the term or its usual shorthand. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.
- Paid plans4K video upscaling on paid plansupscaling
- Plans1080p export on the Pro plan and 2K export on the plan above itexport
- Editor exportExport in 4K resolution from the editor
- Plans1080p export on the lower paid plan and 4K export on the plan above itvideo export
- Cinema Studio 4.0Native 4K in Cinema Studio 4.0, generated rather than upscaledFAQ: how long and how sharp
- 4K exportClips render at up to 1080p; the finished film exports in 4K
- Models1080p exports, 1920x1080 or 1080x1920, on sora-2-pro; 1280x720 in the examplessora-2-pro
- Paid plans4K by upscaling on paid plansfeatures
2Adjacent terms
3The production side of the spec
For a delivery question like “Upscaling”, SceneMixer states the following about what it produces:
Image and video models take a description as a list of things to put in the frame.
SceneMixer, Describe the Cause, Not the Result: The One Rule Behind Good Sheets and Good Shots (read 2026-10-13)
Dubbing replaces the audio of a finished clip; the picture was generated for a different line, so mouth shapes, pauses and shot length all belong to the original language. Native-language generation gives the video model the line in the target language before it renders the shot, so the performance, the pacing and the cut points are built for that language.
SceneMixer, Native-Language Dialogue vs. Dubbing in AI Video (2026): Why the Cast Should Speak the Line (read 2026-10-13)