[MEncoder-users] Low res video playback in high res

[Bill Crockett]

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From: "jd1008" <jd1008 at gmail.com>
To: "mencoder usage discussions" <mencoder-users at mplayerhq.hu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:37 AM
Subject: [MEncoder-users] Low res video playback in high res


> Just wondering if it is possible to either re-encode or play back
> a 1280x720 video in 1920x1080 resolution without losing sharpness, detail 
> ...etc?

Sorry to have to say this, but it is impossible.  See for yourself:

mplayer -vf scale=1920:1080 your_video

It is like zooming in.  Quality goes out the window.