4by4, Image Quality Enhancement AI Solution 'Pixel' Beta Service Operation

Content AI solution company ForBy4 announced on the 17th that it is preparing a new service that anyone can access via the web and use in on-premises environments to expand the user base of its image quality enhancement AI solution, Pixell, and is currently operating a beta service.

Pixell, provided by ForBy4, is a deep learning AI-based image quality enhancement solution that upscales any video quality to ultra-high definition of 4K or higher with just one click. It achieves a processing speed about 1,000 times faster than manual work and delivers ultra-high-definition video while reducing data transmission (bitrate) by approximately 50%.

Recently, Pixell gained significant public attention by being used for drama image quality upscaling work such as "My Name is Kim Sam-soon," provided by the OTT platform Wavve. Until now, Pixell has been offered mainly through B2B contracts, such as API forms open only through specific lines, as in the Wavve case.

ForBy4 plans to expand the service so that the highly versatile Pixell solution can be more easily used across various industrial sectors. Early next year, the service will target video content producers, VFX, and post-production professionals. Currently, a beta tester group called "Team Pixell," composed of video industry experts, is being operated.

ForBy4 focuses particularly on the video production industry because Pixell not only improves image quality but also significantly reduces processing time and costs during VFX and post-production of high-resolution video content such as 4K and 8K. As content resolution increases, the time and cost required for post-production grow exponentially. Pixell’s outstanding upscaling performance, recognized in the video professional field, enables practical work efficiency improvements through a process of rendering at general resolutions like 2K followed by image quality enhancement to 4K or higher.

The beta tester group "Team Pixell," planned to deliver a perfect service, consists of professional technical personnel such as video production studios, VFX and post-production industry experts, and freelancers. Their main role is to upscale project videos they are working on using the Pixell service, shorten ultra-high-definition video rendering times, and experience the actual service to review and suggest improvements.

Team Pixell members are provided with unlimited access to the image quality enhancement solution service for corporate and individual video production work and receive customized close support services tailored to their respective production environments. Participants who provide high-quality feedback and improvement proposals will also be offered benefits such as discounts upon the official launch.

ForBy4 CEO Junho Yoon stated, "I am confident that Pixell’s unparalleled upscaling performance will dramatically improve work efficiency in VFX and post-production." He added, "We will make Pixell easy and fast to use in any work environment so that the ‘image quality enhancement’ process becomes recognized as an essential step in all video content production."

More detailed information about the beta service operation and how to participate in Team Pixell can be found on the ForBy4 website.

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