Video enhancement

Improve a soft or low-resolution video before the final export.

CapCut's AI video upscaler is designed to sharpen footage, reduce visible softness and prepare older or compressed clips for higher-resolution delivery.

Upscale a video Continue editing

Maximum output, model choice, file limits and credit use can change.

Upscaling can improve presentation—but it cannot recover every missing detail

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SEE THE WORKFLOW BEFORE YOU OPEN IT

CapCut AI Video Upscaler turns a specific starting point into a specific result.

CapCut's AI video upscaler is designed to sharpen footage, reduce visible softness and prepare older or compressed clips for higher-resolution delivery.

Start withSource clip

Move towardExport

Best fitOlder footage · Compressed social assets

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CHOOSE THIS ROUTE WHEN

Edit-first control matches the work.

CapCut's AI video upscaler is designed to sharpen footage, reduce visible softness and prepare older or compressed clips for higher-resolution delivery.

COMPARE THE ALTERNATIVE WHEN

Prompt-first generation may be a better starting point.

Begin with a prompt, image, product link, script or existing Invideo project, then open the focused workflow built for that job.

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Three-step workflow

Move from the starting point to a reviewed result.

Use the best source available

Avoid starting from a repeatedly downloaded or heavily compressed copy.

Apply enhancement once

Choose the supported resolution and let the tool process the clip.

Inspect at full size

Check faces, text, edges, grain and motion before replacing the original.

Where it fits

Use the tool when the task matches the workflow.

Older footage

Prepare archival or early-camera clips for modern layouts.

Compressed social assets

Improve a source that must be reused in a new campaign.

Mixed-resolution edits

Bring weaker clips closer to the rest of the timeline.

Practical check: CapCut changes features, plan benefits, models and limits over time. Use this guide to choose a workflow, then confirm the current details on the official page before paying or publishing.

Before you choose

Questions that matter for this workflow.

Does upscaling create real lost detail?

AI can reconstruct and sharpen appearance, but it cannot guarantee recovery of the original information.

Can CapCut upscale to 4K?

CapCut promotes high-resolution enhancement; current limits should be confirmed in the tool.

What footage needs the closest review?

Faces, small text, hair, patterned clothing and fast motion can reveal artifacts.

Should I keep the original file?

Yes. Save the source separately so an enhanced version never becomes the only copy.

Next step

Improve a soft or low-resolution video before the final export.

CapCut AI Video Upscaler turns a specific starting point into a specific result.

Edit-first control matches the work.

Prompt-first generation may be a better starting point.