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Custom Filters

Vapourkit lets you write and chain custom VapourSynth filters before and after the AI upscaling step.

Adding a filter

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  1. Click + Add Filter in the filter panel.
  2. Configure it:
    • Pick a filter template, or write custom VapourSynth code.
    • Enable or disable individual filters.
    • Reorder filters using the drag handles.
  3. Filters are automatically applied during processing.

Creating a filter template

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Once you’ve written a filter you want to reuse:

  1. Write the custom VapourSynth code in a filter.
  2. Click Save as Template.
  3. Name your template and optionally add a description.
  4. Reuse the template in future projects.

Templates are stored as .vkfilter files — see File Formats.

Pre-made filters

Section titled “Pre-made filters”

Vapourkit ships with 150+ pre-made filters covering antialiasing, denoising, sharpening, color correction, deinterlacing, and more. See the Filter Reference for the full list.

Writing your own

Section titled “Writing your own”

For details on filter authoring, see Writing Custom Filters.