DLSS 5 Visual Enhancer v5.0

Changelog

• Added estimated time remaining to processing progress, making it easier to see how long image, video, and Frame Interpolation jobs are expected to take.
• Expanded NVIDIA RTX GPU compatibility beyond the previous fixed Ampere, Ada, and Blackwell checks.
• Improved GPU detection so compatible RTX cards are less likely to be rejected because of missing or unusual driver-reported hardware information.
• Relaxed several strict GPU and runtime compatibility checks, allowing the installed NVIDIA runtime to determine actual feature support instead of blocking hardware in advance.
• Improved Frame Generation compatibility checks so items such as HAGS and runtime signature status can be reported as diagnostics instead of always preventing the feature from being tested.
• Added full HDR Mode for video enhancement, preserving HDR with 10-bit output and source color information when using supported H.265, AV1, or ProRes codecs.
• Added HDR Mode to Frame Interpolation, allowing HDR videos to remain HDR after DLSS Frame Generation with supported codecs.
• Added separate CPU and NVIDIA NVENC encoding choices for H.264, H.265, and AV1, giving users direct control over whether video encoding uses the CPU or NVIDIA GPU.
• Added CPU-based AV1 encoding support, so AV1 output is no longer dependent only on NVIDIA NVENC support.
• Renamed HEVC options to the more familiar H.265 naming while keeping compatibility with older saved settings.
• Added a new Preview Encoding setting with Auto, Always H.264, and Disabled modes for controlling in-app video playback.
• Added automatic browser-compatible H.264 previews when the selected output format cannot be played directly, without changing or replacing the original rendered video.
• Improved previews for HDR and non-H.264 workflows so preview compatibility can be handled separately from the actual output quality and format.
• Improved saved-settings compatibility and migration for older codec and configuration values when upgrading from previous versions.
• Added a redesigned startup console with an immediate loading screen, cleaner application presentation, UTF-8 support, and improved startup logging.
• Reworked the program structure to better separate image processing, video processing, Frame Interpolation, GPU handling, encoding, previews, and settings for improved stability.