completely rewrite CLI & finish plugin support

bin/engines/fsr/config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "abbr":"FSR",
+    "displayName":"FidelityFX_CLI",
+    "lastUsedFilePath":"sc",
+    "fileNameBeginning":"ig",
+    "cliModeOptions": {
+        "fsr":{ "displayName": "FidelityFX Super Resolution", "default": true },
+        "c":{ "displayName": "Cubic", "default": false },
+        "hqc":{ "displayName": "High Quality Cubic", "default": false }
+    },
+    "pluginCreator": "Janis Hutz",
+    "pluginCreatorLink": "https://janishutz.com",
+    "engineLink": "",
+    "supports": [ "upscaling", "sharpening" ]
+}

bin/engines/fsr/fsr.py

@@ -4,21 +4,37 @@ import time
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-class FSRScaler:
+class Scaler:
     def __init__( self ):
         self.os_type = sys.platform
-        self.command = ""
-        self.tmppath = ""
+        self.command = ''
+        self.tmppath = ''
         self.videometa = {}
 
-    def fsrScaler ( self, tmppath, filepath, threads, fsrpath, quality_setting, sharpening, scaling, filetype, mode ):
+    def singleScaler ( self, input_path, output_path, scalefactor, threads, mode ):
+        if self.os_type == 'linux':
+            self.command = f'wine ./bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe -Mode { mode } -Scale {scalefactor} {scalefactor} {input_path} {output_path}'
+        elif self.os_type == 'win32':
+            self.command = f'FidelityFX_CLI -Mode { mode } -Scale {scalefactor} {scalefactor} {input_path} {output_path}'
+        else:
+            print( 'OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!' )
+            return False 
+                      
+        os.system( self.command )
+        print( '\n\n==>Photo upscaled' );
+
+    def videoScaler ( self, tmppath, threads, scalefactor, sharpening, filetype, mode ):
+        self.isScaling = True
+        if ( scalefactor == 0 or scalefactor == None ):
+            self.isScaling = False
+
         # Locate Images and assemble FSR-Command
         self.file_list = []
         self.filelist = os.listdir( tmppath )
         self.filelist.pop(0)
         self.filelist.sort()
         self.number = 0
-        if sharpening != '' and sharpening != None:
+        if sharpening != 0 and sharpening != None:
             for self.file in self.filelist:
                 self.number += 1
                 if ( self.os_type == 'win32' ):
@@ -57,10 +73,10 @@ class FSRScaler:
         if ( threads > multiprocessing.cpu_count() ):
             self.threads = multiprocessing.cpu_count();
 
-        if ( not scaling ):
+        if ( self.isScaling ):
             engines = { 'c': 'Cubic', 'hqc': 'High Quality Cubic', 'fsr':'FidelityFX Super Resolution' }
             print( f'\n\n==> Upscaling using { self.threads } threads <==\n\n' );
-            print( f'\n\n==> Upscaling Engine is { engines[ mode.lower() ] } <==\n\n' );
+            print( f'\n\n==> Upscaling Engine is FidelityFX_CLI with algorithm { engines[ mode.lower() ] } <==\n\n' );
 
             time.sleep( 2 );
 
@@ -74,20 +90,20 @@ class FSRScaler:
                 if ( i == self.threads - 1 ):
                     for element in self.file_list:
                         self.files += element;
-                self.command_list.append( ( self.files, fsrpath, quality_setting, i, self.maxlength, self.os_type, mode ) )
+                self.command_list.append( ( self.files, scalefactor, i, self.maxlength, self.os_type, mode ) )
 
             self.pool = multiprocessing.Pool( self.threads )
             self.pool.starmap( upscalerEngine, self.command_list );
             self.pool.close();
             self.pool.join();
 
-        if sharpening != '' and sharpening != None:
+        if sharpening != 0 and sharpening != None:
             print( f'\n\n\n==> Sharpening using { self.threads } threads <==\n\n' );
             time.sleep( 2 );
 
             self.pathSharpening = tmppath
 
-            if ( not scaling ):
+            if ( self.isScaling ):
                 if ( self.os_type == 'win32' ):
                     self.pathSharpening += 'up\\'
                 elif ( self.os_type == 'linux' ):
@@ -128,7 +144,7 @@ class FSRScaler:
                 if ( i == self.threads - 1 ):
                     for element in self.file_list:
                         self.files += element;
-                self.command_list.append( ( self.files, fsrpath, i, self.maxlength, self.os_type, sharpening, not sharpening ) )
+                self.command_list.append( ( self.files, i, self.maxlength, self.os_type, sharpening, not sharpening ) )
 
             self.pool = multiprocessing.Pool( self.threads )
             self.pool.starmap( sharpeningEngine, self.command_list );
@@ -137,7 +153,7 @@ class FSRScaler:
 
 # Add return values
 
-def upscalerEngine ( files, fsrpath, quality_setting, number, maxlength, os_type, version ):
+def upscalerEngine ( files, scalefactor, number, maxlength, os_type, version ):
     scaler = 'FSR'
     if ( version.upper() == 'HQC' ):
         scaler = 'HighQualityCubic'
@@ -191,9 +207,9 @@ def upscalerEngine ( files, fsrpath, quality_setting, number, maxlength, os_type
     while len( fileout ) > 0:
         files_handle = fileout.pop(0)
         if os_type == 'linux':
-            command_us = f'wine {fsrpath} -Mode { scaler } -Scale {quality_setting} {quality_setting} {files_handle}'
+            command_us = f'wine ./bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe -Mode { scaler } -Scale {scalefactor}x {scalefactor}x {files_handle}'
         elif os_type == 'win32':
-            command_us = f'FidelityFX_CLI -Mode { scaler } -Scale {quality_setting} {quality_setting} {files_handle}'
+            command_us = f'FidelityFX_CLI -Mode { scaler } -Scale {scalefactor}x {scalefactor}x {files_handle}'
         else:
             print( 'OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!' )
             return False
@@ -209,7 +225,7 @@ def upscalerEngine ( files, fsrpath, quality_setting, number, maxlength, os_type
 #
 #######################
 
-def sharpeningEngine ( files, fsrpath, number, maxlength, os_type, sharpening, didUpscale ):
+def sharpeningEngine ( files, number, maxlength, os_type, sharpening, didUpscale ):
     files = files;
     # Refactoring of commands that are longer than 32K characters
     fileout = [];
@@ -265,7 +281,7 @@ def sharpeningEngine ( files, fsrpath, number, maxlength, os_type, sharpening, d
         files_handle = fileout.pop(0)
         print( '\n\n\n PROCESS: ', number, '\nRunning sharpening filter\n\n\n' );
         if os_type == 'linux':
-            command_sharpening = f'wine {fsrpath} -Mode CAS -Sharpness {sharpening} {files_handle}'
+            command_sharpening = f'wine ./bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe -Mode CAS -Sharpness {sharpening} {files_handle}'
         elif os_type == 'win32':
             command_sharpening = f'FidelityFX_CLI -Mode CAS -Sharpness {sharpening} {files_handle}'
         else:

bin/engines/ss.py

@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import subprocess
-import multiprocessing
-import time
-import sys
-
-class SpecialScaler:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.os_type = sys.platform
-        self.command = ""
-        self.tmppath = ""
-        self.videometa = {}
-
-    def superScaler ( self, tmppath, threads, quality_setting, os_platform, model ):
-        print( '\n\n==> Preparing to upscale videos <==\n\n==> You will see a lot of numbers flying by showing the progress of the upscaling of each individual image.\n==> This process might take a long time, depending on the length of the video.\n\n')
-        time.sleep( 2 );
-
-        try:
-            os.mkdir( f'{tmppath}sc' )
-        except FileExistsError:
-            pass
-        if ( os_platform == 'win32' ):
-            self.command = f'realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan -i {tmppath} -o {tmppath}sc -s {quality_setting} -j {threads}:{threads}:{threads} -n {model}'
-        elif ( os_platform == 'linux' ):
-            self.command = f'wine ./bin/lib/realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan.exe -i {tmppath} -o {tmppath}sc -s {quality_setting} -j {threads}:{threads}:{threads} -n {model}'
-        os.system( self.command );
-
-
-    def specialSuperScaler ( self, tmppath, threads, quality_setting, model ):
-        self.fileList = os.listdir( tmppath )
-        self.fileList.pop( 0 )
-        self.fileList.sort()
-        if ( threads > multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2 ):
-            self.threads = multiprocessing.cpu_count() * 2;
-        else:
-            self.threads = threads
-    
-        self.fileCount = len( self.fileList ) // self.threads
-        self.spareFiles = len( self.fileList ) % self.threads
-        
-        self.cmdList = [];
-
-        for t in range( threads ): 
-            try:
-                os.mkdir( f'{tmppath}{t}' )
-            except FileExistsError:
-                pass
-
-            self.base = t * self.fileCount;
-            if ( self.os_type == 'win32' ):
-                for j in range( self.fileCount ):
-                    os.rename( f'{tmppath}{self.fileList[ self.base + j ] }', f'{tmppath}{ t }\\{self.fileList[ self.base + j ] }' )
-            elif ( self.os_type == 'linux' ):
-                for j in range( self.fileCount ):
-                    os.rename( f'{tmppath}{self.fileList[ self.base + j ] }', f'{tmppath}{ t }/{self.fileList[ self.base + j ] }' )
-            
-            self.cmdList.append( ( tmppath, t, quality_setting, model, self.os_type ) )
-
-        try:
-            os.mkdir( f'{tmppath}{self.threads + 1}' )
-        except FileExistsError:
-            pass
-
-        if ( self.os_type == 'win32' ):
-            for k in range( self.spareFiles ):
-                os.rename( f'{tmppath}{self.fileList[ self.threads * self.fileCount + k ] }', f'{tmppath}{ t }\\{self.fileList[ self.threads  * self.fileCount + k ] }' )
-        elif ( self.os_type == 'linux' ):
-            for k in range( self.spareFiles ):
-                os.rename( f'{tmppath}{self.fileList[ self.threads * self.fileCount + k ] }', f'{tmppath}{ self.threads + 1 }/{self.fileList[ self.threads * self.fileCount + k ] }' )
-
-        try:
-            os.mkdir( f'{tmppath}sc' )
-        except FileExistsError:
-            pass
-
-        self.pool_ss = multiprocessing.Pool( self.threads )
-        self.pool_ss.starmap( specialScalerEngine, self.cmdList );
-        self.pool_ss.close();
-        self.pool_ss.join();
-    
-        specialScalerEngine( tmppath, t, quality_setting, model, self.os_type )
-
-
-def specialScalerEngine ( tmppath, tNumber, quality_setting, model, os_type ):
-    if ( os_type == 'win32' ):
-        command = f'realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan -i {tmppath}{tNumber} -o {tmppath}sc -s {quality_setting} -n {model}'
-    elif ( os_type == 'linux' ):
-        command = f'wine ./bin/lib/realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan.exe -i {tmppath}{tNumber} -o {tmppath}sc -s {quality_setting} -n {model}'
-    sub = subprocess.Popen( command, shell=True );
-    sub.wait();

bin/engines/ss/config.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "abbr":"SS",
+    "displayName":"Real-ESGRAN",
+    "lastUsedFilePath":"sc",
+    "fileNameBeginning":"ig",
+    "cliModeOptions": {
+        "av3":{ "displayName": "realesr-animevideov3", "default": true },
+        "x4plus":{ "displayName": "realesrgan-x4plus-anime", "default": false }
+    },
+    "pluginCreator": "Janis Hutz",
+    "pluginCreatorLink": "https://janishutz.com",
+    "engineLink": "",
+    "supports": [ "upscaling" ]
+}

bin/engines/ss/ss.py

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import multiprocessing
+import time
+import sys
+
+class Scaler:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.os_type = sys.platform
+        self.command = ""
+        self.tmppath = ""
+        self.videometa = {}
+
+    def singleScaler ( self, input_path, output_path, scalefactor, threads, mode ):
+        if self.os_type == 'linux':
+            self.command = f'wine ./bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe -Scale {scalefactor} {scalefactor} {input_path} {output_path} -n { mode }'
+        elif self.os_type == 'win32':
+            self.command = f'realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan -i {input_path} -o {output_path} -s {scalefactor} -j {threads}:{threads}:{threads} -n { mode }'
+        else:
+            print( 'OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!' )
+            return False 
+                      
+        os.system( self.command )
+        print( '\n\n==>Photo upscaled' );
+
+    def videoScaler ( self, tmppath, threads, scalefactor, sharpening, filetype, mode ):
+        print( '\n\n==> Preparing to upscale videos <==\n\n==> You will see a lot of numbers flying by showing the progress of the upscaling of each individual image.\n==> This process might take a long time, depending on the length of the video.\n\n')
+        time.sleep( 2 );
+
+        try:
+            os.mkdir( f'{tmppath}sc' )
+        except FileExistsError:
+            pass
+        if ( self.os_type == 'win32' ):
+            self.command = f'realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan -i {tmppath} -o {tmppath}sc -s {scalefactor} -j {threads}:{threads}:{threads} -n {mode}'
+        elif ( self.os_type == 'linux' ):
+            self.command = f'wine ./bin/lib/realesrgan-ncnn-vulkan.exe -i {tmppath} -o {tmppath}sc -s {scalefactor} -j {threads}:{threads}:{threads} -n {mode}'
+        os.system( self.command );

bin/handler.py

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-"""
+'''
 *				FSRImageVideoUpscalerFrontend - handler.py
 *
 *	Created by Janis Hutz 03/14/2023, Licensed under the GPL V3 License
 *			https://janishutz.com, development@janishutz.com
 *
 *
-"""
+'''
 
 
 import os
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ ffmpeg = bin.probe
 import configparser
 import time
 import shutil
-import bin.engines.ss
-import bin.engines.fsr
+import importlib
 
-fsr = bin.engines.fsr.FSRScaler()
-ss = bin.engines.ss.SpecialScaler()
+importedModules = {}
 
+engineList = os.listdir( 'bin/engines' );
+engineList.pop( 0 )
+for element in engineList:
+    importedModules[ element ] = importlib.import_module( 'bin.engines.' + element + '.' + element ).Scaler()
 
 # Loading the config file to get user preferred temp path
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
@@ -30,64 +32,56 @@ config.read('./config/settings.ini')
 class Handler:
     def __init__(self):
         self.os_type = sys.platform
-        self.command = ""
-        self.tmppath = ""
+        self.command = ''
+        self.tmppath = ''
         self.videometa = {}
 
 
 # TODO: CHECK if this upscaler is any good: https://github.com/Maximellerbach/Image-Processing-using-AI (looks quite promising)
 
-    def handler(self, fsrpath, filepath, quality_setting, output_path, sharpening, scaling, filetype, scalerEngine, model, useSpecialModeSS, threads=4 ):
+    def handler( self, filepath, scalefactor, output_path, sharpening, filetype, engine, mode, threads=4 ):
         # Function to be called when using this class as this function automatically determines if file is video or image
-        print( '\n\nFSRImageVideoUpscalerFrontend - V1.1.0\n\nCopyright 2023 FSRImageVideoUpscalerFrontend contributors\n\n\n\n' );
+        print( '\n\n ImageVideoUpscaler - V1.1.0\n\n(c) 2023 ImageVideoUpscaler contributors\n\n\n\n' );
 
-        if self.os_type == "linux":
-            self.tmppath = config["PathSettings"]["tmpPathLinux"]
-        elif self.os_type == "win32":
-            self.tmppath = config["PathSettings"]["tmpPathWindows"]
+        if self.os_type == 'linux':
+            self.tmppath = config['PathSettings']['tmpPathLinux']
+        elif self.os_type == 'win32':
+            self.tmppath = config['PathSettings']['tmpPathWindows']
         else:
-            print("OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!")
+            print('OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!')
             return False
         if ( self.os_type == 'win32' ):
             self.tmppath += '\\fsru\\'
         else:
             if ( self.tmppath[len(self.tmppath) - 1: ] == '/' ):
-                self.tmppath += "fsru/"
+                self.tmppath += 'fsru/'
             else:
                 self.tmppath += '/fsru/'
+
         # checking for spaces in filepath (for use with terminal commands)
-        self.filepath = ""
+        self.filepath = ''
         for self.letter in filepath:
-            if self.letter == " ":
-                self.filepath += "\ "
+            if self.letter == ' ':
+                self.filepath += '\ '
             else:
                 self.filepath += self.letter
 
         # Determining filetype
-        if str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == ".mp4" or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == ".mkv" or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == ".MP4":
+        if str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == '.mp4' or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == '.mkv' or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == '.MP4':
             print( '\n\n==> Upscaling video' )
-            self.video_scaling( fsrpath, filepath, quality_setting, output_path, threads, sharpening, scaling, filetype, scalerEngine, model, useSpecialModeSS )
-        elif str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == ".JPG" or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == ".png" or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == ".jpg" or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 5:] == ".jpeg":
+            self.video_scaling( filepath, output_path, scalefactor, threads, sharpening, filetype, mode, engine )
+        elif str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == '.JPG' or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == '.png' or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 4:] == '.jpg' or str(filepath)[len(filepath) - 5:] == '.jpeg':
             print( '\n==>upscaling image' )
-            self.photo_scaling(fsrpath, filepath, quality_setting, output_path)
+            self.photo_scaling( scalefactor, output_path, engine )
         else:
-            print("not supported")
+            print('not supported')
             return False
 
-    def photo_scaling(self, fsrpath, filepath, quality_setting, output_path):
+    def photo_scaling(self, scalefactor, output_path, engine, mode):
         # DO NOT CALL THIS! Use Handler().handler() instead!
-        if self.os_type == "linux":
-            self.command = f"wine {fsrpath} -Scale {quality_setting} {quality_setting} {self.filepath} {output_path}"
-        elif self.os_type == "win32":
-            self.command = f"FidelityFX_CLI -Scale {quality_setting} {quality_setting} {self.filepath} {output_path}"
-        else:
-            print("OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!")
-            return False 
+        pass
 
-        os.system(self.command)
-        print( '\n\n==>Photo upscaled' );
-
-    def video_scaling( self, fsrpath, filepath, quality_setting, output_path, threads, sharpening, scaling, filetype, scalerEngine, model, useSpecialModeSS ):
+    def video_scaling( self, input_path, output_path, scalefactor, threads, sharpening, filetype, mode, engine ):
         # DO NOT CALL THIS! Use Handler().handler() instead!
         
         # Splitting video into frames
@@ -103,12 +97,12 @@ class Handler:
             
         print( '\n==> Created directory' )
                 
-        if self.os_type == "linux":
-            self.command = f"ffmpeg -i {str(self.filepath)} {self.tmppath}ig%08d.{ filetype }"
-        elif self.os_type == "win32":
-            self.command = f"ffmpeg -i {str(self.filepath)} \"{self.tmppath}ig%08d.{ filetype }\""
+        if self.os_type == 'linux':
+            self.command = f'ffmpeg -i {str(self.filepath)} {self.tmppath}ig%08d.{ filetype }'
+        elif self.os_type == 'win32':
+            self.command = f'ffmpeg -i {str(self.filepath)} \"{self.tmppath}ig%08d.{ filetype }\"'
         else:
-            print("OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!")
+            print('OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!')
             return False
         
         os.system( self.command )
@@ -116,7 +110,7 @@ class Handler:
 
         # Retrieving Video metadata
         self.filelist = os.listdir(self.tmppath)
-        self.videometa = ffmpeg.probe(str(filepath))["streams"].pop(0)
+        self.videometa = ffmpeg.probe(str(input_path))['streams'].pop(0)
 
         self.duration = self.videometa.get( 'duration' )
         self.frames = len( self.filelist )
@@ -134,17 +128,7 @@ class Handler:
 
         time.sleep( 2 );
 
-        self.lastUsedPath = ''
-
-        if ( scalerEngine.lower() == 'fsr' or scalerEngine.lower() == 'c' or scalerEngine.lower() == 'hqc' ):
-            self.lastUsedPath = fsr.fsrScaler( self.tmppath, filepath, threads, fsrpath, quality_setting + 'x', sharpening, scaling, filetype, scalerEngine )
-        elif ( scalerEngine.upper() == 'SS' ):
-            if ( not useSpecialModeSS ):
-                self.lastUsedPath = ss.superScaler( self.tmppath, threads, quality_setting, self.os_type, model )
-            else:   
-                self.lastUsedPath = ss.specialSuperScaler( self.tmppath, threads, quality_setting, model )
-        else:
-            raise Exception( 'ERROR upscaling. scalerEngine invalid' );
+        importedModules[ engine ].videoScaler ( self.tmppath, int( threads ), int( scalefactor ), float( sharpening ), filetype, mode )
         
         # get Video's audio
         print( '\n\n==>Finished Upscaling individual images. \n==>Retrieving Video audio to append\n\n' )
@@ -158,8 +142,8 @@ class Handler:
 
         time.sleep( 2 );
         try:
-            os.remove(f"{self.tmppath}audio.aac")
-            os.remove(f"{output_path}")
+            os.remove(f'{self.tmppath}audio.aac')
+            os.remove(f'{output_path}')
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
         if self.os_type == 'linux':
@@ -176,7 +160,7 @@ class Handler:
         if self.os_type == 'linux':
             self.command = f'ffmpeg -framerate {self.framerate} -i {self.tmppath}sc/ig%08d.{filetype} {output_path} -i {self.tmppath}audio.aac'
         elif self.os_type == 'win32':
-            self.command = f'ffmpeg -framerate {self.framerate} -i \"{self.tmppath}sc\\ig%08d.{filetype}\" {output_path} -i {self.tmppath}audio.aac'
+            self.command = f'ffmpeg -framerate {self.framerate} -i \'{self.tmppath}sc\\ig%08d.{filetype}\' {output_path} -i {self.tmppath}audio.aac'
         else:
             print( 'OS CURRENTLY UNSUPPORTED!' );
             return False

imagevideoupscaler-cli.py

@@ -11,97 +11,117 @@ import argparse
 import bin.handler
 import os
 import multiprocessing
+import json
+
+engineList = os.listdir( 'bin/engines' );
+engineList.pop( 0 )
+
+engineInfo = {}
+
+for engine in engineList:
+    engineInfo[ engine ] = json.load( open( 'bin/engines/' + engine + '/config.json' ) )
 
 allowedFiletypes = [ 'png', 'jpg' ];
 
+def performChecks ( args, ap ):
+    if ( args.details == None or args.details == '' ):
+        if ( not args.printengines ):
+            # Check if input and output file arguments are available
+            if ( args.inputfile == None or args.inputfile == '' or args.outputfile == None or args.outputfile == '' ):
+                print( '\n\n ==> ERROR: Input and output file required! <==\n\n' )
+                ap.print_usage();
+                return False
+
+            # check if output file exists and if, prompt user if it should be overwritten and remove if, if yes
+            if ( os.path.exists( args.outputfile ) ):
+                doReplace = input( '--> File already exists. Do you want to replace it? (Y/n) ' ).lower()
+                if ( doReplace == 'y' or doReplace == '' ):
+                    os.remove( args.outputfile );
+                else:
+                    print( '\n==> Refusing to Upscale video. Please delete the file or specify another filepath! <==' )
+                    return False
+                
+            # check if engine argument is valid
+            try:
+                engineInfo[ args.engine ]
+            except KeyError:
+                print( '\n==> ERROR: Engine not available. Ensure you have specified a valid engine' )
+                return False
+            
+            # Check scalefactor argument and also verify that engine supports upscaling
+            if ( int( args.scalefactor ) > 4 and int( args.scalefactor ) < -4 ):
+                print( '\n==> ERROR: Invalid scale factor. Value has to be an integer between -4 and 4' )
+                return False
+            else:
+                if ( not 'upscaling' in engineInfo[ args.engine ][ 'supports' ] ):
+                    print( '\n==> ERROR: This engine does NOT support upscaling' )
+                    return False
+                
+            # Check sharpening argument and also verify that engine supports it            
+            if ( float( args.sharpening ) >= 1 and float( args.sharpening ) <= 0 ):
+                print( '\n==> ERROR: Invalid value for sharpening. Value has to be between 0 and 1' )
+                return False
+            else:
+                if ( not 'sharpening' in engineInfo[ args.engine ][ 'supports' ] ):
+                    print( '\n==> ERROR: This engine does NOT support sharpening' )
+                    return False
+            
+            # check if scalefactor and / or sharpening is available
+            if ( args.scalefactor == 0 and args.sharpening == 0 ):
+                print( '\n==> ERROR: Either scalefactor or sharpening argument required!' )
+                return False
+            
+            # Check if filetype argument is valid
+            if ( not args.filetype in allowedFiletypes ):
+                print( '\n==> ERROR: Unknown filetype for temp files. Can be png or jpg' )
+                return False
+            
+            # Check if mode of engine is valid
+            try:
+                engineInfo[ args.engine ][ 'cliModeOptions' ][ args.mode ]
+            except KeyError:
+                print( '\n==> ERROR: The specified mode is not supported by this engine. Options:' )
+                for option in engineInfo[ args.engine ][ 'cliModeOptions' ]:
+                    print( '   --> ' + engineInfo[ args.engine ][ 'cliModeOptions' ][ option ][ 'displayName' ] + ' (' + option + ')' )
+                return False
+            
+            return True
+        else:
+            print( '\n\n==> Available engines <==\n' )
+            for entry in engineList:
+                print( '--> ' + entry )
+            print( '\n\n' )
+    else:
+        print( '\n\n ==> INFOS about ' + engineInfo[ args.details ][ 'displayName' ] + '\n' )
+        print( '   --> Engine cli option is: ' + engineInfo[ args.details ][ 'abbr' ].lower() )
+        print( '   --> CLI mode options are: ' )
+        for mode in engineInfo[ args.details ][ 'cliModeOptions' ]:
+            print( '       -> ' + engineInfo[ args.details ][ 'cliModeOptions' ][ mode ][ 'displayName' ] + ':' )
+            print( '           > CLI name: ' + mode )
+            print( '           > Is the default: ' + str( engineInfo[ args.details ][ 'cliModeOptions' ][ mode ][ 'default' ] ) )
+        print( '\n\n' )
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser( description='ImageVideoUpscaler - CLI, a CLI application to upscale videos and images using FSR.' )
-    ap.add_argument( 'inputfile', help='File path for the video / image to be upscaled' )
-    ap.add_argument( 'outputfile', help='File path for the video / image that was upscaled' )
-    ap.add_argument( '-s', '--scalefactor', help='Scale factor for the video / image. Can be a integer from 1 - 4' )
-    ap.add_argument( '-F', '--filetype', help='Change the file type of the temporary image files. Supports png, jpg. Video quality: png > jpg. PNG is default, if not specified.' )
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser( description='ImageVideoUpscaler - CLI, a CLI application to upscale videos and images using different upscaling engines.' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-i', '--inputfile', help='File path for the video / image to be upscaled' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-o', '--outputfile', help='Output file path for the video / image that was upscaled' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-s', '--scalefactor', help='Scale factor for the video / image. Can be a integer from -4 to 4' )
     ap.add_argument( '-S', '--sharpening', help='Sharpening factor (between 0 and 1 whereas 0 means no sharpening, 1 the most sharpening. Recommendation: Do not exceed 0.25, as it often looks bad)' )
-    ap.add_argument( '-t', '--threading', help='Use special threading mode with SS scaler (spawns 16 threads upscaling at one time)', action='store_true' )
     ap.add_argument( '-T', '--threads', help='Thread count to use. Cannot exceed CPU thread count. Scaling non-linear (using 2 threads is not exactly 2x the speed of 1 thread). Scales well with FSR, barely with Real-ESRGAN, as it uses mostly the GPU to upscale' )
-    ap.add_argument( '-E', '--engine', help='Upscaling engine. Can be fsr, C (for Cubic), HQC (for HighQuality Cubic) or SS (for Real-ESRGAN). FSR tends to be higher, Cubic is quite fast but quite low quality, HighQualityCubic is of higher quality, but slower. Real-ESRGAN is meant for anime and is super slow. Defaults to fsr' )
-    ap.add_argument( '-M', '--model', help='Only available if using Real-ESRGAN. Change the ML-Model used to upsample video, can be: realesr-animevideov3 | realesrgan-x4plus-anime , defaults to realesr-animevideov3' )
-    ap.add_argument( '-N', '--noscaling', help='Do not upscale video, instead only sharpen. Sharpening argument required!', action='store_true' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-E', '--engine', help='Upscaling engine. By default can be fsr or ss. Use the -p option to see all installed engines' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-M', '--mode', help='Specify a special mode for a specific engine. Might not be available in every engine. Use the -d option to find out more' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-F', '--filetype', help='Change the file type of the temporary image files. Supports png, jpg. Video quality: png > jpg. PNG is default, if not specified.' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-d', '--details', help='Get details on usage of a particular engine and exit. Reads the config.json file of that engine and displays it in a HR manner' )
+    ap.add_argument( '-p', '--printengines', help='Print all engines and exit', action='store_true' )
+    ap.set_defaults( scaling = 0, sharpening = 0, threads = 4, engine = 'fsr', mode = 'fsr', filetype = 'png' )
     args = ap.parse_args()
 
     handler = bin.handler.Handler()
     
-    go = True;
-    go2 = True;
-    go3 = True;
-    specialMode = False;
-    engine = 'fsr';
-    model = 'realesr-animevideov3';
-    availableModels = [ 'realesr-animevideov3', 'realesrgan-x4plus-anime' ];
-
     multiprocessing.freeze_support();
-    if ( os.path.exists( args.outputfile ) ):
-        doReplace = input( 'File already exists. Do you want to replace it? (Y/n) ' ).lower()
-        if ( doReplace == 'y' or doReplace == '' ):
-            go = True
-            os.remove( args.outputfile );
-        else:
-            print( '\nRefusing to Upscale video. Please delete the file or specify another filepath!')
-            go = False
 
-    if ( args.engine != None ):
-        if ( args.engine == 'fsr' or args.engine == 'SS' or args.engine.lower() == 'c' or args.engine.lower() == 'hqc' ):
-            engine = args.engine;
-        else:
-            print( 'Invalid argument for engine' )
-            go2 = False;
-    
-    if ( engine == 'SS' and args.model != None ):
-        if ( args.model in availableModels ):
-            model = args.model;
-        else:
-            print( 'Invalid argument for model. Can be: realesr-animevideov3 | realesrgan-x4plus-anime' )
-            go2 = False;
-
-    if ( args.noscaling ):
-        if ( args.sharpening != None ):
-            if ( float( args.sharpening ) > 0 ):
-                go2 = True;
-            else: 
-                go2 = False;
-        else:
-            print( 'Missing argument for Sharpening. Please specify that argument and try again!' )
-            go2 = False;
-
-    if ( args.sharpening != None ):
-        if ( float( args.sharpening ) > 1 ):
-            print( 'Invalid argument for Sharpening, please specify a value between 0 and 1!' )
-            go3 = False;
-    
-    if ( args.filetype != None ):
-        if ( args.filetype in allowedFiletypes ):
-            filetype = args.filetype
-        else:
-            go3 = False
-            print( 'Invalid filetype for temp images specified. Please ensure to only use png or jpg!' );
-    else:
-        filetype = 'png'
-
-    specialMode = args.threading;
+    if ( performChecks( args, ap ) ):
+        handler.handler( args.inputfile, args.scalefactor, args.outputfile, args.sharpening, args.filetype, args.engine, args.mode, args.threads )
+        print( '\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDONE \n\n\n\nImageVideoUpscalerFrontend V1.1.0\n\nCopyright 2023 FSRImageVideoUpscalerFrontend contributors\nThis application comes with absolutely no warranty to the extent permitted by applicable law\n\n\n\nOutput was written to ' + args.outputfile + '\n\n\n' )
 
 
-    if ( go and go2 and go3 ):
-        if ( args.scalefactor ):
-            if ( int( args.scalefactor ) ):
-                if ( args.threads != None ):
-                    handler.handler( 'bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe', args.inputfile, args.scalefactor, args.outputfile, args.sharpening, args.noscaling, filetype, engine, model, specialMode, threads=int( args.threads ) );
-                else:
-                    handler.handler( 'bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe', args.inputfile, args.scalefactor, args.outputfile, args.sharpening, args.noscaling, filetype, engine, model, specialMode );
-            else:
-                raise NameError( 'Argument Scale does require to be an integer!' )
-        else:
-            if ( args.threads != None ):
-                handler.handler( 'bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe', args.inputfile, '2', args.outputfile, args.sharpening, args.noscaling, filetype, engine, model, specialMode, threads=int( args.threads ) );
-            else:
-                handler.handler( 'bin/lib/FidelityFX_CLI.exe', args.inputfile, '2', args.outputfile, args.sharpening, args.noscaling, filetype, engine, model, specialMode )
-        print( '\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nDONE \n\n\n\nImageVideoUpscalerFrontend V1.1.0\n\nCopyright 2023 FSRImageVideoUpscalerFrontend contributors\nThis application comes with absolutely no warranty to the extent permitted by applicable law\n\n\n\nYour video was saved to ' + args.outputfile + '\n\n\n' )
-