4 papers
SATB-VR: Training Few-Step Video Restoration Diffusion Model using SNR-Aware Trajectory Blending
Haoran Bai, Xiaoxu Chen, Xiaoyu Liu +4
While diffusion models excel in video restoration, their reliance on extensive iterative steps limits efficiency. Conversely, aggressive single-step distillation often compromises…
Vivid-VR: Distilling Concepts from Text-to-Video Diffusion Transformer for Photorealistic Video Restoration
Haoran Bai, Xiaoxu Chen, Canqian Yang +3
We present Vivid-VR, a DiT-based generative video restoration method built upon an advanced T2V foundation model, where ControlNet is leveraged to control the generation process, e…
Subjective and Objective Quality-of-Experience Evaluation Study for Live Video Streaming
Zehao Zhu, Wei Sun, Jun Jia +7
In recent years, live video streaming has gained widespread popularity across various social media platforms. Quality of experience (QoE), which reflects end-users' satisfaction an…
NTIRE 2026 Challenge on Short-form UGC Video Restoration in the Wild with Generative Models: Datasets, Methods and Results
Xin Li, Jiachao Gong, Xijun Wang +75
This paper presents an overview of the NTIRE 2026 Challenge on Short-form UGC Video Restoration in the Wild with Generative Models. This challenge utilizes a new short-form UGC (S-…