RIFE_INTERPOLATION_NOTES.md

RIFE Interpolation Notes

Status

Interpolate Video (RIFE) is part of the active FrameShift surface in version 1.0.6.

Scope

This action is the local AI interpolation path:

• action id: interpolate-video-rife
• category: AI / video
• model behavior: x2 native, x4 built as chained x2 passes
• launch mode: UI-first picker with preflight before processing
• output rule: adjacent file with unique naming
• runtime rule: local model only, no cloud dependency
• frame sizing: input frames are padded to the next multiple of 64, then cropped back after inference

Related active files

• src/FrameShift/Core/Actions/RifeInterpolateVideoAction.cs
• src/FrameShift/Core/Actions/RifeInterpolateVideoSettings.cs
• src/FrameShift/Core/AI/VideoInterpolation/RifeFrameInterpolationEngine.cs
• src/FrameShift/Core/AI/VideoInterpolation/RifeModelCatalog.cs
• src/FrameShift/Core/AI/VideoInterpolation/RifeModelDefinition.cs
• src/FrameShift/Core/AI/VideoInterpolation/RifeModelDownloader.cs
• src/FrameShift/Core/AI/VideoInterpolation/RifeModelLocator.cs
• src/FrameShift/Windows/AI/RifeInterpolateVideoPickerForm.cs
• tests/FrameShift.Tests/RifeInterpolateVideoSettingsTests.cs

Packaging notes

• version metadata must stay aligned on 1.0.6
• installer/FrameShift.iss must keep the ai\\interpolate_video_rife component and menu wiring
• release payload remains self-contained win-x64