Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you want a code-based SRCNN starting point for training or testing image super-resolution, rather than a hosted image-enhancement service.
Who it is for
- Developers studying or adapting an SRCNN implementation.
- Researchers experimenting with image super-resolution and reconstruction.
Documented uses
- Train the SRCNN model using the repository's main script.
- Run its documented testing mode on images.
- Inspect example comparisons of original, bicubic-interpolated and super-resolved imagery.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and lists an MIT license.
- The README lists TensorFlow, SciPy above 0.18, h5py and matplotlib as prerequisites.
- The project uses SciPy instead of Matlab or OpenCV for its image-handling approach.
- The README gives separate commands for training and testing but does not detail input preparation.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Run the documented training or testing command
Use the repository's README commands to start model training or run its stated testing mode.
Before you start
- Python
- TensorFlow
- SciPy version above 0.18
- h5py
- matplotlib
Steps
Obtain the Srcnn Tensorflow repository.
Install the listed prerequisites.
For training, run the command below.
python main.pyFor testing, run the command below.
python main.py --is_train False --stride 21
Expected outcome
The documented command starts the training workflow or invokes the testing mode with stride 21.
Guide limitations
- The README does not detail input-image preparation or further testing options.
- The author reports one training example of 15,000 epochs taking about 12 hours and 16 minutes on an Intel i7-6700, GTX 970 and 16 GB RAM; this is not a general runtime estimate.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- tegg89/SRCNN-Tensorflow · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

