DocsFor KwaFlux 1.0.15
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- Does KwaFlux use credits?Answer
- Do you use my videos to train AI?Answer
- Which features download AI models the first time I use them?Answer
- What happens if my computer crashes or an export stops halfway?Answer
- Does KwaFlux work with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro?Answer
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- Does KwaFlux use credits?No credits and no per-minute fees: every KwaFlux plan includes all released local modules, and local processing costs only your computer's time.
- Do you use my videos to train AI?No. KwaFlux doesn't use your media files to train AI models. Processing happens on your computer, and the files you put in and get out remain yours.
- Which features download AI models the first time I use them?Most KwaFlux modules ship with the installer. A few download their model once on first use; downloads are free, and Settings can fetch them all at once.
- What happens if my computer crashes or an export stops halfway?Pause and resume tasks in the Task Center. If KwaFlux or your computer goes down mid-task, the task shows as Interrupted next time, and you retry it.
- Does KwaFlux work with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut Pro?Yes, as a separate step: KwaFlux is a standalone app, not a plugin. Export ProRes in MOV or H.264/H.265 in MP4, then import the file into your editor.
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How-to knowledge guides
- Let Your AI Assistant Run Your Video Software: KwaFlux MCP Quick StartConnect Cursor, Claude, Codex, or another MCP app to KwaFlux in three steps, then ask it to repair, enhance, compress, or convert videos on your PC.
- Denoise, Shrink to 50 MB, Fix a Broken File: What an AI Assistant Can Do in KwaFlux31 KwaFlux features you can start from a chat: audio cleanup, compression to a size, file repair, AI enhancement, and why 9 stay in the app.
- Why AI Agents Shouldn't Click the Screen: Building a Local Control Plane for a Desktop AppScreen automation is fragile and grants too much. How KwaFlux lets AI agents drive a desktop app with typed tools and jobs rebuilt by the app itself.
- Local Doesn't Mean Safe: Securing the Channel Between an AI Assistant and a Desktop AppWhy a local MCP link still needs defenses: per-user named pipes, first-instance ownership, a 128-bit token, constant-time checks, and fail-closed setup.
- An AI Can't Press OK for You: How KwaFlux Handles Downloads an Assistant Asks ForWhy a model saying 'the user has the rights' proves nothing, and how KwaFlux's three download modes and desktop approval keep downloads your decision.
- Don't Let the Model See Your Drive: Path and Privacy Rules for an AI-Driven Desktop AppWhat an AI assistant sends to KwaFlux and what comes back: network paths refused before any file opens, outputs beside the source, no parameters in logs.
- When a Video Title Tries to Give Your AI Orders: Prompt Injection Defenses in KwaFluxWeb page text can carry orders for an AI assistant. How KwaFlux allowlists fields, strips hidden Unicode, truncates, drops image links, and labels it.
- How to Use KwaFlux from Cursor: MCP Setup, First Requests, and FixesAdd KwaFlux's local MCP server to Cursor with one button or mcp.json, check that it connects, and ask Cursor's agent to convert, repair, or enhance videos.
- How to Use KwaFlux from Claude Code and Claude Desktop (MCP Setup)Connect KwaFlux to Claude Code with one command or to Claude Desktop with one config entry, check the connection, and let Claude repair and convert videos.
- How to Use KwaFlux from Codex: MCP Setup, Timeouts, and ApprovalsAdd KwaFlux to OpenAI Codex with codex mcp add or config.toml, raise the tool timeout for long video jobs, and choose how Codex asks before it runs tools.
- How to Use KwaFlux with DeepSeek: Connecting DeepSeek Harness (DSH) over MCPAdd KwaFlux to DeepSeek Harness with one insert row in cordis.patch.yml, pick the right profile, raise the tool timeout, and let DeepSeek run video jobs.
- How to Use KwaFlux from Hermes Agent and OpenClaw (MCP Setup)Add KwaFlux to Hermes Agent with hermes mcp add or config.yaml, and to OpenClaw with openclaw mcp set, then keep the agent on the same computer as the app.
- KwaFlux MCP Not Working? Fixes for Missing Tools, app_not_running, and TimeoutsTools missing, every call says app_not_running, waits time out, or a job is refused: what each KwaFlux MCP symptom means and how to fix it.
- From 'Won't Open' to Ready to Post: A Complete AI Agent Workflow in KwaFluxFollow one broken phone clip through diagnosis, repair, Quality Repair, and a platform export, all requested from an AI assistant and run by KwaFlux.
- Halloween Photos Too Dark? How to Brighten Night Shots and Videos with AITrick-or-treat photos came out black and grainy? Why Halloween night shots fail, and how AI brightens dark photos and videos while keeping the candle glow.
- Blurry Halloween Photos and Videos? How to Sharpen Them with AICostume photos soft and parade clips blocky after the group chat? What makes Halloween photos and videos blurry, and how AI repair sharpens them.
- Shaky Halloween Videos? How to Stabilize Trick-or-Treat, Parade, and Haunted House ClipsTrick-or-treat walks, parades, and haunted houses make shaky video. How to stabilize Halloween clips with AI, what the crop costs, and what it can't fix.
- Halloween Party Photos: Retouch Costume Selfies and Try a Spooky Makeup Look with AIRetouch Halloween party selfies with AI: soften tired eyes after a late night, add witchy or vampire makeup and purple hair, and keep it looking like you.
- Old Halloween Photos: How to Restore, Colorize, and Bring Back Family Costume MemoriesGrandma's 1950s witch costume, a yellowed 1980s snapshot: how to scan, repair, fix faded color, and colorize old Halloween photos and keep the original.
- Spooky Halloween Video Effects with AI: Slow Motion, Haunted Backgrounds, and Stormy SkiesMake ordinary Halloween clips spooky: AI slow motion for a cape or a flame, a moonlit pumpkin background behind a costume, and storm clouds over the house.
- Halloween Party Cleanup: Remove Photobombers and Background Noise with AIA stranger's legs in your costume photo, a toast lost in party noise: how to remove photobombers and clean up Halloween party audio, and what AI can't fix.
- How to Make AI Video Enhancement Faster: Workflow, Settings, and HardwareWhy AI video enhancement is slow and how to speed it up: process less, pick the output size, order the steps, and use the GPU and app settings well.
- How to Compress a Video Without Visible Quality Loss: H.264 vs H.265 vs AV1Shrink video files without visible quality loss. Pick H.264, H.265, or AV1, set the right bitrate or CRF, and check the result. Free and desktop methods.
- How to Upscale 720p Video to 1080p (and When to Stop There)Upscale 720p video to 1080p with KwaFlux, HandBrake, or FFmpeg. Exact settings, the bitrate to export at, and when going further to 4K isn't worth it.
- How to Enhance Low-Light and Night Video Without Plastic SkinBrighten dark, noisy night footage without waxy faces or gray blacks: AI night-scene repair, free FFmpeg and HandBrake settings, and shooting tips.
- How to Colorize Black-and-White Video with AI (Step by Step)Colorize black-and-white video with AI: prep the footage, set colorization strength, check skin tones and flicker, and label the result honestly.
- How to Fix Pixelated Video: Compression Blocks vs Low ResolutionPixelated video has two causes: compression blocks and low resolution. Learn to tell them apart, then fix each with a better source, deblocking, or AI.
- Drive KwaFlux from Codex, Claude, OpenClaw, DeepSeek, Hermes, and CursorKwaFlux ships a local MCP server. Keep the app open and connect Codex, Claude, OpenClaw, DeepSeek, Hermes, or Cursor. Convert, repair, enhance, and download need sign-in and a paid plan.
- How to upscale video to 4K with AI, not plasticA practical guide to AI video upscaling: what it can recover, where it falls short, and how to judge reconstructed frames from 480p or 720p source footage.
- How to restore old video with AI — grain and colorStep-by-step guide to AI-powered old video restoration: removing grain, fixing color fading, and recovering detail from vintage or damaged footage.
- How do I remove a video background without a green screen?How AI-powered video cutout isolates subjects frame by frame for compositing, background replacement, and clean cutouts — without studio setup.
- How to upscale Sora, Kling, and Veo videos locallyAI generators deliver striking clips at modest resolutions. Why generated footage looks soft, which repair type fits which style, and a local workflow that scales to batches.
- How to fix blurry or pixelated video with AIFive ways to fix blurry, soft, or pixelated video — from free sharpening to local AI unblur — and how to pick the right method.
- How to denoise video with AI without plastic facesWhen grain should stay, which footage cleans up well, and a free 1s/3s/5s preview. Previews need no account.
- How to stabilize shaky video with AI (and when crop hurts)Automatic vs Subject Lock, what each costs in crop, rolling shutter caveats, and free 5/15/30-second previews. Previews need no account.
- Convert video formats locally without uploadsDeliver masters locally after enhancement — codecs, containers, and why a built-in converter matters.
- How to remove background noise from video — locallyViewers forgive soft pixels before they forgive hissy dialogue. Denoise, cut room echo, and separate vocals in the same local pipeline as the picture — no extract-then-reimport.
- SDR to HDR and AI frame interpolation — enhance without another upscaleAlready 1080p but still washed out or choppy? SDR-to-HDR, AI Color Grading, and Frame Interpolation run locally. Free 1s/3s/5s preview, no account needed.
- How do I replace a video background without a compositor?AI Smart Cutout lifts the person and puts a new plate behind them in one local step — a solid color, a still, or a blur — when you do not need a full After Effects graph.
- How to replace an object in video with local AIClick a prop or vehicle and SAM2 tracks it; then swap the background around it — transparent, solid, gallery, or blur — without uploading the clip.
- How to replace a sky in video without rotoscopingSky Replace is a dedicated local tool for dull or blown-out skies. Check the horizon on a free 1s/3s/5s preview. Previews need no account.
- How to remove an object from video — locally, not in the cloudDynamic Tracking Removal follows a person or car as it moves. Static Object Removal fills in things that stay put. Both erase only the objects you mark in your own footage.
- How to fix a video that won't open or playVideo File Repair diagnoses unplayable MP4s locally. Auto, Quick, Deep, and Smart modes — plus an optional same-camera reference. Not an enhancer.
- How to edit video subtitles locally — SRT/ASS, not translationSubtitle Edit is the local tool for SRT/ASS cues: style, timing, burn-in or an MKV soft subtitle track. Translation and speech-to-text are not in this release.
- AI image enhancer on your desktop: repair, upscale to 4K, and cut out (no upload)Smart Repair and Special Scene Repair for photos (1x up to 4K), portrait cutout, object cutout/removal, and folder batches — on your GPU, no upload. Previews are free without an account.
- 480p to 4K: what AI can recover — and what it cannotA 4K file made from 480p will look better than letting the player stretch it, but it will not match a native 4K camera. Here is what gets rebuilt, what only gets cleaned up, and what is gone.
- Which repair type to pick: Smart Repair or a sceneQuality Repair offers Smart Repair, which restores faces on its own, and Special Scene Repair for anime, night shots, and restoration. Each fails in its own way on the wrong footage. Here is how to pick before you export.
- What file repair actually does when a video will not openUnplayable is a container problem, not a quality problem. Diagnosis, then Quick / Deep / Smart — optional same-camera reference. Not an enhancer.
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