Nearest neighbor scaling (sampling) - simple and vital

I absolutely agree, this simplest scaling algorithm MUST be available as it's the only algorithm to preserve actual pixels in integer upscaling. I'm quite surprised that Adobe employees have such limited knowledge of the basics of image processing and editors' needs. 
If it were possible to upvote 1000 times for this suggestion, I would do this. it is VERY important for anyone who edits screencasts.

One possible workaround for editing screen recordings that require integer zoom, is to use Photoshop (!) for editing the screen sequence. Yes, Photoshop can edit videos and has keyframes for transformation. To be able to use transformation keyframes it's necessary to convert the video layer to Smart Object. Also, change the default interpolation method to the nearest neighbor in Edit → Preferences → General → Image Interpolation. 
Output video parameters are limited but it's something better than Premiere's blurry mess anyway. 

Absolutely second this! For ANYONE recording anything game related, nearest neighbor scaling is the way most people prefer to see the footage. Allowing us to use the simplest upscale would be a win for Adobe.

cmon adobe, give us nearest neighbor scaling!

@Francis-Crossman17221443 Lanczos scaling looks atrocious on pixelart, sprites, crisp UI, low res art in general. Nearest-neighbour interpolation is highly useful for those making videos about games and pixelart

@ThioJoe  Great to see more tips on how to get around this, thanks! Another option, that I have already mentioned I believe, is VirtualDub where you can also resize with Nearest Neighbour.

If you have an image sequence you can also use XnView MP where you can use the UI to batch convert and resize using Nearest Neighbour.

But yeah, as you say, it's still a pain!

Yes please add nearest neighbor scaling! It's essential for scaling really any small computer graphic including desktop icons, screenshots, etc.

The closest workaround I could come up with is something like a batch file like this that uses Image Magick to scale to whatever percentage you set. You can drag and drop an image onto it:

@2846721 off
set "filepath=%~1"
set "dirname=%~dp1"
set "filename=%~n1"
set "extension=%~x1"

magick "%filepath%" -filter Point -resize 300%% "%dirname%%filename%-300%extension%"

That at least makes the image large enough where it should only have to be scaled down from its native size. Obviously still a pain to have to create a separate scaled version of the file!

Bumping this thread again so Adobe will add Bicubic scaling as an option in Premiere Pro. We need this feature. (It has always been an option in After Effects.) Not having it as an option in Premiere Pro is unbelievable. 

And in case anyone at Adobe does not understand exactly what I am referring to, checkout the explanation of Bilinear and Bicubic sampling from the After Effects user guide.


Roundtripping each clip I need scaled bicubically in Premiere Pro to After Effects and then back to Premiere Pro isn't a viable option. And it is a maddening workflow. The year is 2024. Please give us this feature in Premiere Pro. 

Most of us are aware of it, but it and GPUresize are way too slow and not stable enough in larger projects.

It's such a basic feature we shouldn't need to use plug-ins to achieve it, or expect to.

i use this as the adobe mailing list

Every time I read this reply it makes me even madder lmao. It's been almost a year and this is what they left us with, a complete and utter refusal to even understand the problem on a basic level.