Any thoughts on the DS9 Laserdisc upscale that's being worked on? https://vimeo.com/968026891
I'm shocked how much detail they're about to pull out of it compared to the DVD version.
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I did not know DS9 was released on laserdisc. For some reason I always assumed western TV shows just Didnt Happen on laserdisc? Guess I was wrong? According to the internet only about two and a half seasons made it to the format, so no matter how good this could be it's never gonna be a Complete solution.
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On the other hand, it makes sense that the mioring and chroma noise would be able to be significantly reduced, given laserdisc is natively composite, so with something like domesday you could manage and filter that stuff out really effectively. DVD is a natively component format, so the composite artifacts in those are basically irreversible - bad comparison but it's like the difference between digitizing analog audio tape to a 24-bit 192khz PCM .wav file vs digitizing it into a 44.1khz MP3. With the PCM you can do all sorts of work to fix up any issues, but with an MP3 you're pretty restricted. Obviously film and video are way more complicated than audio, but I think you get what I mean.
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This uses goddamn motherfucking AI to "upscale" the video GOD can we have anything untainted by LLM garbage. I don't need to see artificial pores smeared over Sisko's face please. Take the AI out of the workflow and I'd be a lot more impressed with this. What is it with Star Trek fans wanting to Park Road Post the hell out of DS9 and VOY?
