Pure Frosting Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Here's what AI upscaling can do to old concert footage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Pure Frosting said: Here's what AI upscaling can do to old concert footage: Wow! Fantastic. Did you use the same process on the Skynryd Old Grey Whistle Test footage you posted on YouTube? That is killer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Frosting Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, John M said: Wow! Fantastic. Did you use the same process on the Skynryd Old Grey Whistle Test footage you posted on YouTube? That is killer too. Nope. Redoing it would improve the quality even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZ98 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, John M said: Wow! Fantastic. Agreed. That looks great. How long does it take for the computer to process a single song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Frosting Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 I think it took about 6 hours just for the AI part. That's why I used a short clip. 1. Conversion to constant framerate using Handbrake (otherwise the audio doesn't sync. Pretty much all the bootleg releases has dropped frames. 2. Deinterlacing with QTGMC using Staxrip. Proper deinterlacing is the most important part of the process. 3. Then it's time to use the VEAI 4. Minor tweaks to audio using Reaper 5. Combining Audio & Video using Hitfilm Pro. Then adding some film grain back to make it look more natural, and also made the video little more brighter. Original was very dark. I'd do more, but I'm not really a Zeppelin collector. I have no idea what sources are the best of the best. Also I'm hoping to get new PC gear by end on January. Not the cheapest hobby, but 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Amazing, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf1973 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Looks great!Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglynn Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Wow this looks amazing! Would be interesting to see what this could do with the Seattle 1977 footage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeplz71 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Very impressive results. What video source did you use for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Frosting Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, zeplz71 said: Very impressive results. What video source did you use for this? Demand Unprecedented In The History Of Rock Music (Empress Valley Supreme Disk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfilm Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) I may be the critic here... while it is impressive work through AI technology, I don't see the appeal in this. You're not gaining much detail by artificially upscaling footage that wasn't shot in HD, and as a result you have a lot of smoothened, sharpened, and blurry lines that give the illusion of 4K quality. Edited December 24, 2020 by ledzepfilm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingFloorBlues Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Love this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonfan159 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I mean, anything is an improvement over the unofficial sources. Maybe EVSD will do the entire thing and charge $1,000 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 So if a fan can do this, (great job by the way) imagine what a team of pro's commissioned for an official Earls Court release could do with all the best tools at their disposal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Frosting Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 (edited) Yep, I was a non-believer at first. Then I downloaded their software. Sometimes I just try random stuff and get stunned by the results. With Gigapixel AI (for photos) and with Video Enhance AI. It's all about finding the right upscaling model. Sure, you can over do these and it's about finding the balance. Is it just sharper or is it really better. Same goes with remastering audio. Question I ask often to myself, is it better or is it just louder? "It's just clever denoising, and sharpening". Sure...I still prefer the enhanced version that gives just an "illusion". Edited December 25, 2020 by Pure Frosting more text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Frosting Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 20 hours ago, tglynn said: Wow this looks amazing! Would be interesting to see what this could do with the Seattle 1977 footage I did one track. It's on my youtube channel, but the problem is that I used the Supersonic Seattle, and I need to find the Year of the Dragon version, which is a better starting point. It's not on dimeadozen on tradersden. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, Pure Frosting said: I did one track. It's on my youtube channel, but the problem is that I used the Supersonic Seattle, and I need to find the Year of the Dragon version, which is a better starting point. It's not on dimeadozen on tradersden. Any ideas? I have that. I'll provide a link for you. *Edit - I can't see where I can PM you. I can provide that version. Ping me if you need it. Edited December 26, 2020 by rm2551 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Actually, I cannot message anyone it seems, not even webmaster. Has the PM function been removed? Is my acct stuffed????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Way cool my friend, way cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef free Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Big upgrade! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decker70 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 I think topaz is a great piece of software that is available. I have used it to upscale some things here and there but it definitely takes some tinkering to do to get the final result just right. Though the software isn't perfect its an amazing step forward towards AI upscaling that can be used to bring things that would be impossible to see in better quality to look amazing! I think Nvidia using their DLSS upscaling for games is best view for the future of what AI upscaling can do. Its insane to the point where the AI upscale looks better than the native 4k version. Absolutely insane possibilities for the next few years. Though I always will prefer having a natively scanned picture, sometimes that's just not possible without the actual native source of film. So I think this is one of the best examples I have seen of this. Really dude, that footage looks breath taking upscaled but it also helps that the original source wasn't a blurry mess from a VHS tape. Cool to see Zeppelin stuff at such high quality. I really hope sometime soon they start rereleasing their films in 4k just like every other band does now these days. I know the Apollo documentary is shooting at 4k so I'm certain they will be scanning some rare footage and it will look absolutely stunning. Exciting stuff to see, thanks for making this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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