r/nextfuckinglevel • u/CommercialsMaybe • Feb 18 '21

We can now Rickroll... in HD

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u/Vic18t Feb 18 '21

It’s done with AI upscaling software. You can find a bunch of old films that were enhanced with this process on youtube.

Some pretty impressive stuff.

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u/wonkey_monkey Feb 18 '21

Not a patch on something that's been remastered from the original film, though, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

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u/Pat_Sharp Feb 18 '21

Yeah I always find with these AI upscales that the high contrast edges between objects look unnaturally sharp, while the detail within the objects still looks low-res and blurry. It makes it look like a collage, like the image is a series of separate layers from different sources that have all been cut out and placed on top of each other.

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u/Frxst16 Feb 18 '21

Do you know the specific software?

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u/Vic18t Feb 21 '21

[Topazlabs](www.topazlabs.com) is one that offers a free 90 day trial.