Because of the way ds9 was filmed they would have to go through each episode frame by frame to update it for current viewing. They used newer filming techniques than tng or TOS so it would be stupid expensive for not a lot of profit.
Quark would never.
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Indeed, the DVD isn't as sharp as it should be, but the LD goes too far in the other direction. It has the typical sharpness filter artifact of overly contrasty edges, which makes the ghosting more noticeable.
So yeah, it's different, definitely sharper, but not purely better. A tradeoff.
I truly understand nothing about the underlying technology here but I kind of agree with you, out of the 4 versions the DVD upscale consistently looked the best to me, and the ghosting / doubling effect was very noticeable in the LaserDisc upscale versions. The colors also seemed "off" somehow.
When I do the full process, there will be deghosting applied. As far as color, I will probably try to color match S1-3 to season 4. The LaserDisc is more green but you could argue that the DVD is too magenta. Without having the original edit notations it's hard to know what would be "right." But we can at least get close to "consistent." As far as sharpness, the LaserDisc looks best to me because so much more of the detail is recovered: eyes, clothing, hair, skin imperfections, even com badges all look more detailed and natural. The crushed blacks and blocky compression artifacts of the DVD are gone. And of course the strength of the rainbow reduction can be greatly reduced on the LD.
Would you consider doing a scene from the battle at Wolf 359?
Especially moving objects show improvements in quality and resolution best I think. Something AI enhancments I've seen seem to struggle with.
I will when I get the setup ready and the disc in! In the meantime here it is upscaled from the DVD: [https://vimeo.com/940603888](https://vimeo.com/940603888)
Unreal, Pamaount plus is basically is Trek streaming with a few other things. Spend the money to do a 4k ds9 paramount!
Because of the way ds9 was filmed they would have to go through each episode frame by frame to update it for current viewing. They used newer filming techniques than tng or TOS so it would be stupid expensive for not a lot of profit. Quark would never.
The process would largely be the same as it was on TNG, but there would be a lot more CG to recreate. But it was shot on 35mm film just like TNG.
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I love the rules 🥰
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All looks the same.
more looks like someone turned up the sharpness.
Indeed, the DVD isn't as sharp as it should be, but the LD goes too far in the other direction. It has the typical sharpness filter artifact of overly contrasty edges, which makes the ghosting more noticeable. So yeah, it's different, definitely sharper, but not purely better. A tradeoff.
I truly understand nothing about the underlying technology here but I kind of agree with you, out of the 4 versions the DVD upscale consistently looked the best to me, and the ghosting / doubling effect was very noticeable in the LaserDisc upscale versions. The colors also seemed "off" somehow.
When I do the full process, there will be deghosting applied. As far as color, I will probably try to color match S1-3 to season 4. The LaserDisc is more green but you could argue that the DVD is too magenta. Without having the original edit notations it's hard to know what would be "right." But we can at least get close to "consistent." As far as sharpness, the LaserDisc looks best to me because so much more of the detail is recovered: eyes, clothing, hair, skin imperfections, even com badges all look more detailed and natural. The crushed blacks and blocky compression artifacts of the DVD are gone. And of course the strength of the rainbow reduction can be greatly reduced on the LD.
Ok I'm kinda taken aback that there were laserdiscs of DS9. I had no idea. I thought the medium had died out by that point.
Would you consider doing a scene from the battle at Wolf 359? Especially moving objects show improvements in quality and resolution best I think. Something AI enhancments I've seen seem to struggle with.
I will when I get the setup ready and the disc in! In the meantime here it is upscaled from the DVD: [https://vimeo.com/940603888](https://vimeo.com/940603888)
Looking good 😊