Hello there guys. Just wanted to let you know my upgrades are nearly done, the workflow is set, things are moving along. With this post I wanted to provide you with a little christmas tease to show you the latest results.
The following snippet is from the VOY-Pilot (the first act including the opening/intro), but for size reasons I reduced from 4K to 1080p, which didn’t effect the quality much (after all, it’s just to give you an impression of what’s soon to come).
If all goes well, the pilot should be done some time this week.
Here are comparison images:
https://imgsli.com/ODc2NTA
https://imgsli.com/ODc2NTE
https://imgsli.com/ODc2NTI
https://imgsli.com/ODc2NTM
https://imgsli.com/ODc2NTQ
Here the sample (no unpacking, no password required; about 81 MB):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/auyt1mktdh2ft2z/SciFi-Upscale - VOY Sample (1080p from 4K).mkv?dl=0
Things that have been modified/improved upon (compared to what I did before):
- better sharpness handling
- more grain retention / adjusted grain addition
- better color management (specified input as SDR, output as Rec. 709 with Gamma 2.4)
- added contrast and texture pop
- reduced motion stutter (either through integration of NTSC-material or motion flow / frame interpolation)
Let me know what you think!