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Millennium (1996 FOX TV) DVD Restoration/Upscale Project (RELEASED) — Page 3

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hi can i get a link to these please as i use to love this series when i wass younger and havent seen it in years,thanks

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Could I please have a link? I began rewatching this last year but fell off. This is a great reason to get back into it.

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Hello,

I own the French 3-seasons dvd boxset, and would love to experience your upscales please.

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Looks like fantastic work. I’m so impressed by these clean-ups of older TV stuff. Thanks for your work on this - I wasn’t into Millenium but I’d be potentially interested in any other similar shows you end up fixing, if they’re ones I watched!

Bit off-topic, but is there a consensus on what’s the best upscaling possible to those of us without industry-grade hardware? I don’t just want to blindly plug it through Topaz if there’s a better way.

I’m really keen to try upscaling Jake 2.0 as it’s seemingly increasingly unlikely we’ll ever get an official 1080p release of it.

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Bless ye for your efforts!
May I have the links please?

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TVArchive said:

The series is complete! Some notes for folks:

This show was nominated for 4 ASC awards, and many of the shots in each episode were highly stylized with mixing of media (8mm/16mm/35mm film, 480i video). The large majority of each episode is nice and clean 35mm film, but there are lots of shots with varying amounts of grain. I’m not a fan of using DNR if it substantially changes the director’s intention, so these episodes have been upscaled with ZERO DNR. That probably won’t please everyone, as there are scenes in each episode where the grain is very high, and you can see the grain moving in those shots, but my preference is to see the show as it was presented.

These episodes of “Millennium” were upscaled from compressed files (DVD source). If you watch the original DVDs, you’ll see this grain as well - on faces, backgrounds, etc. In some cases, the grain noticeably ‘shimmers’. My upscaling technique uses a combination of hardware and software and blending 4 different results for final output. The end product is gritty but true to the original. Apologies to those who find those grainy shots distracting.

Last note - the file sizes are large for these episodes. Well over half the show was shot in darkness or with varying degrees of dim/gray backgrounds (Chris Carter initially pitched the show as “Se7en” in Seattle). There was significant banding of backgrounds at lower bitrates, and I didn’t want to revisit this project in a couple of years, so each episode ranges from 2.6gb to 3.6gb. Season 1 is 58.7gb, Season 2 is 61.7gb and Season 3 is 74.2gb. Season 1 is 4:3 HD, seasons 2 and 3 are full HD.

If you own these episodes on DVD and would like a link to these fan upscales, please let me know. Cheers to all.

Have all 3 seasons. Was trying to upscale it myself but my vivobook paid 400$ just crashes when I try it with DVDFab ai upscaler. The VOB loads, but that is basically it. Reckoned not enough rams, poor processor, and crappy integrated video card are not suited for any AI upscale software.

Would you be so kind as to share your upscales.

Cheers, and many thanks for the work!

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My Plex and I would greatly appreciate an upgrade of this excellent series.

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I would LOVE to retire my DVD set and get the link for this. Thanks so much for your efforts, @TVArchive!

EDIT I’ve noticed that TVArchive’s last post was in January. Can someone PM the link? I’d be most grateful.

It’s really sad when the “creative minds” behind something we hold dear are also guilty of its destruction.

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I’d also like an upgrade of my DVD set. If TVArchive or someone who already received the link could PM it to me, I’d appreciate it!

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If anyone can provide a link to this, I would greatly appreciate it. Such a great show that was fortunate to get to season 3. Lance was perfect for the role…

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Hello there,

For the lucky ones who got the links of this upscale months ago: somebody still have the files, and want to share it with us, late-to-the-party fans, please?

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Darley said:

Hello there,

For the lucky ones who got the links of this upscale months ago: somebody still have the files, and want to share it with us, late-to-the-party fans, please?

Motion seconded. Pretty please?

It’s really sad when the “creative minds” behind something we hold dear are also guilty of its destruction.

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OMG. These BURY my old DVD rips! Thank you!

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Nearsighted Scrappile said:

Courtesy of Bobpants. Grab it while you can, the links will disappear in less than 30 days!

Thank you so much Nearsighted Scrappile and Bobpants!!

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TVArchive said:

Apologies to all for not checking in here more often, I’m glad the upscales were share and hope folks enjoyed them.

Cheers!

Thank you so much, TVArchive. The time, effort, and care that you put in to produce your upscales is very much appreciated!

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Hi TVArchive can I have the links for your “The Invaders” please

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Thank you very much for the links, Nearsighted Scrappile & Bobpants!

And of course, thank you very very much to the talented TVArchive for this spectacular upscale!

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Can I please have links to download these upscales in a private message?

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starwarseffect said:

Can I please have links to download these upscales in a private message?

It’s on the spleen now. The other links have expired.

It’s really sad when the “creative minds” behind something we hold dear are also guilty of its destruction.