Hello there community, I will be on vacation for the next ten days, so I will not be posting anything during this time.
Please don’t be sad or discouraged, as soon as I am back, I will continue posting (remember: Season 1 & 2 of DS9 are completely done - season 3 has a new workflow that seems to be going well, the first two episodes are done as well).
So, see you soon - perhaps some of you will have had time to watch the already available episode and discuss about the quality.
I am looking forward to reading some stuff around here once I am back.
Regards,
Leland
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I have skipped through the first few episodes at random.
I think the close up shots work well but it seems to struggle on anything further away.
I agree with a previous post in that adding a bit of fake film grain might help a lot.
Thank you for your efforts and for sharing the work. Enjoy your vacation!
@Baobab Archiver:
Yeah, close-ups are good, mid-range is still ok, but anything far away or in the background is kinda “hit-or-miss”, but it’s (so far) still the most “tolerable” workflow.
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FYI - My own upscale project just got into s4 and there’s a noticeable scaling shift that actually required me to add a slight zoom (.025) to get the same final dimensions.
@vranir:
Thanks, as soon as I get around to season 4, I will have a look. Your help is appreciated.
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Watched the first episode last night & over all very impressed, there was a couple of weird instances, the first was when Sisko is talking to Jake on the holo deck, Sisko’s left side of his face has got weird lines on it & near the end when the worm hole opens up, there is a weird shot of Dax’s face just appears but overall very good & looking forward to rest of the episode’s.
Watched the first episode last night & over all very impressed, there was a couple of weird instances, the first was when Sisko is talking to Jake on the holo deck, Sisko’s left side of his face has got weird lines on it & near the end when the worm hole opens up, there is a weird shot of Dax’s face just appears but overall very good & looking forward to rest of the episode’s.
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, the thing about the “ghost face” on Dax happened because the model tried to interpret a face when in fact there was none (or in this case Dax’s face was not in focus), couldn’t be helped.
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Hello community - back from my vacation with new stuff:
Season 1, episode 5, “Babel” - is done.
Image Gallery (with slider): https://imgsli.com/Mjk5ODg3
Images also below (PAL-DVD):
Images also below (1080pHD-Upscale):
Have fun an let me know about the quality!
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Leland,
Thank you so much for access to S01 E1-5.
I had just finished S1E1 on Netflix when I received the links, I decided to watch 1-5 on Netflix and then watch your videos.
Firstly, I was initially confused with the numbering as the titles didn’t match the numbering, I then realised that Netflix had messed up, they have this:-
S01E1-2 Emissary
S01E2 A Man Alone
S01E3 Past Prologue
S01E4 Babel
I watched your videos initially on my PC (Windows 11) in the .MKV format via Potplayer and Windows Films & Tv Player (for comparison). I then converted them to .MP4 as my TV (LG Smart TV utilising SmartShare software to access my NAS) or I should say the software, doesn’t like .MKV. I used Handbrake to convert the files to .MP4 which then allows side by side comparison in both formats. My primary monitor is a 27" Aoc 4K unit which is connected to an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti which provides excellent quality.
The handbrake conversion filter I have used initially is its std default which is a 1080p 30 x264, I am not an expert in these matters, however, I thought I would run the std filter then have a play with others like the Super HQ 2160 Surround and see if there is any difference, this will take some time.
I have taken some comparative pictures of the Potplayer and Films & Tv side by side but not sure how to upload.
Initially, the only difference between the .mkv and .mp4 seems to be a slight screen size difference, the quality however is still fantastic compared to the original.
I will continue to run different filters/converters over your files and compare, I will also be watching the .mp4’s on my TV this weekend and will report back, its a shame I cannot have netflix and smartshare loaded at the same time for a side to side comparison on the TV.
Thank you for your hard work on this and other series and I look forward to seeing more of them.
hktrooper
@hktrooper:
Thanks for the detailed feedback. I appreciate the kind words.
Comparing the upscales with the streaming version is also a point of interest for me, since I do not use any streaming services, strictly comparing the upscales to DVDs.
I have heared, however, from several people, that streaming versions are more “challenged” when it comes to quality - one person even suggested that Paramount+/CBS perhaps simply “blew up” the screen size to service HD-displays but in consequence worsening already existing problems (interlacing, rainbowing, dot crawl and such).
Since I do not have the option to compare to streaming versions, I’d be happy to hear about your experiences.
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Leland,
I have just realised I can run Netflix on my pc via a browser and also have your files running next to it via a video player. I will ‘tinker’ with my Handbrake filters over the next week or so and then run a screen comparison to the Netflix output in the browser. I will also run the .mvk’s next to Netflix as a comparison so you know what your original output looks like in comparison.
Have you just pasted the .jpg’s in the box?
hktrooper
The streaming quality (both Netflix and P+) for DS9 and VOY is worse than the DVDs in my experience and is the primary reason why I started trying to mess around with my copy to begin with. It was almost unwatchable, especially when compared to TNG remastered or the newer shows. I wanted a version that I could share with my kids.
Agreed.
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Hi,
I have just come across of this thread. How can I download any of that, please?
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Hi
I am interested Too! Would love to See ds9 in hd