Terminator (1984) 4K Upscale

Comparison images of an encode I’ve been working on. Using the MGM Bluray as a base, I upscaled it and applied the 4K Bluray color grading preserving HDR and DV. The upscale does not use any AI whatsoever.

Comparisons are labeled as follows:

1. upscaled mgm bluray = standard bluray with no edits besides being scaled by 2x

2. 4k bluray remux = 4k bluray with no edits

3. encode = upscaled standard bluray with 4k color grading (HDR+DV)

   (screenshots are tonemapped for reference.)
   https://slow.pics/c/PWZAbCXs

I’m considering bumping the encode size another 10-20 GB but still unsure.
Any and all feedback is appreciated.

Current mediainfo (not including audio):

ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Format profile : Main 10@L5@Main
HDR format : Dolby Vision, Version 1.0, dvhe.08.06, BL+RPU, HDR10 compatible / SMPTE ST 2086, HDR10 compatible
Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration : 1 h 47 min
Bit rate : 78.2 Mb/s
Width : 3 840 pixels
Height : 2 076 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 1.85:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 (Type 2)
Bit depth : 10 bits
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.409
Stream size : 58.7 GiB (95%)

those screens look great! what settings did you use for the upscale?

Is this being matched to the original color timming of the 1984 release (such as the first blu-ray release), or does this still retain the modernized “teal and yellow” look of the remaster and 4K release?

Has someone synced the original color timing to the 4K anywhere?

ethug said:

those screens look great! what settings did you use for the upscale?

I used nnedi3 in vapoursynth. Simple 2x.

The Real Monroville said:

Is this being matched to the original color timming of the 1984 release (such as the first blu-ray release), or does this still retain the modernized “teal and yellow” look of the remaster and 4K release?

Has someone synced the original color timing to the 4K anywhere?

This is matched to the 4k remaster as stated in my description. The reason being to retain DV/HDR as I personally think it looks good. I also want to match to the version you’re talking about but I’ve yet to find a copy.

This look rly good! And you’re even keeping the Dolby Vision

I like every single shot of the encode the best, keep up the great work

TuTio said:

ethug said:

those screens look great! what settings did you use for the upscale?

I used nnedi3 in vapoursynth. Simple 2x.

the clarity looks impressive i am not very familiar with vapoursynth tbh but your screenshots intrigue me