I'm a member of fanres, so I will check there, but I think two forums are enough for me. If that means I'm not a supporter so be it. I'm not looking to be rewarded. I'm sure I will see it eventually or when the final product is released.
Anyway, you've done amazing work. Keep it up!
That won't be a problem. To quote Muhammad Ali: "I'm as pretty as a girl".
Is Team Olie still open to new members?
Thanks for the compliments! I'm no expert on Laserdisc transfers, I think Laserdisc Master, Althor1138, Anctufaalb or a number of other experts could probably shed some light on the subject. I'm just glad that the information about the high resolution frames is still hidden in the low resolution frames. As one of the members noted a while ago, it's precisely the large amount of aliasing that probably makes it work so well.
I will do some more tests with respect to the AR. Although the R2D2 frames suggest they need to be stretched vertically, some of the frames with C3PO seem to suggest it needs to be stretched horizontally when compared to Harmy's DE.
I love the work you've done. It's a historic undertaking. The samples you've posted look great, and I can't wait to see the final product in full glory.
However, I must say I'm not such a big fan of this subdividing the member base of this forum into one elitist group that can see the preview, and others who can't. For a while I was thinking how can I get into the group that get's to see the preview? How can I get on Team Negative1's good side? Then I thought this is ridiculous. I don't want to have to meet all kinds of demands to watch a preview. I'm passionate about Star Wars, just like any member on this forum. If that's not good enough, that's fine. I will wait for the final release.
Here are the two frames mentioned compared to Harmy's DE. It is true that the antialiasing affects the detail negatively in places, but I think it is relatively minor compared to the detail corrected by the antialiasing.
Actually the aliasing has been significantly reduced compared to v10, and v11 has a lot more detail. There is more ringing and grain, as this seems to be preferred above less detail and depth.
Here are a few more 1080p screenshots without dehaloing:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130594
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130595
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130596
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130598
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130599
The halos are reduced, but it indeed affects the detail and depth as well. I have been using the function that's mentioned in the thread. It works on the edges, but defining an edge is not an exact science.
I think I found a setting that affects most of the haloing, but leaves ~99% of the detail intact. Here are a few 720p screenshots:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130571
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130572
There is a downside to the dehaloing though, that is pretty obvious at 1080p. The detail and clarity are clearly affected:
Here the comparison to the scaled 35 mm frame, with all the post-processing, but without degraining.
SRV11 raw vs SRV11
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130486
SRV11 vs 35 mm
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130487
The AR is still a matter for debate. The current AR closely matches the AR used by Team Blu, aside from some cropping (probably due to stabilization).
Congratulations Team Negative 1! It's been many years in the making. Enjoy the moment!
This screenshot is interesting, because piota recently posted a UHD scan of the same frame.
Avisynth Spline64Resize vs SRV11 raw
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130459
SRV11 raw vs 35 mm
Here are a couple of screenshots at 1080p, without degraining, dehaloing etc.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130449
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130450
They are clearer, but also have more noise than the source. Take this screenshot for example:
Here are some work in progress screenshots. These are the raw SR outputs at 720p, so no degraining, dehaloing etc.
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130436
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130437
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130438
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/130439
Link has been corrected. :-)
The next version of the SR script will have significantly less aliasing, while preserving most of the detail. I'm also experimenting with some stabilization, but that's still in a test phase. It will be a little while before I can post a sample. The first step now is to do the antialiasing for the whole film, which sadly takes ~12 days, with 9 days to go. Then this result will be combined with SR, degrained, dehaloed, possibly stabilized, and finally upscaled to 1080p.
Thanks to the community for the feedback!
Ps. Sorry for the late reply. The weather here has been marvelous, so I went sailing...
Looks great poita! Do you plan to do the trilogy in one go or will you be releasing them one at a time?
Good post Laserdisc Master! :-D
Hey looks like we're back! :-)
Great news!
It's been on and off these last few days. Very annoying...
Any developments with respect to the 97 SE? The previous screenshots looked really impressive. Got anymore? :-)
Sorry, I was asleep. Here are a couple of screenshot comparisons:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/129526
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/129527
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/129535
Now I'm off to work... :-P
Update:
I'm working on some further improvements. There are some conflicts with some of the Avisynth plugins, but that will hopefully be resolved.