Hello everyone, This is completely new territory for me, but a community can often be very helpful. I have a live DVD from a band that was recorded in 720x480. Since I no longer have a DVD player and generally stream my videos via NAS, I wanted to work on this DVD. The original DVD is, of course, …

Thanks a lot @margaux.topazlabs , and that’s exactly my problem. How I can find the best option for “recover details”? A live DVD is difficult - several scenes, movements, red light, white light and so on - and I’m struggling how I can find the optimal set of parameter for my project. I’ve done so…

Hi Peter, I assume the DVD in question is Progressive, if not, you will have to Deinterlace it first in Handbrake (or Shutter Encoder with BWDIF as Deinterlacer). To save the deinterlaced DVD video in lossless format in Handbrake you have to encode it with x264 codec with Ultrafast preset, Tune: No…

I’m doing lots of DVD / concert upscales. For most parts the Iris LQ V1 at 2x upscale does a terrific job in cleaning up and also enhancing the video. Remaining problems are small faces, e.g. when the artist is depicted in a wide overview scene and especially with the crowds. There, unfortunately…

See e.g. here for an example what Starlight mini can do on low quality concert footage: [image] Topaz Video AI Beta 7.0.0.2.b (Starlight mini) Video AI Beta 1min 59sec 25fps 524x360 input generated 1280x878p output. Here are some comparisons. Right side origi…

Upgrading a Concert DVD

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See e.g. here for an example what Starlight mini can do on low quality concert footage: