Just a note on the import of images - image import is almost all I have done with Topaz for about 6x months now - I can’t remember the last time I imported an actual video file into Topaz. It has no issues at all with large quantities of images files - the first episode, double length at 59fps when I tried had over 300k images imported.
I also use an SSD as per @steelfatboy which may make a difference as I have noticed if I don’t, I have a lot of issues in the process as a whole. Now most of the time though, I use AVS files instead as the recent versions allow direct import - makes it a lot quicker usually then exporting as images. I did , however, just this morning finish an import of 65k images for an Artemis upscale in the new Beta to test and that ran at something like 0.15s per frame which was impressive.
The examples make me want to play around with the DS9 upscale but I have so much time invested in Voyager I want to finish it first >.<, like that is going to happen anytime soon…
On that subject, just for the completely opposite end of the spectrum from what @CodeGrey is doing, I made a small personal breakthrough last night with processing speed for where I am happy with it.
This script, exported to images (about an hour) then Topaz current Beta with Artemis V12 Medium upscale (about 2-3 hours) puts a total processing time at under 4x hours per episode and I am liking the results (subjective of course). Also only at 1080p still, not 4K that @CodeGrey is doing.
D2VSource("D:\Video\Voyager\S01E13 Demuxed\VTS_03_1.d2v").ConvertToYV12()
fft3dfilter(sigma=3,sigma2=3,sigma3=12,sigma4=3,bt=3,plane=2)
chroma = last.checkmate(thr=12,max=25,tthr2=25)
luma = last.checkmate(thr=12,max=25,tthr2=0)
fixed = luma.MergeChroma(chroma)
tfm(d2v = "D:\Video\Voyager\S01E13 Demuxed\VTS_03_1.d2v")
tdecimate(hybrid = 1, mode = 1)
santiag()
QTGMC(preset="slow", inputtype = 1, Sharpness=0.4, matchpreset="slow", matchpreset2="slow", sourcematch=3, TR2=3, EdiThreads=2, border=true)
Spline16Resize(640,480)
Obviously its not perfect, I don’t think it will be for a long time somehow, but it works for me with short upscale times (so I can at least get quite a few done) and is very watchable with hopefully not noticing too much in the way of video artifacts on the TV. It “might” also work as a jumping off point if someone can improve on them.
link Dropbox - File Deleted
I do still enjoy seeing the DS9 progress ^^. Something to look forward to when I stop looking at Voyager