haitchfiveAug 27, 2023
Veronica Olsen

I've written up my experiment with upscaling Star Trek Deep Space Nine from my DVDs to HD. It's a pretty long post, but I hope it is useful 😊

https://berglyd.net/blog/2023/08/upscaling-startrek-ds9/

#Video #Upscale #AI #StarTrek #DS9

Upscaling Star Trek Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is my favourite Star Trek series, and my second favourite TV series overall, right after Babylon 5. I’ve been rewatching the series every two or three years for the last couple of decades or so, and I am due for another round just about now. While some of the other older Star Trek series have been re-released in HD quality on Bluray, notably, Deep Space Nine and Voyager have not.

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Aug 27, 2023 at 8:44pmWeb
Show threadPatriziaAug 27, 2023
@veronica Thank you for sharing this!
Show threadDerek KompareAug 27, 2023
@veronica This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing this!
Show threadHoward Chu @ SymasAug 27, 2023
@veronica need a voice assistant to invoke that python script when you say "computer - enhance!"
Show threadIndigoAug 28, 2023
@veronica That was a fun read. Guess I have a fun little project for this weekend. 
Show threadagarbathiAug 28, 2023
@veronica This is an extremely interesting article. Thank you for sharing. Have you tried this upscaler before? github.com/nihui/waifu2x-ncnn-…
GitHub - nihui/waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan: waifu2x converter ncnn version, runs fast on intel / amd / nvidia / apple-silicon GPU with vulkan

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Show threadagarbathiAug 30, 2023
@veronica ah ok, i only knew waifu because i used it to enlarge a few pictures and short video sequences. That's why I was still familiar with it. In any case, your results are impressive and for DS9 it is worth every effort. 😀
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Sep 27, 2023

@veronica My friend, @genecowan just did that as well. He's on season 03 now! He even color-corrected and HDR'd each and every episode! PLUS he redid the space station mask(s) on several scenes that were done shoddily... heh! Good job Veronica! I know the amount of work that went into that.

He ended up re-doing the credits when they messed up spelling, etc.. 😳

Yes, he has "attention to detail disorder".

Show threadOwen 🇦🇺🦘Dec 28, 2023

@veronica
Fascinating read - thanks for writing/publishing it (and all the hard work behind it, obvs).

Fantastic end result!

Show threadboazMay 18, 2024
@veronica Your comment about Babylon 5 being your favorite show above DS9 encourages me to watch that. I've also watched DS9 many times. I remember it took me awhile to get into, and then I loved it. I've tried B5 and didn't get very far. But maybe I'll try again! It's streaming on Roku TV for free. I agree though about getting media for the shows we depend on. So many times of frustration when streaming failed me.