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That seems like a gimmick and I actually prefer SDR video that is not upscaled. There is something ugly about those AI treated videos. They look fake.
They are fake. Ultimately it’s not recovering lost detail, it’s making shit up
> Using the power of Tensor Cores on GeForce RTX GPUs, RTX Video HDR allows gamers and creators to maximize their HDR panel’s ability to display vivid, dynamic colors, preserving intricate details that may be inadvertently lost due to video compression . There is so much marketing BS in one small paragraph. For starters, generating(/hallucinating) data is imho the opposite of preserving anything. Then HDR is less ass…
I recently had some old super8 films shot by my parents scanned into 1080p resolution in ProresHQ. Because of the poor optics of the original camera, imperfect focus when shooting, poor lightning conditions, and general deterioration of the film stock, most of the footage won't get anywhere near what 1080p could deliver. What I'd like to try at some point is to let some AI/ML model process the frames, and instead of…
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They claim to preserve color detail that was lost due to compression of the dynamic range. What's wrong with that?
Not the OP, but you have to understand that 'compression of the dynamic range' is an artistic tool. Literally choosing the lighting ratio of an image is how you build out lighting for a scene. With AI overwriting these choices, you're looking at something more akin to colorization than upscaling.
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They are fake. Ultimately it’s not recovering lost detail, it’s making shit up
I don't think making things up is the problem, it's if it's believable. If it's indistinguishable to a viewer, then who cares. I never would have thought the HDR of the clouds was "made up".
So I calibrate all my media consumption displays etc. I could never see myself using some automated SDR -> HDR conversion like this.
Even if it looks natural, it doesn't look like it was supposed to, and I want to see it how it was supposed to look.
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At least as of a couple of years ago, HDR support on YouTube has been pretty bad[1]. I know they've been working to improve things since, but I kind of don't blame people for walking away from that mess. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwDWQyBF9II
Thanks, will check out LTT's gripes, but I've been watching the following HDR channels forever and they look great: https://www.youtube.com/@SeoulWalker https://www.youtube.com/@Rambalac https://www.youtube.com/@Relaxing.Scenes.Driving
Also some of the walks are really interesting & really gives you the context of various places in Japan. :)
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At least as of a couple of years ago, HDR support on YouTube has been pretty bad[1]. I know they've been working to improve things since, but I kind of don't blame people for walking away from that mess. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwDWQyBF9II
Thanks, will check out LTT's gripes, but I've been watching the following HDR channels forever and they look great: https://www.youtube.com/@SeoulWalker https://www.youtube.com/@Rambalac https://www.youtube.com/@Relaxing.Scenes.Driving