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AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by LeoPanthera »

fsiefken wrote: post #49

I wonder if AI can be used to extrapolate 4:3 to 16:9 format or to create stereoscopic video (for use in VR or 3D TV's)

During the brief moment that 3DTV was popular, almost all 3DTVs had a mode that could "convert" 2D to 3D, based on movement in the scene and other pre-learned cues. "Things that look like people should be in front of things that look like scenery", and so on.

I miss 3D. I loved it, and I was sad that it didn't catch on. It enjoyed a longer life in Europe, where 3D blu-rays were produced for a few more years after they stopped selling them in the US, and I imported and enjoyed several.

Maybe Apple's VR headset will be a 3D renaissance.

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by jedberg »

LeoPanthera wrote: post #51
fsiefken wrote: post #49

I wonder if AI can be used to extrapolate 4:3 to 16:9 format or to create stereoscopic video (for use in VR or 3D TV's)

During the brief moment that 3DTV was popular, almost all 3DTVs had a mode that could "convert" 2D to 3D, based on movement in the scene and other pre-learned cues. "Things that look like people should be in front of things that look like scenery", and so on. I miss 3D. I loved it, and I was sad that it didn't catch on. It enjoyed a longer life in Europe, where 3D blu-rays were produced for a few more years after the…

The main reason at home 3D failed is because most people don't watch at home like they do at a theater.

At a theater you sit down knowing that you can't get up and leave until it's over. At home you are doing other things: eating, folding laundry, going to the bathroom, taking phone calls, answering the door, and so on. It's not conducive to wearing glasses.

Vision will have the same problem (as does any at home headset). I don't think it will lead to a 3D renaissance, at least not for a long time, until it becomes acceptable (and feasible) to walk around with it on all the time.

Otherwise we need to wait for holographic projectors that can make a 3D image without having to wear glasses that make it hard or impossible to look at other 3D objects.

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by unsane »

CamperBob2 wrote: post #19
zamadatix wrote: post #2

A bit of a let down that the video demoing SDR->HDR conversion is itself only published in SDR. Makes as much sense as demoing a colorization tool in a grayscale video!

YouTube tends to post a downscaled SD version first, then they encode and post the higher-res versions when they get around to it. This can take days in some cases. Meanwhile the creator catches the flak...

Creators don't publish videos until the high-res versions are done processing.

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by pawelduda »

jedberg wrote: post #52
LeoPanthera wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

During the brief moment that 3DTV was popular, almost all 3DTVs had a mode that could "convert" 2D to 3D, based on movement in the scene and other pre-learned cues. "Things that look like people should be in front of things that look like scenery", and so on. I miss 3D. I loved it, and I was sad that it didn't catch on. It enjoyed a longer life in Europe, where 3D blu-rays were produced for a few more years after the…

The main reason at home 3D failed is because most people don't watch at home like they do at a theater. At a theater you sit down knowing that you can't get up and leave until it's over. At home you are doing other things: eating, folding laundry, going to the bathroom, taking phone calls, answering the door, and so on. It's not conducive to wearing glasses. Vision will have the same problem (as does any at home head…

I think that would be a problem with VR headsets, not these 3D glasses you could put on or take off in seconds?

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by jedberg »

pawelduda wrote: post #54
jedberg wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The main reason at home 3D failed is because most people don't watch at home like they do at a theater. At a theater you sit down knowing that you can't get up and leave until it's over. At home you are doing other things: eating, folding laundry, going to the bathroom, taking phone calls, answering the door, and so on. It's not conducive to wearing glasses. Vision will have the same problem (as does any at home head…

I think that would be a problem with VR headsets, not these 3D glasses you could put on or take off in seconds?

My parents had a 3D TV. It was a huge problem. You probably don't realize how often you look away from your TV when you're watching your TV.

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by pawelduda »

jedberg wrote: post #55
pawelduda wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that would be a problem with VR headsets, not these 3D glasses you could put on or take off in seconds?

My parents had a 3D TV. It was a huge problem. You probably don't realize how often you look away from your TV when you're watching your TV.

While watching a movie, look away - maybe. Get up and walk around and do chores - we always pause if needed. I think it's a matter of establishing that to watch a movie, one needs to set aside time and commit to focus just on it, but then it becomes yet another barrier.

Different story for TV shows which often are background though.

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by naasking »

jedberg wrote: post #55
pawelduda wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that would be a problem with VR headsets, not these 3D glasses you could put on or take off in seconds?

My parents had a 3D TV. It was a huge problem. You probably don't realize how often you look away from your TV when you're watching your TV.

> My parents had a 3D TV. It was a huge problem.

A huge problem if you're not actually watching the movie, sure. But if you're doing something else, don't use the 3D mode.

Re: AI-Powered Nvidia RTX Video HDR Transforms Standard Video into HDR Video

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Post by jedberg »

naasking wrote: post #58
jedberg wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My parents had a 3D TV. It was a huge problem. You probably don't realize how often you look away from your TV when you're watching your TV.

> My parents had a 3D TV. It was a huge problem. A huge problem if you're not actually watching the movie, sure. But if you're doing something else, don't use the 3D mode.

That's my point -- most people don't actually watch the movie at home. That's why 3D TV failed.
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