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It feels like this article is written exclusively for other film buffs. The author should have started with a video showcasing exactly what they think is wrong.

It feels like this article is written exclusively for other film buffs. The author should have started with a video showcasing exactly what they think is wrong. Except for the folders, I didn't understand what he was talking about, especially with the downscaled screengrabs, until I saw the Beatles Now and Then video [1]. It looks a lot less natural when motion is involved, which really emphasizes the poor lighting and waxy look. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opxhh9Oh3rg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opxhh9Oh3rg

zuminator 3y ago
Yes I wish there were some side-by-side comparisons, like A) Here's a typically shitty upscale/conversion and B) Here's what a good upscale/conversion would look like.
TomK32 3y ago
Looking at Ringo and Paul singing next to each other, they weren't even in the same room for this! https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg?t=87 https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg?t=87
- acqq 3y ago
  The excuse there is that the whole video is kind-of "moving images" inspired by Sgt. Peppers covers and the fact that the music is also a result of combined sounds recorded in different decades. On another side, we have the recent "washing and flattening" of the films by AI for no reason but to "look better" for those who aren't really going to invest their energy to see where it gives worse results. "It is expedient and profitable if people don’t remember what film is supposed to look like." And there are also enough who have never seen how it looked like before, anyway.
AlecSchueler 3y ago
I'm someone who doesn't really enjoy cinema much. I watch a few movies per year at most, generally with friends who want to see them. But I totally recognised what the author was talking about, and I'm seeing it more and more! Everything starts to look imagined more than seen, the characters are covered in artefacts that make them look like aliens acting as humans, I sometimes find it viscerally off putting like I want to be sick looking at their creepy faces. I'm surprised that people want side by sides as the examples all seem quite glaring to me, but it's interesting to see how different people take different things from images.
- carom 3y ago
  Same here, not a film buff but "everything looks like a snapchat filter" makes sense to me and I hate it.
- averageRoyalty 3y ago
  I read the article, looked at the images and ready the comments. I have no idea what any of this is about. These all seem perfectly normal to me. I wonder if some people are more (or less) sensitive to such things. I absolutely would need a side by side to understand what's even being discussed.
lesostep 3y ago
Could anyone who can see the video share in which countries the video is available? All of my usual VPN choices can't get rid of "The uploader has not made this video available in your country" Imagine there's no countries....

zuminator 3y ago

Yes I wish there were some side-by-side comparisons, like A) Here's a typically shitty upscale/conversion and B) Here's what a good upscale/conversion would look like.

TomK32 3y ago

Looking at Ringo and Paul singing next to each other, they weren't even in the same room for this! https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg?t=87 https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg?t=87

acqq 3y ago
The excuse there is that the whole video is kind-of "moving images" inspired by Sgt. Peppers covers and the fact that the music is also a result of combined sounds recorded in different decades. On another side, we have the recent "washing and flattening" of the films by AI for no reason but to "look better" for those who aren't really going to invest their energy to see where it gives worse results. "It is expedient and profitable if people don’t remember what film is supposed to look like." And there are also enough who have never seen how it looked like before, anyway.

AlecSchueler 3y ago

I'm someone who doesn't really enjoy cinema much. I watch a few movies per year at most, generally with friends who want to see them. But I totally recognised what the author was talking about, and I'm seeing it more and more! Everything starts to look imagined more than seen, the characters are covered in artefacts that make them look like aliens acting as humans, I sometimes find it viscerally off putting like I want to be sick looking at their creepy faces. I'm surprised that people want side by sides as the examples all seem quite glaring to me, but it's interesting to see how different people take different things from images.

carom 3y ago
Same here, not a film buff but "everything looks like a snapchat filter" makes sense to me and I hate it.
averageRoyalty 3y ago
I read the article, looked at the images and ready the comments. I have no idea what any of this is about. These all seem perfectly normal to me. I wonder if some people are more (or less) sensitive to such things. I absolutely would need a side by side to understand what's even being discussed.

lesostep 3y ago

Could anyone who can see the video share in which countries the video is available? All of my usual VPN choices can't get rid of "The uploader has not made this video available in your country" Imagine there's no countries....