Subj : Re: Babylon 5
To   : Nightfox
From : Tracker1
Date : Wed Aug 24 2022 14:59:08

On 8/22/22 08:37, Nightfox wrote:
 >> For what it's worth, HBO Max did a high definition remaster of it...
 >> it's much better quality than the DVD copy... I'm guessing they used
 >> the best available sourcing and did AI upscaling with well trained AI
 >> against actor and studio photos.
 >
 > If the show was recorded on 35mm film or similar, they could re-scan
 > it in high definition, which would probably provide better quality
 > than an AI upscale with current software.

No idea, just know the SFX scenes were also improved from DVD quality, 
so assumed it was AI driven, but may have been a rescan for parts as 
well, usually depends on the time/money investment the company is 
willing to make.
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