Subj : Re: Babylon 5
To   : Nightfox
From : Tracker1
Date : Wed Aug 24 2022 02:59 pm

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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