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[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911

Denis Shiryaev

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This video showcases historical footage of New York City from 1911 restored and upscaled to 4K 60fps using neural networks.

Upscaled with neural networks 1911 New York footage taken by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern on a trip to America: You can reach me here: 💌 shir-man.com ✔ FPS boosted to 60 frames per second (DAIN); ✔ Image resolution boosted up to 4k (ESRGAN, custom weight); ✔ Resorted video sharpness (AE and other plugins); ✔ Colorized – I'am still unsure about this, but regarding to high request from the subscribers decided to test DeOldify NN on this video. ⚠ Please, be aware that colorization colors are not real and fake, colorization made only for the ambiance and do not represent real historical data. Source video (with ambiance sound): youtu.be/aohXOpKtns0 ______ Please, keep in mind that 4k resolution playback mostly not available on the phones. #1911 #Upscale #old #NYC #Newyork

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What people say. Shared as a prominent example of AI-powered video restoration, sparking discussions on the accuracy and ethics of neural network colorization.

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Somewhat related, there have been some impressive ML-powered video remasterings recently (colorized and upscaled to 4K at 60 fps): - Footage Of The First Flying Machines 1890-1910: link - A Trip Through New York City in 1911: link to this video - Views of Tokyo, Japan, 1913-1915: link
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On “YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians want them to stop”

…eos because of the off-speed of the recordings. But for the historians who spend a lot of time with these artifacts, I'm sure this feels like a bastardization of history. But as a lay person, it makes me want to devour more of these videos to get a fascinating and easier-to-digest look at life back in those times. Btw, this is the video I watched: link to this video…
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On “YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians want them to stop”

I just tried watching one of the upscaled and interpolated videos, and then comparing it to the source. Please consider doing this before commenting, because in my opinion it really illuminates how silly this all is. 4K: link to this video Original: link The colorization, of course, is lies. The upscaling and interpolation, however, is harder to argue about. Sure, if you were to freeze a frame and zoom in, you are looking at data that may not directly correspond to what was recorded. But it didn’t come out of thin air either - its upscaled and interpolated. I have read the arguments and some of the comments on this page and I still cannot figure out how this isn’t just rationalizing elitism. Of cours…
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On “Show HN: I made a new AI colorizer”

Very cool. Your results look much better than the washed out AI colorization that I've seen in the past. I think you could charge money for this service. A suggestion for something fun to do / marketing tool: recolorize this video frame-by-frame link to this video Feature request: colorize B&W comic books. I really want to create a full color book of Calvin & Hobbes comics. (Not for publication)
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On “How do you choose where to be?”

This is something I often wonder when I see historical video footage - why do the people there were where they were? link to this video In retrospect they may have missed out on many things, if they were in another place at that time, life might have turned out much differently for them, for the better or worse. But life is oftentimes happenstance or habit, instead of willed intentional (inter)action. Habitual or even changes of perspective can be rare, and choosing to explore without any direction can be very difficult.
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