Upscaling video with Artificial Intelligence
This is the first time I've upscaled an entire project to 4K with Topaz AI and I chose some pretty artifact-laden footage to use it on, from my 2011 Lumix FZ47 bridge camera. I was happy with the results about 90% of the time. The remaining 10% looked pretty plasticky so I overlaid the original footage and brought the opacity down until it looked more natural (even though it meant reintroducing some artifacts).
Here are some stills to give a better look at what the software is actually doing:
It’s hard not to be impressed with these results. It’s not perfect, but the algorithms are being improved all the time. This really feels like a glimpse into the future of video editing; when algorithms render resolution mostly irrelevant.