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Alo Japan

alojapan.com/1254302/waldorf-a Waldorf Astoria Makes Its Japan Debut in Osaka #AsiaPacific #Hilton #Hotels&Resorts #Osaka #OsakaTopics #Upscale+Luxury #大阪 #大阪府 Hilton introduces the Waldorf Astoria brand to Japan with the opening of Waldorf Astoria Osaka, a soaring sanctuary of sophistication set in the heart of the city’s vibrant Grand Green Osaka development. Waldorf Astoria Osaka’s blended design Presidential suite Occupying the uppermost floors of the South Park To…

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Michael Martine

e505 — AR Never Neverland

e505 with Michael and Michael – stories and discussion on AI technical & security challenges, a Metallica augmented concert, Dungeons & Dragons and much more.

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red neon sign reading ‘Neverland’
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Marc'O 🕹️ ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯

RetroTINK-4K CE sale starts today! Sunday March 9th 9AM Pacific , 1800cet. #game #games #retro #retrogaming #scaler #upscale #hardware retrotink.com/product-page/ret

RetroTINKRetroTINK-4K CE | RetroTINKOn Sale Sunday March 9th 9AM Pacific Time Please read carefully, thank you!1. Address Changes: We cannot change addresses after an order is placed. Please double-check your address before completing your order. We are not responsible for lost packages due to incorrect addresses. If an order has not shipped, it will be canceled and refunded to comply with payment processor rules. 2. Processing Time: Due to high order volume, processing will take 2–3 weeks before shipping. Please factor this into your estimated delivery time. 3. Order Status: Due to high volume, we are unable provide updates on order status or the exact position in the queue. Order numbers do not correspond with the fufillment sequence. If you haven’t received a tracking number after three weeks, please reach out by responding to your order e-mail. Max 2 per customer The RetroTINK-4K CE is a lower cost version of the RT4K platform. Check out our blog post for the key differences between the CE and Pro models. Outputs HD Digital Video up to 4K60. Flexible output modes including 480p, 1080p, 1440p at various refresh rates (60/120/etc.) Custom modelines possible via a text file on the SD card Fully buffered video (drop-free on input changes), Gen Locked and Frame Locked sync modes HDR10 output with full color correction to Rec. 2020 User selectable colorimetry (Rec. 709, Rec. 2020, sRGB, etc.) High frame rate output modes: 1440p120, 1080p120 Optional deep color output (10 bits at 4K60 may not be compatible with all displays) Up to 8-ch LPCM audio Inputs Wide array of inputs that support virtually every single format out of the box HD15/VGA: RGBHV RGBS RGsB YPbPr S-Video Composite SCART RGBS RGsB YPbPr S-Video Composite Rear RCA YPbPr RGsB Composite Front Composite Front S-Video Analog audio input up to 96 kHz/24-bit wth full gain control Optical TOSLINK audio input supporting 2-Ch LPCM or compressed surround Audio input can be independently selected of video source HD Digital Video 1.4 Input supporting up to 1920x1080p60/1920x1200p60 CVT-rb and 8-Ch LPCM or compressed surround Analog Video Automatic gain calibration Automatic input cropping to trim borders Full control of gain, offset and sample rate Robust composite/S-video decoder with multi-region support (NTSC, PAL, PAL-60, SECAM) Scaling Fully flexible, custom cropping and zooming in the horizontal and vertical space independent of other settings Automatic aspect ratio correction to 4:3 or 16:9 Motion Adaptive deinterlacing CRT Simulation Multiple CRT beam profiles Fully configurable CRT beam strength and intensity modulation Adjustable CRT masks and strength Interlaced video simulation with offset scanlines LCD simulation patterns that automatically adapt to scaling, including non-integer factors Image Processing End to end RGB pipeline with internal 12-bit precision Conventional gamma and approximated modes to minimize quantization error Advanced and fully configurable gamma and perceptual quantizer (HDR) Advanced color gamut transforms to simulate different display technologies Linear light processing Profiles User profiles stored on SD card Profiles can be assigned to 1-12 buttons on remote Auto-load profile on powerup Includes profiles made by legends FireBrandX and Wobbling Pixels User Interface Advanced OSD menu based system Custom branded remote control Firmware upgradable via SD card Product Contents RetroTINK-4K Unit 8GB SD Card with pre-loaded software and profiles Remote Control USB-A to USB-C power cord Due to wide range of international plug types as well as product liability with AC adapters, we are not including a power brick. You may use any USB source supplying at least 5V/2A. User ManualThe user manual is hosted at the RetroTINK-4K Wiki and is updated as new features are added. Firmware UpdatesOfficial updates can be found on the Firmware Repository or Wiki. DiscordJoin the RetroTINK Discord for live assistance.Note about HDMI SplittersPlease use only regulated and certified HDMI splitters with approved power supplies that output a complaint 5V. Damage to your device caused by the use of unapproved HDMI splitters is not covered under warranty.
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Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻

After each Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode has been upscaled and encoded, I need to double check with my media library what the correct episode name is. They aren't always in the correct order on the DVD.

One thing I notice when doing this is how many episodes I recognise and can match to the correct title after just seing a few seconds of it. I may have watched DS9 too many times? 😁

Nah. Unpossible.

#SciFi#StarTrek#DS9
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Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻

My re-run of the Star Trek DS9 upscale has reached the high quality DVD seasons. Still, the model doesn't know what to do with text and numbers on Star Trek style displays.

Here it's generating a lot of number-looking glyphs. Only one column actually looks like numbers, and I guess there's a threshold where it recognises them.

The first image is the upscale, the second is the source DVD. The numbers are readable on the DVD frame.

A still frame of DVD content upscaled to HD. The still is of a Star Trek style information screen. Across the top are several sequences of numbers. Or at least you can guess they're supposed to be numbers, but the ML model used to fill in the pixels generates weird glyphs with a vague number-shape. There are also diagrams and other pieces of text on the display. Only one column of numbers actually look like numbers, and they're slightly larger. Probably just large enough for the model to recognise them.
The same image again, but from the DVD source video. While much lower resolution, it is perfectly possible for a human to read the numbers that in the upscale was replaced with number-like glyphs.
#StarTrek#DS9#Upscale
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Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻

My re-run of the Star Trek DS9 HD upscale job with the Iris v3 model is finally nearing the end. I'm upscaling the last few episodes of season 7, and the compression job that runs on the output is now in season 5. The latter will run faster once the upscale job is done as it uses a lot of CPU in addition to the GPU.

It's good too, because we're no longer below 0⁰C outside here, so the temperature in my home office is now at 24⁰C, which is a little too high. 😅

#SciFi#StarTrek#DS9
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Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻

I've also made so many iterations of my Python helper module for running enhance/upscale jobs on Ffmpeg that most of the things I struggled with in the beginning is now automated. Especially mapping all the audio and subtitle tracks, and part of the work to handle cropping and SAR and DAR settings.

It's getting really easy to do! I hardly ever use the TopazLabs UI any more.

#AI#Upscale#HD
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Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻

I'm re-running my AI upscale of Star Trek Deep Space Nine to HD, and I'm just about finished with Season 2.

I check every episode before copying them to my library, and I'm noticing that almost every episode in Season 2 either starts with one of the runabouts flying across a star field, or some other ship, but mostly a runabout.

A bunch of episodes also start with Bashir and Garak. So much repetition. 😅

#StarTrek#DS9#SciFi
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Veronica Olsen 🏳️‍🌈🇳🇴🌻

I've been playing around with the new video enhancement model from TopazLabs for upscale of low quality video. The model is Iris v3, an update of v1 that I used for my Star Trek Deep Space Nine upscale project.

After tweaking the settings on the pilot episode, which is probably the worst quality of them all, I've gotten some pretty great results. I may re-do the entire series with the new model.

A close up of Major Kira, in a red uniform and with a hairdo with a fair bit of volume. She's a human-like alien with some ridges on her nose. This screenshot is low quality DVD.
A close up of Major Kira, in a red uniform and with a hairdo with a fair bit of volume. She's a human-like alien with some ridges on her nose. This screenshot is after the enhancement, and is much clearer and has a lot of detail.
#StarTrek#DS9#Upscale
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OldCoder
Subject: G'MIC neural net upscaling

G'MIC is a #FOSS image processing package that includes a CLI tool and a #GIMP plug-in. As of release 3.5.0, the package supports image #upscale by neural net. The type of neural net used is referred to as convolutional neural network or CNN.

The feature is slow, but it doesn't require a GPU. For me, this is a plus, as I often use old laptops.

I tested G'MIC CNN tonight and it does seem to work on photos. For artwork, I'm not sure yet that it's advantageous.

The screenshots below show Lynda Carter, the 1970s Wonder Woman, upscaled 2X on the left using G'MIC CNN and 2X on the right using ImageMagick "convert". The CNN version seems slightly better in general and in particular in the eyes. If you zoom in, the ImageMagick version is clearly more blocky in places.
Side by side comparison of a photo that has been upscaled using two different approaches.
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GabeMoralesVR

Oh these wobbly, 30+ year old super 8 tapes held the absolute last glimpses of my childhood, of people long deceased, of parties gone to. I made lots of duplicate copies on #DVD and handed them out over multiple #christmas, they are prized and cherished. But the image quality is abysmal -- well below 480i, with artifacts everywhere. But lately I've taken to scrubbing thru this old footage, finding great moments, snapping them up, and using essentially #DLSS to #upscale them.

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