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Wallace & Gromit fans appalled by the AI upscaling on new 4K UHD release (www.joblo.com)

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[–] paraphrand 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The point is it’s fake 4k, and in a real remaster of the film stock, the example of the text would be more readable. I understand that the source material isn’t available for all of the films.

I think it’s totally fair to either ask for AI upscaling to stop happening on purchasable media, or to ask for it to be clearly labeled as such.

[–] kitnaht -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I think it’s totally fair to either ask for AI upscaling to stop happening on purchasable media, or to ask for it to be clearly labeled as such.

Why? People keep buying it. The method of upscaling doesn't matter to most people - only enthusiasts. It's allowing a lot more work to be revived from the dead with it as well - overall I think the benefits far outweigh the problems.

[–] paraphrand 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For those who care. Just like how audio formats are labeled, and multiple options are provided. Even though most people don’t care.

Just label it “AI enhanced” or “AI upscaled to 4k”. It’s not too difficult, and it could be a tiny little box next to the other technical details people ignore.

There would be far less of the “reactionary” reaction if people were not “discovering” the situation after release, and potentially after preordering.

Edit: also, to be clear, I don’t think AI upscaling is bad in all cases. I watch Deep Space Nine AI upscaled. And that’s another example of source material not being available.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who is buying media nowadays besides enthusiasts

[–] kitnaht -2 points 21 hours ago

Plenty of collectors are not enthusiasts.