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You utter dipshits. If it was on film, then you had the fidelity to spare to upscale it in HD the normal way (by re-digitizing it). You didn't even need the goddamn AI!
It's probably a bit more complicated than that.
When Star Trek: The Next Generation was remastered in HD, it required a) direct access to the film reels, b) complete re-editing of the film from scratch into the episodes, and c) completely new effects, since the original ones had been done on video post-film transfer.
For a sitcom, c probably doesn't apply, but b and even a are potentially huge costs.
I wouldn't say huge costs, but yeah ai is gonna be cheaper than standing up and physically fetching the reels
Yep. It's the reason The Original Series and The Next Generation got HD remasters, but Voyager and DS9 didn't. The latter two were shot on digital and so it wasn't possible, while the first two were shot on film.
But then you'd need access (and most likely licensing) to the original footage AND you'd need to find someone who even knows what 'film' is in the first place, with equipment and skills to use them. Not too difficult if you're in the business I'd assume, but you can just throw it on AI in an afternoon by an intern and call it a day.
And besides now they have option to market that as 'AI remaster' which I suppose sounds fancy to someone wearing a suit. Who cares about consumer experience anyways.
Definitely. Assuming they kept the film and it's in serviceable condition.