carlomacchiavello wrote:A full solution on long time tv series is a very complex task, i know that is a very time consuming task.
a possible solution (i not tested) under windows is to run by command line interface more task at same time on different GPU Nvidia, it's not avaible for all, it's in new betas of 3.0, i will test it in future, i had a windows computer with three nvidia for 3d rendering and for intensive denoise by neatvideo.
Yes Carlo, I agree. The best solution I found is to recapture the DVCam tapes (I still have them) via a JVC HDV deck through Utlrastudio Mini 4K, to Avid. The deck has a very good HDMI out that upscales the footage to HD (1080i), quite capably. Then de-interlacing is performed and Neat Video has an excellent sharpening filter, as well as denoising and removing macro blocking.
This series, was shot by me, on a broadcast DSR570 with J11 and J17 top quality lenses. At the time I had very careful settings that reduced edge sharpening to a minimum, so fortunately that is not a huge problem. Also at the time I had a JVC HD101E (one of the first in Europe), that could shoot progressive DV and this is much sharper footage to uprez, even though the camera was somewhat cheaper than the Sony.
Professionally Teranex is still used for this type of work, more often but I cannot justify the cost for this one show. BCC Uprez is also quite good, at least as good as Topaz, in my experience and has the advantage of working directly within an NLE.
Even if you look at the examples on Topaz's website, they are not very convincing and presumably they were the best showcases. It is simply impossible to invent real detail convincingly, though uprezzing from 720p and FHD to 4K can be much more successful. Maybe one day AI can do this much better but it has a very long way to go IMV.