GlassHalfHopeful

What's your preferred version to watch Deep Space Nine? Is AI upscale worth it?

The fifth episode of Star Fleet Academy was filled with memberberries for Deep Space Nine. So now I want to re-watch this magnificent Star Trek show. I first watched it, back when it aired in the 1990s. ...

GlassHalfHopeful , 6 days ago (edited 6 days ago)

This is the first I have heard of AI upscaling. If it makes people happy, the good for them. It's always great when people watch great content like this long after it aired.

Personally, I prefer to stick with the originals. In this case, DVD rips since i no longer watch DVDs. If the streaming versions have been updated, then I watch those just fine. I don't care about the difference between Blu-ray or standard DVD. No need for special processing.

It's the stories that matter most to me.

I don't watch 4k television. I don't have dolby surround sound. When I update hardware, I usually disable various technologies that supposedly make the experience better. (Like that feature that makes everything look like a soap opera).

Things like film grain don't bother me. It's what I grew up with. I always watch media with captions. I like foreign films and television. Black and white can be great. Etcetera.

The story and great acting. That's what I love.

Sam Raimi's "Send Help" is now Certified Fresh with 91% on Rotten Tomatoes

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/send_help

GlassHalfHopeful , 16 days ago

Gotta admit, I've been curious about this one.

How do video creators quickly find and compile specific sound bites?

I often see tv shows and video creators quickly put together compilations where, for example, a politician repeats the same word or phrase across many different appearances. How are they able to find and organize these clips so efficiently? ...

GlassHalfHopeful OP , 16 days ago

I understand on an individual basis how to search transcripts and find the cuts one is looking for. There's a variety of applications and indirect ways to achieve this even for a small time content creator. However, this is time consuming and most people don't have libraries built up that contain the content for quick access.

I'm thinking more about something like The Daily Show, SNL, or any late night TV show. I can't imagine that they're manually doing all this work independently.

Perhaps there are databases made available to them through a third party or perhaps their production companies?