[FF7PC-98/Steam] FMV Restoration (Discontinued, use Steam FMVs)

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There is little point trying to denoise or deblock it, that just ends up with loss.  Doesn't matter how you do it, they are so poor at the start that it is a worthless task :)  Short of manually editing each image, forget it.
 
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You know, there's no point in upscaling such low quality videos to 4x the original resolution. You'll just put the CPU under unnecessary stress when decoding them.

2x the original resolution would be optimal for these videos. Let the codec do the rest of the resizing.

Just my 2 cents.
 
You know, there's no point in upscaling such low quality videos to 4x the original resolution. You'll just put the CPU under unnecessary stress when decoding them.

2x the original resolution would be optimal for these videos. Let the codec do the rest of the resizing.

Just my 2 cents.
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I used to think the same, until I saw the results of his current method. No on-the-fly resizing could possibly deliver edges this sharp.
 
You know, there's no point in upscaling such low quality videos to 4x the original resolution. You'll just put the CPU under unnecessary stress when decoding them.

2x the original resolution would be optimal for these videos. Let the codec do the rest of the resizing.

Just my 2 cents.
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I used to think the same, until I saw the results of his current method. No on-the-fly resizing could possibly deliver edges this sharp.
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Of course not, but 2x the resolution using this method will already make the edges sharp enough without looking too over filtered.

The videos don't have that much detail to begin with, there's no reason to make older CPUs struggle to decode these at full speed. Save that for a higher quality source (like HD videos).
 
You know, there's no point in upscaling such low quality videos to 4x the original resolution. You'll just put the CPU under unnecessary stress when decoding them.

2x the original resolution would be optimal for these videos. Let the codec do the rest of the resizing.

Just my 2 cents.
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I used to think the same, until I saw the results of his current method. No on-the-fly resizing could possibly deliver edges this sharp.
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Of course not, but 2x the resolution using this method will already make the edges sharp enough without looking too over filtered.

The videos don't have that much detail to begin with, there's no reason to make older CPUs struggle to decode these at full speed. Save that for a higher quality source (like HD videos).
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I'm not sure older CPU's would use this, Being as they would be to large of a resolution, As is you'll need at least 1280 x 960 to use them.

Any CPU in the past 5 years could do it easy. PC's older then that probably wouldn't be running them in an "HD" Res anyway
 
You know, there's no point in upscaling such low quality videos to 4x the original resolution. You'll just put the CPU under unnecessary stress when decoding them.

2x the original resolution would be optimal for these videos. Let the codec do the rest of the resizing.

Just my 2 cents.
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I used to think the same, until I saw the results of his current method. No on-the-fly resizing could possibly deliver edges this sharp.
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Of course not, but 2x the resolution using this method will already make the edges sharp enough without looking too over filtered.

The videos don't have that much detail to begin with, there's no reason to make older CPUs struggle to decode these at full speed. Save that for a higher quality source (like HD videos).
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It has to be 4X, 2X will not create this level of quality and CPU speeds increase all the time.  It is better to overdo than to underdo and I have chosen 4X.  8-)  Too late now.
 
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Also if your computer can't handle 4x but 2x works fine, there are dozens of video editing tools that can shrink them for free.
 
Also if your computer can't handle 4x but 2x works fine, there are dozens of video editing tools that can shrink them for free.
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True, I forgot about that for some reason. I guess it's fine then.
 
Also if your computer can't handle 4x but 2x works fine, there are dozens of video editing tools that can shrink them for free.
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True, I forgot about that for some reason. I guess it's fine then.
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It won't be me doing it though  ;D
 
Have you considered adding this to the all inclusive Team Avalanche?  I know they want to remake everything from scratch but this quality is surprisingly good and some of the scenes (see: nearly every FMV) will be hard to reproduce to the letter.  Not only do you need full models of everything but you need a lot of animation and camera work that involves a lot of guess work.  I think this is the best alternative to a Square remake.
 
Also if your computer can't handle 4x but 2x works fine, there are dozens of video editing tools that can shrink them for free.
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True, I forgot about that for some reason. I guess it's fine then.
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It won't be me doing it though  ;D
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That's fine, I already have the necessary tool installed.

No need to bother.
 
Here is what I am gonna do.  I am going to release them as 4 parts.  Each part will have a basic installer.  Starting with the "Non Disc Specific" which will be the first finished.  It should be less than 100MB.
 
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Well here is part 4 :)  Tell me what you think!  I hope you enjoy my slavery.  Bed time in 5, and I have a savage cold.  Never let life dictate to you though.

FMV Restoration Part 4
 
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Gonna go ahead and be the first to say Great work and thank you!
I'm flipping through them right now.  I'd say the most dramatic difference is the d_rope set.  I remember d_rope_go was always the most painful thing I'd ever have to look at in a video game.
 
videos look amazing! I'm glad you finally found a good method to convert the PSX videos with.

lee
 
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