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Got a question, I got these old video's between 18 and 25 minutes each. But they are grainy, originating from VHS.. yea they been around for a while.
So the massive res is what.. 320p.. 480p maybe.
I know upscaling something that low res is far from perfect but I would like to get at least 720p out of it.

So any of you know a "simple" tool to upscale old junk llke this? I got the clips on an old harddrive (yea those clunky 3.5 inch metal ones...) and would love to try to get them on my main PC and upscale… See More

them.

If the tool is not free then fine, I'll save up money for it once I paid for my dad's cremation at some point. They are homevideo's with sentimental values from 1995'ish give or take a year or 2.

Any suggestions?

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"K-MaN / Kman / Kman3107" —  

Do you have any thoughts on this topic you can share, Clay Clement?

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"Overtone" —  

You can also try MediaCoder (free)... and select the highest quality upscale filter in the "Filters" tab. It gives a decent result, if the target resolution is only slightly higher and not double (should be fine for: 480p to 720p).

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"ipixeldot" —  

Most likely SD 480p. Video is a lot like images when it comes to digital quality. It's much more easier (and preferred) to downscale instead of upscale in order to preserve quality. However, there are services available now that will upscale via AI means. I can't think of any at the moment that would be worth it. ______

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My dad died peacefully about an hour ago...
I already miss him while I am still sitting with him... his situation got worse around 2:30 pm..

Rest in Peace dad, I will miss you  

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"Storm1978" —  

So sorry for your loss my brother. May you live long and remember him  

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"unclecid, unclecid66" —  

       

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"MrBates/Nocturnus" —  

Sorry for your loss

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Yesterday we were called for an emergency meeting by the nursinghome...
We knew it was not good news...

My dad's situation is getting worse.. not by the day but litterally by the minute, his body has been aten up from the inside, has necrosis on almost every part of his body.

The doc expects my dad to die soon, we are talking days, not weeks.

It's tough times and even after his death times will be tough because we found out he's not insured nearly enough for even a simple cremation. We will have to find… See More

at least a 1000 Euro's soon.. so it's not just emotional stress, it hits from every corner.

But, I hope my dad finds peace and will not have to suffer much longer... I would love to keep him another 20 years but the dad I knew is already gone for half a year or longer.

If you are someone who prays, then say a prayer for my dad, even though I haven't met anyone from here except 2 people IRL, I consider you guys my online family.

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"shannonsminion" —  

Thinking of you and yours, my friend. To your dad...  

   

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"SamSteel" —  

Praying for you Martin, and for your situation and family.

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Ok, I'll add a prayer. Stay strong.

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Everybody, the best wishes for 2025!
If 2024 was a rough year, hope 2025 will be better
If 2024 was a great year, hope 2025 will be wors.... uh.... even better  

Hope you all that celebrated New Year's eve had a great time.

Considering the circumstances I live in I had an - as good as it could be - time, normally I'm homebound on family tradition, this year there was no family tradition to uphold so I went to a friend's house where several friends all gathered.

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but at that time I was awake for more then 24 hours already so my bed was calling me. Went to sleep around 3am untill 6:30 when I had to get up again for doggy duty.

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Happy new year

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"akaRonin" —  

Happy New Year ✨

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"milkywayman, milkywayman81, cornyman81" —  

Happy New Year  

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I bought this chassis dirt cheap. It will fit better in my home entertainment center theb my current "shoeboxx style case.

It doesnt need bling.. but the price of it (149 Euro); was a factor to not buy it.
It is a refurbished item where the riser cable is replaced. It has been in the 2nd hand listing of 1 of my PC stores for quite a while..starting at 109.90 Now after months it was down to 64,90 and with end of year sale they gave another 20% off on 2nd hand items. So this case went down to a bit… See More

over 50 Euro... and that is a great price.

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