Can good Super 8 digitizing be enhanced even better with AI?

[@ConcreteJunglePictures]

Can you do more AI enhanced Super 8 videos, preferably 18 to 24 fps for a cinematic look? I wonder how an enhanced Super 8 footage that has been digitized and converted to 24 fps would look, especially the shutter angle. Also maybe try to use your own Super 8 footage if older footage is hard to find, that would be a more realistic use case for us indie filmmakers. Amazing results btw, I love the progress 🎉.

[@MotionPictureTrips]

Fascinating. Did you change the original frame rate to eliminate the stuttering of 8mm film, or was that done through stabilization?

[@film-digital2129]

First, we digitized the Super 8 film with our system that we develop and sell (www.film-digital.com). Then we removed ghost images with our VirtualDub / AviSynth PlugIn and set the framerate of the file to 18 fps again (as the original film). Then we used Topaz Video AI to increase the framerate to 60 fps by interpolating frames. This is why the motion looks so fluent. Topaz did some stabilization as well. You see the difference between the sequences with the green "Topaz Video AI" mark and the sequences without that mark, that have not been edited with Topaz.

[@MotionPictureTrips]

@@film-digital2129 Thanks for the reply. So the reason why it looked stuttering is because it was originally shot at 18fps? I'm looking at buying my first film camera. Leaning towards 16mm, but the 8mm camera prices are attractive.

[@film-digital2129]

@@MotionPictureTrips Yes, the 18 fps are the reason why Super 8 looks stuttering ...

[@MotionPictureTrips]

@@film-digital2129 That makes sense. I've always wondered why a lot of 8mm films looked that way. Not sure why film-makers would use 18fps when you could film at 24 or more

[@film-digital2129]

@@MotionPictureTrips Maybe because the film material has been very expensive ...?

[@artsvdo]

I've used Topaz Video Enhance AI product but haven't achieved results like this.

[@film-digital2129]

The result always depends on how good the digitizations are. You can see in the sequences not marked with "Topaz Video AI" how the unedited footage looks like. It is quite good already. On the other hand, Topaz seem to have made some progress in the recent version ... but there are always sequences that work well and other that don´t ...

[@artsvdo]

​@@film-digital2129 Thank you!