HD upscaled titles & restored stereo music | BBC News | 1997

I went back to basics for this one. I re-digitised the 720x576 titles in 25i from my DV tape, then used Topaz AI to upscale it into 1920x1080 in 50p. Most of it looks good. The presenters look a bit plastic and wide shots don't work very well.
Then I synced the title themes and music beds with stereo files generously given to me by ‪@hoanganhkheo-editor‬
Music copyright: George Fenton / BBC
Breakfast News: Upscaled titles
One O'Clock News: Upscaled titles & restored music
Six O'Clock News: Upscaled titles & restored music
Nine O'Clock News: Upscaled titles & restored music
Newsnight: Upscaled titles
#bbcnews
#1997
#topaz

[@vhs_videohomesystem]

Breakfast News: Upscaled titles One O'Clock News: Upscaled titles & restored music Six O'Clock News: Upscaled titles & restored music Nine O'Clock News: Upscaled titles & restored music Newsnight: Upscaled titles Music copyright: George Fenton / BBC

[@johnking5174]

For 1993 when they created this new computer generated news studio, it was really very good. Always remember, people watching in 1993 - 1999 were watching this in analogue television sets, and so watching it on that system would have made this look out of this world and high tech.

[@wrexham1983]

2:38 those opening violins 🎻

[@coxallk32]

0.45 what a bizarre opening, it feels like I've just walked into Nationwide Building Society

[@TransmissionEpicts]

Ahh lovely! Over 12 years ago there used to be a whole video of clean music-beds and lead-ins of the news themes but it disappeared, so great to see and hear this! Loved the presentation and music of this era of BBC News, really impactful and elegant. Thanks!

[@vhs_videohomesystem]

It was fun piecing it together, and humming the theme tune for days afterwards.

[@TransmissionEpicts]

@@vhs_videohomesystem The themes are so catchy aren't they! The virtual studio still looks amazing as a whole (thuogh the lighting rig looks pretty sparse and fake now) , the CG cut-glass coat of arms still looks crisp and attractive, really looks like glass. Great upscale as well, really brings out the details. News sets all look a bit samey these days, this really stands out. Lambie Nairn did an amazing job of updating the BBC's corporate look in the 90s, from the cold elegance of this, to the eccentric quirkiness of the BBC2 idents. And it all comes together.

[@MarkPentler]

Yes - where is that upload, what happened to it?

[@quincynufc]

@@MarkPentlervery good question - I assume it must’ve been either voluntarily or forcibly taken down. I wish I’d downloaded it rather than taking it for granted.

[@MarkPentler]

@@quincynufc It was very cherished, i believe the original came from a Minidisc that was then ripped. Ah well :(

[@betacamsx-dallevhsallehdv11601]

This video is brilliant. But at 2:38 the cherry on the top, the Nine O'Clock News with his powerful and serious music

[@matthewbutler3790]

Looks amazing. The 9 o'clock news set was especially impressive; I like the way that the coat of arms is shown facing the camera (rather than at an angle in the other bulletins), but the way the desk is distorted and then peters out behind the coat of arms is weird. It would have been better if the desk had not been extended that much, so that all that could be seen behind the coat of arms was the dark blue studio wall.

[@jstevo1477]

Love the music at the start of the start of the six o'clock news

[@quincynufc]

Even on a big 4k telly this looks (and sounds) utterly superb.

[@vhs_videohomesystem]

Good to hear. Thank you.

[@mattwebb6056]

2:43 the days when a big mac was actually a big mac!

[@johnking5174]

Just shows how majestic BBC News theme tunes used to be, before it was all poured into a food blender and dished out in 1999 as the new BBC News corporate theme which we have had in one form or another since then.

[@MB-wk5lc]

Amazing music and wonderfully improved

[@Llanfair30]

I could recall LITERALLY before 2022 that there were multiple, and i mean MULTIPLE videos of the BBC News 1993 theme package, actually some parts of the Six O'Clock News package is considered *lost media*, because of mandatory KZbin copyright guidelines, which in turn brings the moderation into effect. I remember there being headline recap themes, and a stinger that sounds closely to that of the Hourly Bulletins.

[@jacksugden8190]

NewsNight was a bit off, and the intro headlines for the One O’Clock News was a bit slow, apart from that, the rest was fine - good job - well done!.

[@whophd]

1990s: NATION SHALL SPEAK PEACE UNTO NATION 2000s: that's it, IT'S WAR!!!! Break out the WAR studio

[@adamwithey4746]

Happy new year, welcome to 2024 and thank you for uploading the first videos of KZbin of the year. (Monday 1st January 2024)

[@user-wv1wk9ic2e]

@Leeswinburn I love the music from the start of the start of the 1 o'clock news, 6 o'clock news, 9 o'clock news great titles ❤❤❤❤❤📺📺📺📺📺🕐🕐🕐🕐🕐🕕🕕🕕🕕🕕🕘🕘🕘🕘🕘

[@wrexham1983]

2:25

[@user-wv1wk9ic2e]

@Leeswinburn breakfast News: Upscaled titles One o'clock news: Upscaled titles & restored music Six o'clock news: Upscaled titles & restored music Nine o'clock news: Upscaled titles & restored music... Newsnight: Upscaled titles

[@user-wv1wk9ic2e]

@Leeswinburn Can you send me the full upscaled version of 1/6/9 o'clock news in this video please thanks.

[@aldomir]

2:19 jeez look who it is 😶

[@vhs_videohomesystem]

That’s the ‘other’ Huw Edwards. The one that didn’t go insane and ruin 40 years of news broadcasting.

[@jamesmitchell8922]

Thursday 26th June 1997

[@BriscoRusly]

2 months before Diana's death.

[@Llanfair30]

​@@BriscoRusly and a half if you count the BBC rebranding (changing 1 to one, 2 to two, if ykyk)

[@MarkPentler]

@@BriscoRuslybit of a random thing to mention

[@ayodontkys]

very american indeed

[@hoanganhkheo-editor]

Your video is so great, there's nothing to criticize! Increased the video quality to 4K and also increased the frame rate to 50 frames per second. (Remember to write in the description that the music copyright belongs to George Fenton/BBC)

[@vhs_videohomesystem]

Ah, yes. Thank you 👍

[@hoanganhkheo-editor]

Can you send me the full upscaled version of 1/6/9 o'clock news in this video?

[@hoanganhkheo-editor]

0:36 Don't you have the version with the kite near the end of this intro?

[@vhs_videohomesystem]

I don't think I do?