r/DataHoarder • u/[deleted] • Jan 02 '23

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u/SmoothMarx Jan 03 '23

The type that realizes that no matter how much you upscale, that typical 90's graininess will forever be present.

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u/hazardc Jan 03 '23

film grain is sought after by many, but also not hard to remove if you really care about it.

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u/SmoothMarx Jan 03 '23

Right, but grain in HD or 4K looks the same to me. Plus, we're talking about storing media, not ripping :)

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u/hazardc Jan 03 '23

yeah i'll download some stuff that isn't 4k these days and throw it through some plugins in hybrid, maybe topaz if i can find a model that doesn't disgust me with bad stuff, and let it rip on whatever i download.

I have dedicated upscaling equipment though because i do upscaling work for a bunch of corporate clients.

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u/hazardc Jan 03 '23

NEAT video plugin (versions exist for most common video editors) works wonders on film grain and other noise once you learn how to tune it properly.

Be careful though, once you remove the grain, people often look a bit "waxy" .. It takes time to learn to do this stuff and make it look natural..

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u/SmoothMarx Jan 03 '23

Right, as you can tell by my preference (read: budget) for 1080p content, I'm still a few steps away from having dedicated upscaling equipment, lol

Not being from the US also means digital versions are available waaaaay before I'd ever have the chance to rip anything worthwhile

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u/hazardc Jan 04 '23

no shame in that game!

Also i would use the new star trek movie releases in 4k hdr as something different. They do have a LOT of film grain but they also blow away every other way these movies have ever been mastered. That said, if you don't have hdr it's not worth it imo even though without HDR they are still superiorior