1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auAndrew Liszewskihttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/andrewliszewski-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nJn76yZ18c"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/02/neural-networks-upscale-film-from-1896-to-4k-make-it-look-like-it-was-shot-on-a-modern-smartphone/">Neural Networks Upscale Film From 1896 To 4K, Make It Look Like It Was Shot On A Modern Smartphone</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/02/neural-networks-upscale-film-from-1896-to-4k-make-it-look-like-it-was-shot-on-a-modern-smartphone/embed/#?secret=nJn76yZ18c" width="600" height="338" title="“Neural Networks Upscale Film From 1896 To 4K, Make It Look Like It Was Shot On A Modern Smartphone” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="nJn76yZ18c" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/05/f0l7mesxvst23ueb5nnl.gif?quality=75&w=800800440There are lots of valid reasons to be worried about how deep learning techniques could potentially be used to manipulate footage for nefarious reasons. But as Denis Shiryaev demonstrates by upscaling some old black and white film footage from 1896, those AI-powered tools can also be a powerful way to bring the past back to […]