Hi All,
I found a great [s:0a28e089c9]1939[/s:0a28e089c9] 1935 version of Scrooge on archive.org. It has been compressed to a MP4 file which I have downloaded. I found a filter that allows me to view the file in VirtualDub. I'm trying to figure out the best set of filters to run on this to try and get a better picture.
I did see that the MSU group does have an old movie filter but, it is non-public.
The film is grainy and has lots of video black spots/pops and lines in it. It looks almost like it is a capture of the actual projection. The picture's brightness flickers as well, which I am hoping a contrast/brightness filter could help to limit. Sound has an old school hiss/pop in it as well, which I will have to use Audacity and filters in there to play with.
I've never really done a restoration before but, have played with VirtualDub in the past. The results were usually very "plasticy" because I am not an expert in these things.
I just feel it is a shame that there are some great classics freely available on archive.org but, the quality is so low. I just want to slightly improve things and maybe re-post it on archive.org for others to appreciate. I do understand the garbage in/garbage out concept with video and restorations as I have done some minor video production stuff myself. I am just trying to find a way to slightly improve the overall quality, without making things worse.
Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated and I am truly thankful for any advice that can be given. Also, if anyone has any tips for the audio as well, this would be appreciated too.
