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Re:Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K/30 F... by chilling on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:13PM (#40487056)
that's real footage
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Re:Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K/30 F... by minedwiz on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:30PM (#40487122)
'Tis, and in the video the maker explains what they had to do - telecine 16mm film, stabilise, upscale, and interpolate from 5 -> 30 fps, as well as generate plausible sound from the spectra provided in the original test report.
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Re:Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K/30 F... by steve1977 on Monday May 27, 2024 @01:59PM (#40493041)
> upscale, and interpolate from 5 -> 30 fps

So it’s not really „restored“.

More like „artificially enhanced“

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Re:Launch from inside an Apollo capsule (restored in 4K/30 F... by rzzzt on Monday May 27, 2024 @02:01PM (#40493055)
It's not like a sports broadcast, no fast-paced action happens on the instrument cluster.
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