Best upscaler for 576i and 1080i/p footage

[BS Dave]

What's the best upscaler for old SD and HD footage? I'd be looking at getting the SD to 1080 and the 1080 up to 4k if possible.

It's for work, so cost is not an issue (unless it's really pricy) and it'll run on a Mac Studio (M1), maybe M4 Macbook Pros

Thanks

Dave

 

[mid_gen]

Da Vinci Resolve's SuperScale 2x enhanced is very good.

Also a really good video package all round. You need the studio version for the upscaler, but you can try it out on the free version with a watermark IIRC.

 

[hyperseven]

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[Sirrel Squirrel]

Topaz is really good at this stuff. It used to be the case though that it ran much better on a half decent PC than a Mac, not sure if it's better optimised in the new version but you can test it out.

You also need to find the best model that works for your footage so good to do some experimenting.

 

[AyeAyeAhoy!]

Another option is to contact a Post Production facility. This is a service they can provide, and their results will be better than yours. Try Films@59.

If it's an ongoing thing, then I'd go with Topaz.

 

[Sirrel Squirrel]

Trade secret maybe, but I work in Post and we use Topaz
We used to have bespoke stuff that cost 10s of thousands but not the case anymore

 

[AyeAyeAhoy!]

That's made me chuckle. So no more Alchemist?

 

[Sirrel Squirrel]

That's made me chuckle. So no more Alchemist?

For frame rate conversion, like 50i to 59.94i and pulldown removal yes but for upscaling it just doesn't cut it anymore, it hasn't been updated for about 10 years unfortunately so its massively lagged behind all the AI stuff.