Here's One of the Best Video Game Trailers in 4K Enhaced by AI
Digital Foundry published one of the best game trailers of all time enhanced by AI. Ladies and gentlemen, here's the Metal Gear Solid 2 trailer from E3 2000 in 4K and 60fps.
Game trailers are divided into those we remember for years, and those we forget the day after watching them. The trailer the second installment of Hideo Kojima's series, Metal Gear Solid 2, shown at E3 2000, undoubtedly fell into the former category. The passage of time prevents us from enjoying this gem as much as we used to - and that's where, "in shining armor," comes the AI used by Digital Foundry editors. The result of their work - in 4K and 60fps - can be watched below.
Interestingly, the base for the upscaling was the footage from from the Japanese release of the trailer on DVD, so the AI could work on a video in what was, at the time, good quality. A tool called Topaz Video Enhance AI was used to refresh the trailer. In order to create a 4K resolution version at 60fps, the software had to process material containing 240 lines of source video per frame. As the creators admit, therefore, the technology, while exciting, is not perfect, because, for example, some elements are too sharp, and processing the few minutes of trailer took about three hours. Much more promising, in their opinion, seems to be Nvidia's DLSS.
A little spice is added to the whole matter by the fact that yesterday Hideo Kojima published a post on Twitter about the capabilities of AI in remastering video games. It can be said that Digital Foundry's video is a kind of gift for the Japanese creator - one that he did not ask for, and yet he received it.
As a reminder, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, and the series' prequel, Metal Gear, are all available on GOG.com.
