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AI Neural Networks being used to generate HQ textures for older games (You can do it yourself!)
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It may be possible to get improved results from aliased images by first pre-processing the image with some form of antialiasing - the SMAA demo from here works pretty well.
Crusader: No Regret
original (Source)
original + SMAA
original + ESRGAN Manga109Attempt model (reduced to 2x2 original)
original + SMAA + ESRGAN Manga109Attempt model (reduced to 2x2 original)
(compare the edges of the crates and railings)
Post process AA creates some artifacts of its own, but selectively combining parts of the output images could reduce the impact.
Crusader: No Regret
original (Source)
original + SMAA
original + ESRGAN Manga109Attempt model (reduced to 2x2 original)
original + SMAA + ESRGAN Manga109Attempt model (reduced to 2x2 original)
(compare the edges of the crates and railings)
Post process AA creates some artifacts of its own, but selectively combining parts of the output images could reduce the impact.
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Yeah doesnt work so well like that :D
Needs to be each texture.
There's a new subreddit called GameUpscale.
There don't seem to be too many examples yet, given how recently this has been blowing up.
Awesome, thank you very much!
Edit: can someone send my avatar through the toon-AI?
I'm wondering about REmake. Since the background animations are simply looped stills (like an animation flip book), would the animation get weird and wonky once its been through the AI since it is making its passes on the stills separately? I can't imagine it making the same upscale decisions that will keep, say, the dust motes floating in the background looking good.
I know there are AIs out there which are for videos and are temporally stable, which means there is a penalty for harsh movement between frames. No idea if these approaches can be combined easily, though...
I wonder if an AI could be trained with Resident Evil 0 Remake as a source, because in the HD version the backgrounds have been used from the original high-res source files. Then, this AI could be used for REmake, because the style is very similar. Would something like this work? Man, the possibilities...
I wonder if an AI could be trained with Resident Evil 0 Remake as a source, because in the HD version the backgrounds have been used from the original high-res source files. Then, this AI could be used for REmake, because the style is very similar. Would something like this work? Man, the possibilities...
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Thanks! Do you have the originals handy for side-by-side comparison?Fate of Atlantis scenes using manga model.
I just did few of its backgrounds and fuck me - it`s MAGIC. They go from 640x480 to 2560x1920!
Uploading ASAP.
I never liked how MI2 SE looked. It was a bit better than the original MI SE, but still clearly rushed out artwork made by someone who didn't understand color contrast and grit behind the original graphics. AI upscale is both more faithful to the original visuals and more faithful to the source artwork. Still, I think AI upscale needs some manual touchups, but it's much better than SE already.
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Give me a few images and I'll see what I can do
Gonna try out the Manga109 ESRGAN model for myself
I grabbed the original screenshots from here: https://www.mobygames.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis/screenshots
Awesome! Here are 5 more images I want to test at some point.
https://www.mobygames.com/images/sh...the-fate-of-atlantis-macintosh-screenshot.gif
https://www.mobygames.com/images/sh...d-the-fate-of-atlantis-amiga-screenshot-a.png
https://www.mobygames.com/images/sh...he-fate-of-atlantis-amiga-screenshot-more.png
https://www.mobygames.com/images/sh...e-fate-of-atlantis-dos-screenshot-barnett.gif
https://www.mobygames.com/images/sh...-fate-of-atlantis-dos-screenshot-arriving.gif
I'm not necessarily asking anyone because you've already done enough, but I wanted to at least list them for my own future reference.
The Curse of Monkey Island
from this:
to this:
It`s actually insane.
Wow, even though both pictures seem to be compressed in the upload, but it looks clean as hell! I had a hunch the artstyle would be compatible, because there already is a lot of detail in the original files, just downsized to 640x480. Very cool that it actually works so well on that classic game, I always wondered what a HD remake would look like. I guess the fake enhanced graphics mode in the options menu will become reality at last, haha!
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Man, 2019 is gonna be wild... someone should show these images to Tim Schafer, I wonder what he thinks about this...
This really looks like someone dug out the source files. I am in awe!
It looks way better on my ipad if you do not resize the images before upload (last upload looks awesome)
This really looks like someone dug out the source files. I am in awe!
It looks way better on my ipad if you do not resize the images before upload (last upload looks awesome)
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I just can't get this to work. Running test.py just opens the command prompt for a sec before it closes. Quickly snapping a picture I was able to read the last line before it closes: "IndexError: list index out of range"
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EDIT: understood the problem, I'm a dummie
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EDIT: understood the problem, I'm a dummie
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I`m replaying Monkey 1 and 2 and 3 once a year every year. I`m playing Special Edition from GOG for 1 and 2 but I`m using it in "legacy mode" with original graphics and few QOL changes. I can`t stand SE art direction, it went too far from original concept arts, and you can see it more clearly then ever. Look at chair pattern (missing two white lines on the backrest), the doors (missing metal elements) or completely different chandelier etc etc. And don`t let me start about Guybrush itself...
Original:
AI magic:
Special Edition (adjusted):
Original artwork by Peter Chan from 1991 (adjusted):
AI better than Special Edition confirmed.
This is the exact thing I wanted to see after reading the OP. Thank you!
Now onto VGA-era Sierra adventure games. Space Quest IV could be promising...
Bigger ones, notice that dithering on ceiling is gone:
imgur crapped on me, no more uploads for today...
imgur crapped on me, no more uploads for today...
Exactly, it looks like the AI files are THE originals and actual originals are downsampled from them.
Ok, so I will upload them 1:1. Imagine all previous comparisons without 1080p treatment, they looks amazing here on my disk, night and day.
Guess the best way is to zip them and upload to gdrive or somewhere.
Subscribed. I wonder what game is going to be modded this this tech first?
Nice catch! So depending on the game, applying post process AA prior to running the AI can clean up the image a bit.It may be possible to get improved results from aliased images by first pre-processing the image with some form of antialiasing - the SMAA demo from here works pretty well.
Crusader: No Regret
original
original + SMAA
original + ESRGAN Manga109Attempt model (reduced to 2x2 original)
original + SMAA + ESRGAN Manga109Attempt model (reduced to 2x2 original)
(compare the edges of the crates and railings)
Post process AA creates some artifacts of its own, but selectively combining parts of the output images could reduce the impact.
