The nerdverse has been lightly abuzz the last few days thanks to this video showing the results of using Google’s machine learning system to bump up Deep Space Nine footage from 480p to 1080p. Honestly… I can’t really see much of an improvement, but a lot of people say they can. Shrug.
Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Babylon 5 will probably never see true Blu Ray releases, because they weren’t filmed with that resolution in mind. So a high-rez version will probably have to rely on computer magic. And while I just can’t see it here… give it a few years and doubtless we’ll be able to watch bootleg DS9 in 12K resolution
What I’m *really* hoping for, though, is an innovation in quantum computing. With luck we’ll be able to fire up Netflix, select a preferred alternate reality, and watch all sixteen seasons of DS9 shot at 4K resolution.