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[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911

Denis Shiryaev · demo · Watch on YouTube

World historyComputer vision, speech & NLPDocumentaries & storytelling

What it is

Footage shot in New York City in 1911 by a Swedish film company, upscaled to 4K and 60 fps with neural networks and optionally colorized. The creator notes the colors are artificial and added only for ambiance.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as an impressive example of ML-based video restoration, and as the test case in the debate over whether upscaling historical footage is respectful or misleading.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “there have been some impressive ML-powered video remasterings recently”

    ML-upscaled 4K 60fps footage of 1911 New York.

    rbinv, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “The German front in rare color photos, 1914-1918”

  2. “Having it in color with sound made the video seem much more real and relatable.”

    Color and smoother frames make the era feel real and relatable.

    ijidak, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “YouTubers are upscaling the past to 4K, but historians want them to stop”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: new york 1911, upscaling, colorization, neural networks, historical footage

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