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The way of the Blockbuster 2: Electric Boogaloo (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 64 points 2 years ago

I have been rekindling my patronage to my county's libraries and archive.org.

Sure, these are DVDs, but they can be upscaled and are easily backed up.

I buy a crap load of books like I have a spending problem, but I get them used from bookstores and thriftstores. Libraries will always have something I can't find, with the added glory of browsing serendipity.

Sure, I like to pirate, but there is more treasure at your ports than you think.

[-] Fungah@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Oh man. Ai can upscale DVDs.

Like. I can upscale anything. But damn.

[-] sigh@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

You wouldn't upscale a car.

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Hah. What the hell would upscaling a sedan even get me. My car car play CDs!!

... I think I am good.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

CADs do. But upscaled car is called a tank.

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

I know. It is not great. I ended up using FFMPEG to upscale to 4k using lanzcos filter.

Not the crispest, but vastly more watchable.

I will try AI upscaling when I can.

[-] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

It has content from almost every country, not just yours.

[-] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 10 points 2 years ago

I feel you misread. I mean what I spelled, county, the collection of cities that define the specific region I live in.

My library card gives me access to many libraries in that county, which yes, has works from people across the globe.

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