Historical Pictures/Videos/News
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Time_Traveller
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"We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams."
-H.G Wells.
-H.G Wells.
Re: Historical Pictures/Videos/News
Everyone knows the story of RMS Titanic.
But a less well-known tragedy occurred just two years later in 1914, involving another large ship, brought to life in this real-time animation.
Compared to Titanic, the Empress of Ireland sank far more quickly...
But a less well-known tragedy occurred just two years later in 1914, involving another large ship, brought to life in this real-time animation.
Compared to Titanic, the Empress of Ireland sank far more quickly...
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Time_Traveller
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Re: Historical Pictures/Videos/News
"We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams."
-H.G Wells.
-H.G Wells.
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Time_Traveller
- Posts: 2191
- Joined: Sun May 16, 2021 4:49 pm
- Location: San Francisco, USA, June 7th 1929 C.E
Re: Historical Pictures/Videos/News
"We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams."
-H.G Wells.
-H.G Wells.
Re: Historical Pictures/Videos/News
An AI Sharpened Up These Videos Of 1930s and 1940s London
04 October 2023
Cine footage of 20th century London is endlessly fascinating. We catch glimpses of a city so familiar, and yet so different in its detail. YouTube channel Living History AI Enhanced has given a new lease of life to this old footage, by using machine learning and artificial intelligence to sharpen lower-spec film.
The results can be eye-popping. This 1931 footage from Tower Bridge Road looks like it was filmed half a century later (save for the period dress and horse-drawn traffic).
Wartime London springs to life in this short film from 1940. We're used to seeing gung-ho newsreel footage from the period, but this video captures everyday family life and general street scenes. Children play on swings, soldiers march past landmarks and great barges of sandbags are hauled along the Thames.
Finally, a super-crisp black and white short from 1930 shows street scenes from Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Squre. It was a time when everybody dressed immaculately, but crossing the road was a life-or-death affair.
The channel is reasonably new and currently contains only a handful of videos, but it'll be an interesting one to keep an eye on.
https://londonist.com/london/history/ai ... 60s-london
04 October 2023
Cine footage of 20th century London is endlessly fascinating. We catch glimpses of a city so familiar, and yet so different in its detail. YouTube channel Living History AI Enhanced has given a new lease of life to this old footage, by using machine learning and artificial intelligence to sharpen lower-spec film.
The results can be eye-popping. This 1931 footage from Tower Bridge Road looks like it was filmed half a century later (save for the period dress and horse-drawn traffic).
Wartime London springs to life in this short film from 1940. We're used to seeing gung-ho newsreel footage from the period, but this video captures everyday family life and general street scenes. Children play on swings, soldiers march past landmarks and great barges of sandbags are hauled along the Thames.
Finally, a super-crisp black and white short from 1930 shows street scenes from Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Squre. It was a time when everybody dressed immaculately, but crossing the road was a life-or-death affair.
The channel is reasonably new and currently contains only a handful of videos, but it'll be an interesting one to keep an eye on.
https://londonist.com/london/history/ai ... 60s-london
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^ Imagine people on the future doing this with our videos (don't ask what or how).
